Statoil has gotten a four-month early start at its Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) field, which was scheduled for start-up on 24 December. The project has worked faster and now the field is onstream – at lower costs than planned, the company said…
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Shell permission to take over the Knarr and Gaupe fields, as part of the major's take over of the two field's former operator BG Group. Gaupe is an oil and gas field close to the boundary with the UK shelf…
UAE-based Lamprell has delivered the delayed Ensco 140 newbuild jackup to Ensco, after signing an agreement with Ensco to settle all claims arising from the late delivery. Image from Lamprell. The…
The market for floating production systems may have stalled, but FPSs will still be a key part of the offshore technology tool kit, outlines Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby. The FPSO Cidade de Saquarema…
Statoil has been given the green light to use the Gullfaks B platform in the Norwegian North Sea until 2036. Statoil says Gullfaks B, which first came on stream in February 1988, could be operated profitably up to 2031, and possibly even…
Elaine Maslin profiles Statoil’s project manager technology development and UTC conference moderator Simon Davies. Simon Davies. Photo from Statoil. Over the past three years…
At 10pm last night (Monday 22 August) the Transocean Winner drilling rig was successfully refloated from Dalmore Bay, on the Isle of Lewis, off the west of Scotland, where it had grounded just over two weeks ago. Following its refloat…
The board of directors of Badger Explorer (BXPL) has appointed Roald Valen as the new chief executive officer (CEO) in BXPL, succeeding Øystein Larsen, who will step down to pursue opportunities outside of BXPL. Valen will start in the position on 22 August 2016…
The Songa Enabler drilling rig has started drilling a new injection well for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, off the coast of Hammerfest, Norway. Once complete, the rig will then drill the first new production well in the field since it came on stream in 2017…
Independent explorer Cairn Energy is looking to restart drilling offshore Senegal 'shortly' with some 500 MMbbl extra resources in its sights, the firm said this morning. The latest drilling program off Senegal, will include appraisal of the 'world-class' SNE discovery…
Norwegian giant Statoil has submitted its plans for the US$122 million (NOK 1 billion) Byrding discovery in the North Sea to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), which is expected to start production in Q2 2017. Image…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy’s revenue has tripled in 1H 2016, as a loss of production occurred at its five Wassana wells in the Gulf of Thailand. Wassana illustration, from KrisEnergy. The…
The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) has granted consent to ExxonMobil to use Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for light well intervention at the Sigyn field, offshore Norway. The Sigyn field is in production license 072…
Australia's BHP Billiton has made a gas discovery on the deepwater LeClerc play-opening well offshore Trinidad and Tobago. BHP had been drilling for oil. The LeClerc 1 ST01 well was drilled in Block 5, in 2500-8500ft water depth, 135mi…
The Australian government is offering 28 exploration areas in its 2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. Map from Australia government. The acreage comprises 28…
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