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KBR gets Saudi Aramco offshore contract

Mar 17, 2015

Saudi Aramco awarded KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) a six-year project management contract to provide project management services for Saudi Aramco’s offshore program. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide project management and engineering…

GoM lease sale beginning

Mar 17, 2015

The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) lease sale 235 that will offer 41.2 million acres for exploration and development in the central planning area offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama begins tomorrow (18 March 2015). Secretary Jewell will…

NOIA on Central GoM lease sale 235

Mar 17, 2015

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas lease sale: 'This sale will be interesting due to low oil prices, which just dropped further this week…

GE gets $850 million Ghana contract

Mar 17, 2015

GE Oil & Gas announced the booking of an US$850 million order across its oil and gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. The OCTP block is located in offshore Ghana at a water depth of 500-1100 meters…

Goliat’s voyage to Norway

Mar 17, 2015

In this video, Eni shows the Goliat’s voyage from Korea to the Barents Sea. Eni’s operated cyclindrical floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform was built in South Korea and is now operating in the Barents Sea…

KrisEnergy kicks off Thai campaign

Mar 17, 2015

Singapore-based KrisEnergy began its drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand. The Key Gibraltar. From Shelf Drilling.   The campaign is starting at the Rossukon-2 exploration well…

Low prices challenge Mozambique’s latest round

Mar 17, 2015

While Mozambique’s previous two oil and gas licensing rounds have had limited success, the country will be hoping that recent discoveries and its revised fiscal environment will create an investment boost during its latest bid round, says research and consulting firm GlobalData…

Archer begins Heimdal P&A

Mar 17, 2015

Archer began to permanently plug and abandon (P&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea using its newest rig. The Archer Topaz modular rig. Photo from Archer.    The…

Iran fires up South Pars Phase 12

Mar 17, 2015

Phase 12 of the giant South Pars gas field has been brought online in a ceremony involving Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.  Phase 12, described as the biggest phase of the development of the South Pars field, officially launched operation…

Gemini duster for Lundin

Mar 17, 2015

Swedish independent explorer Lundin Petroleum's Gemini well on production license 338 C has been declared a dry hole. Wildcat well 16/1-24 on Gemini was drilled about 10km southwest of the Edvard Grieg field in the central part of the North Sea…

Subsea cable study released

Mar 17, 2015

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate have published a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. The key aim of…

Petrobras starts up Papa Terra TLP

Mar 16, 2015

Petrobras started production from the P-61 platform at the Papa Terra heavy oil field, offshore Brazil, the operator confirmed on 16 March. The P-61 is a tension leg wellhead platform (TLWP), the first of its kind to be installed offshore…

BP: GoM returning to pre-Deepwater Horizon conditions

Mar 16, 2015

It’s been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill and in a new report, the company says that the GoM is returning to its baseline condition. Image of Deepwater Horizon. From USCG.   According…

Rosneft drops West Navigator contract

Mar 16, 2015

Rosneft sent North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL) a notice of termination for the West Navigator, in connection with a framework agreement between the two companies. The West Navigator. From NADL.   The…

Eni’s double discoveries

Mar 16, 2015

Eni made a significant gas discovery offshore Libya and found more gas than anticipated at its Merakes-1 well offshore Indonesia. Libya find Eni activity in Libya. From Eni.   Eni…

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