Petrel and its partners have met for discussions with Ghanaian officials, with negotiations now underway for a possible award of deepwater Tano basin acreage, as well as replacement acreage for the company’s signed petroleum agreement on Tano 2A Block…
Three of Norway’s regulators have found nonconformities from regulations, following their joint investigation of a crude oil spill at Statoil’s Statfjord’s OLS B loading buoy that occurred last year. Image from Statoil…
Dolphin Drilling and Total E&P UK entered into an early termination agreement that will move the Borgsten Dolphin support vessel to the cold stack list. Dolphin Drilling, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy (FOE), said the tender for support…
A helicopter carrying six people destined for a Chevron platform offshore Angola has crashed, leaving four people dead and two missing. Image from iStock. Cabinda Gulf Oil Co…
Jerry Lee speaks with Seadrill to discover how the firm prepared for drilling operations on the giant Libra field offshore Brazil. RGH (riser gas handling system) riser joint in the moonpool during running…
Eni Norge’s management has decided to keep the Goliat field shut down until “measures are implemented and its platforms can be operated prudently.” Goliat. Image from Eni Norge. The…
Hyperdynamics Corp. says it is set to target Guinea's 'vast and largely untested hydrocarbon potential' after having its production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Guinea extended. The company is obligated to drill one exploratory well with a projected commencement date of April 2017…
Union members have voted to end a strike in the North Sea, after Wood Group allowed members to reduce cuts to wages. Image from iStock. Members of Scotland’s biggest offshore union…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Scarabeo 5 mobile drilling facility for well intervention in well 34/7-A-10H on the Snorre field. The activity is scheduled to begin in September and to last 22 days…
Production was brought to a halt at the Goliat FPSO on Friday (26 August) evening after power was lost, Eni Norge said. The Goliat FPSO, from Eni. In accordance with standard procedure…
Houston independent Hyperdynamics Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corp. (SCS), and the government of the Republic of Guinea have entered into a one-year extension for a production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Guinea. The deal marks a second amendment to the 2006 PSC…
Petrobras’ daily oil and natural gas production for the month of August totaled 2.84 MMboe, 2.72 MMboe of which was produced in Brazil and 0.12 MMboe was produced abroad. Brazil registered record oil and gas monthly production in August…
Production at Chevron’s Erskine restarted late last month in the central North Sea, following the completion of maintenance work at Shell’s Lomond platform. Erskine. Image from Chevron. Erskine…
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said after Hurricane Hermine hit Western Florida early this morning (2 September), offshore oil and gas operators are preparing to return to normal production in the Gulf of Mexico…
Dutch heavy weight Allseas has marked its biggest milestone yet. As OE went to press, the firm announced that its mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, had successfully completed its first commercial job, lifting Repsol Norge’s 13…
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