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Keppel delivers Pemex jackup

Jan 09, 2015

Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) took delivery of its first of two KFELS B Class jackup rigs from Singapore’s Keppel FELS. The Yunuen jackup. From Keppel.   The…

GlobalData: UK oil tax changes fail to improve investment climate

Jan 06, 2015

While positive measures have been taken to attract investment in the UK’s exploration and production (E&P) sector, low oil prices and the country’s high tax burden mean that more significant changes are required to make new developments commercially viable…

Chevron Jack/St. Malo first oil

Jan 06, 2015

Chevron discusses what it takes to deploy the technology and deliver first oil from the Jack/St. Malo fields, which are among the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. Discovered more than a decade ago, Jack and St. Malo are expected to deliver more than 500MMbbl…

Royal IHC takes majority Brastec stake

Jan 05, 2015

Royal IHC acquired a majority stake in Brazilian-based Brastec Technologies. Brastec Technologies designs and builds custom production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes. The company said the agreement allows them…

Nene Marine starts up in record time

Jan 05, 2015

Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo, just eight months after obtaining the production permit and 16 months following the exploration discovery. The 1.5 billion boe field, in Marine XII Block, about 17 km from the coast and in 28m water depth…

Different risk profiles among deepwater projects

Jan 01, 2015

GlobalData’s Adrian Lara sheds light on the kinds of deepwater projects expected to advance while the price of oil continues to fall. Engineers from Jumbo Maritime deliver 25 MOF caissons for the…

Middle Eastern promise

Jan 01, 2015

The shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf, belie the plethora of offshore infrastructure – new and old – in the Middle East. Elaine Maslin probes beneath the waves. In 2005…

Unlocking marginal fields

Jan 01, 2015

The pressure is on to find economically viable ways to develop marginal fields, in the UK North Sea and further afield. Ben Smith and Ed Randall look at the challenges and options. More and more emphasis is being placed by operators and…

Leviathan looms

Jan 01, 2015

Sarah Parker Musarra examines Israel’s Leviathan field’s potential and separates fact from misconception. The Tamar field, which was turned around from discovery into production in only four years…

Blast from the past

Jan 01, 2015

The year is 1975. OE's first cover.   Jaws, The Godfather 2, Young Frankenstein, and Tommy are playing at movie theatres. Glen Campbell, David Bowie, and The Captain & Tennille are dominating the radio waves with Rhinestone Cowboy…

Year in review: 2014

Dec 30, 2014

Year in review: 2014 - OEDigital’s top stories Mozambique NG flow test.   OE staff presents a look back at 2014’s top stories posted on OEDigital.com. It was a year filled with highs and lows…

BP starts up Kinnoull

Dec 30, 2014

Production from the Kinnoull field in the North Sea has started, operator BP said this morning. The Kinnoull field, BP's seventh and final major project in 2014, has been developed as part of the Andrew field area rejuvenation, extending production there by a decade…

Sedco Express arrives at Oyo field

Dec 29, 2014

Transocean's Sedco Express semisubmersible drilling rig arrived at the Oyo field in oil mining lease (OML) 120 to begin operations for CAMAC Energy, offshore Nigeria. The Sedco Express. From Transocean…

Transocean Winner to drill on Alvheim field

Dec 29, 2014

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) has given Det norske oljeselskap ASA consent to use the Transocean Winner mobile drilling facility to drill two new subsea production wells on the Alvheim field. The Transocean Winner…

BG’s QCLNG loads first LNG cargo

Dec 29, 2014

BG Group started loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility this week on the Methane Rita Andrea tri-fuel diesel electric (TFDE) LNG carrier.   The Methane Rita Andrea…

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