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Trap Oil warns of possible insolvency

Apr 23, 2015

North Sea exploration minnow Trap Oil has warned that, without urgent additional funding, it is likely to become insolvent.  The firm, which has reduced its overheads from £5.1 million 2 years ago to £1.3 million/yr posted a pre-loss of £44…

Rigs scrapping continues

Apr 02, 2015

Global rig provider Transocean said it will scrap two more rigs from its fleet taking the total number of floaters it is planning to scrap to 18, the company announced on 1 April 2015. The two rigs joining its soon to be departed brethren are the GSF Aleutian Key and Sedco 707…

Athena FPSO contract revised

Mar 31, 2015

Floating production vessel operator BW Offshore and UK-based independent producer Ithaca Energy have agreed new terms for use of the BW Athena in the North Sea. BW Offshore and Ithaca Energy (on behalf of the Athena field co-venturers)…

BW Offshore uses SafeEx systems

Feb 10, 2015

Danish saftware specialist SafeEx has developed software for Ex inspection and registration now deployed on three FPSOs, with more orders expected.  Traditionally, Ex inspections have been conducted with pen and paper as well as subsequent…

Eni, Ocean Rig extend contract

Jan 08, 2015

Eni Angola S.p.A and subsidiaries of Ocean Rig UDW entered into an agreement to extend the contract for the drillship Ocean Rig Poseidon by one year until 2Q 2017. According to the agreement, Ocean Rig agreed to adjust the existing day…

Trapoil gives up licenses

Jan 08, 2015

UK independent explorer Trapoil has been forced to give up a string of licenses in the North Sea after failling to find farm-in partners to help fund work. The firm, which last year cuts its staff and saw its founders leave, 'to maintain value…

SHI picks ABB for Ocean Rig MODUs

Sep 09, 2014

ABB is to deliver total power solutions to Ocean Rig’s two new seventh generation integrated design mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) at Goeje shipyard in Korea. The contract includes…

Ithaca grants Athena FPSO extension

Jun 06, 2014

Ithaca Energy opted to extend its contract with BW Offshore's BW Athena FPSO, the Olso, Norway-based vessel owner announced on 6 June 2014. The original contract, signed in 2010, covered a service period from 2012-2015. Ithaca Energy…

Ocean Rig receives new drillship

Dec 23, 2013

Ocean Rig UDW Inc.announced today that it successfully took delivery of its newbuilding drillship, the Ocean Rig Skyros, on Friday, Dec. 20.  The drillship is currently mobilizing to offshore Angola to commence drilling operations with Total.

Ocean Valiant arrives in Las Palmas

Oct 23, 2013

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Summit has delivered the semisubmersible rig Ocean Valiant safely in the port of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Fairmount Summit towed the rig from offshore Cameroon over a distance of almost 3000 miles. The…

Ocean Rig wins Total drilling contract

Jul 23, 2013

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. signed a contract with Total E&P Angola, for its ultra deepwater drillship, Ocean Rig Skyros. The contract is for five wells or a minimum of 275 days for drilling offshore West Africa, with an estimated backlog of about US $190 million…

Ocean Rig receives drillship contract

Jun 17, 2013

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. received a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Skyros. The Letter of Award is for five wells or a minimum of 275 days contract for drilling offshore West Africa, with an estimated backlog of approximately US $190 million…

Ultra-deepwater ships poised to join the fleet

Jan 01, 2013

The Atwood Advantage dockside at Daewoo’s yard in South Korea.The newest ultra-deepwater drillships joining the fleet this year will be capable of working in 12-14,000ft (3658-4267m) water depths and drilling to 40,000ft. Ultra-deepwater…

Petrobras cancels rig order

Nov 30, 2012

Petrobras cancels rig contract with Ocean Rig Petrobras has cancelled a leasing contract with Ocean Rig, the Brasilian NOC announced on 29 November 2012.Petrobras had announced in February that it planned to lease five drilling rigs…

Semi set for Greater Stella . . .

Nov 01, 2011

North Sea independent Ithaca Energy will use Petrofac's FPF-1 semi – the former AH-001 deployed by Hess on Ivanhoe/Rob Roy – as a production hub to develop the Greater Stella Area (GSA ) fields, Stella, Harrier, Hurricane and Helios. Jennifer Pallanich reports…

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