Russian oil exploration giant Rosneft has said it and partner ExxonMobil have made an oil discovery on the Universitetskaya-1 well in the Arctic, despite US and European Union sanctions. Rosneft said the well, in the East-Prinovozemelskiy-1 license in the Kara Sea…
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has secured a contract to provide a range of mooring services for Repsol's drilling operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Under the contract, DSM will provide marine engineering services and deliver the mooring equipment…
Polarcus completed acquisition of a major new 3D broadband multi-client project in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore southwest Ireland. The 4300sq km survey, undertaken in partnership with ION GeoVentures, saw the 3D seismic vessel…
Atlantic Petroleum says the Orlando field development in the UK North Sea continues to progress to end of 2016 field oil. The field, in Block 3/3b in the northern North Sea, is being developed as a subsea tie-back to the CNR International operated Ninian Central platform…
The Centrica Energy-operated 43/13b-7 Pegasus West well in the Southern North Sea indicated the presence of gas, reported partner Atlantic Petroleum. Following the analysis of available data, the joint venture has decided to drill stem test the well…
Australia’s AG&P ALE Ventures deployed the Hydro Deck to deliver the first modules to the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project. Over the course of the project, the Hydro Deck will offload more than 200 large, pre-fabricated modules from sea to ground…
Forum Energy Technologies is beginning the construction of its new European operations center. Forum’s multimillion-dollar investment in its new Westhill facility will bring together five Forum businesses that are currently spread throughout Aberdeenshire…
Transocean shareholders elected Merrill A. 'Pete' Miller, Jr., to its board of directors, the company announced on 22 September 2014. Miller’s selection was previously announced in July. The board intends to designate Miller as vice chairman…
London-based Golar LNG Ltd. (GLNG) has appointed Sir Frank Joseph Chapman to the Board of Directors and as the company's Chairman, effective 19 September 2014. Sir Frank Chapman has worked 40 years in the oil and gas industry, culminating…
Shell has started work drilling production wells on Malaysia's third deepwater development, the Malikai field, offshore Malaysia. The Malikai development involves 17 wells drilled from a 23,500 tonne tension leg platform production facility…
Total's production should grow to about 2.8MMboe/d in 2017, as 15 major projects start-up in the period from now, the French super major said today (22 September). But, strict capital discipline will also be key, in addition to selling an additional US$10 billion of assets in 2015-17…
CNOOC Ltd. began drilling at the WZ12-10-1 exploration well in the Beibu Gulf Block 22/12, offshore China. Map from Horizon Oil The well is located 4.7km east-northeast from Roc’s existing…
ExxonMobil and Rosneft will end drilling operations in the Kara Sea due to Western sanctions. The West Alpha ExxonMobil released a statement today (19 September), which said the supermajor will comply with all US sanctions…
Fractured basement reservoir explorer Hurricane Energy says post-well data analysis of its 1km horizontal appraisal well 205/21a-6 well test in Q2 this year has shown better than expected results. The firm said the well, which tested…
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the COSLInnovator mobile drilling facility for production drilling on the Troll field using the controlled mud level method. The consent covers the use of COSLInnovator for production drilling on 8½in…