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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…

API sets new structural integrity management RP

Dec 19, 2014

The American Petroleum Institute (API) published a new recommended practice for structural integrity management to emphasize the importance of understanding topside structural integrity in order to maintain the offshore structures used in oil and natural gas drilling and production operations…

FMC to supply Eni's East Hub

Dec 18, 2014

FMC Technologies received an order worth $393 million from Eni Angola to supply subsea production systems for its deepwater Block 15/06 East Hub development. Eni is the operator of Block 15/06, while Sonangol EP is the concessionaire…

Maria jumps in resources

Dec 18, 2014

Germany’s Wintershall increased the recoverable resources for its Norwegian Sea Maria field by 40MMboe. The Maria field. From Wintershall.   The field is now expected to reach 180MMboe recoverable resources…

FMC gets US$268 million Agbami contract

Dec 17, 2014

Chevron’s subsidiary Star Deep Water Petroleum awarded FMC Technologies a US$268 million contract to provide subsea equipment for operations for the Agbami field’s Phase 3, offshore Nigeria. The Agbami FPSO…

Statoil submits Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen development plan

Dec 16, 2014

Statoil and partners are investing US$610 million in its latest fast-track project to develop the Rutil discovery that aims to extend the lifetime of the Gullfaks A platform and provide approximately 80MMboe. Ivar Aasheim…

BassGas JV completes Yolla heavy lift

Dec 16, 2014

The Origin Energy-operated BassGas joint venture is one step closer in the BassGas Mid Life Enhancement (MLE) project after completing the Yolla offshore platform heavy lift stage, off southeast Australia. BassGas offshore platform…

Production efficiency pain and gain

Dec 16, 2014

North Sea production efficiency rates are an embarrassment, says one of the basin’s leading independent operators. Elaine Maslin reports. The UK President of oil and gas independent EnQuest has said the North Sea industry should be 'shocked…

Repsol agrees $8.3bn for Talisman

Dec 16, 2014

Spain's Repsol has agreed a deal to buy Canadian exploration and production company Talisman Energy for US$8.3 billion plus debt - amounting to the largest international deal by a Spanish company in five years. The deal, which had been rumored for some months…

Eni completes Congo production test

Dec 15, 2014

The production test for Eni’s Minsala Marine 1 NFW exploration prospect, in shallow waters offshore Congo is complete. Map from Eni.   Minsala Marine 1 NFW, located in the Marine XII block…

Will US shale lose out to deepwater projects in oil’s 2015 pain game?

Dec 15, 2014

With oil prices plummeting to a five year low, and project cut backs likely in 2015, short-term funding for US shale may lose out to the country’s higher cost deepwater developments, the latest article by leading petroleum industry advisor Gaffney…

Husky begins production at Liuhua 34-2

Dec 15, 2014

Husky Energy began production at its Liuhua 34-2 gas field in the eastern South China Sea. The Liuhua 34-2 gas field is in a water depth range of 850-1250m. The gas field consists of one producing well and shares the existing facilities of Liwan 3-1 gas field for overall development…

Chevron eyes new North Sea platform

Dec 15, 2014

Chevron North Sea is considering a new bridge-linked platform (BLP) on its Captain field in order to carry out an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project, using polymers, on the field.  Newly formed engineering group Amec Foster Wheeler has…

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