Shell began its first deepwater development in Malaysia with the Gumusut-Kakap floating platform. Shell's Gumusut-Kakap. From Shell. The Gumusut-Kakap field is off the coast of Malaysia…
Shell has started work drilling production wells on Malaysia's third deepwater development, the Malikai field, offshore Malaysia. The Malikai development involves 17 wells drilled from a 23,500 tonne tension leg platform production facility…
IKM Group will provide a riser-less top-hole mud circulation system to Shell on the Malikai project offshore Sabah, Malaysia. IKM says the contract award is an important milestone for its MRR technology (mud recovery without riser) and…
Shell made a gas discovery at the deepwater Majoram-1 well 180km off the Malaysia coast. The Marjoram-1 well is located in Block SK318, in 800m of water. Shell says the addition of new natural gas resources this year ensures the company is able to continue to provide cost-effective…
The Doo Sung rig was contracted in and brought to Shell standards to deliver the campaign. Doo Sung is Korea’s only semi- submersible drilling unit, built in 1984 by Daewoo Shipbuilding Co., and owned by KNOC…
Norwegian drilling contractor Norshore is to carry out top hole drilling in the Malikai field in Malaysia as part of a contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company, Far Frontier Energy Sdn. Bhd. Norshore said the contract was a breakthrough…
Shell announced a deepwater natural gas discovery off Malaysia. The successful Rosmari-1 well is 135km off the coast of Sarawak, in the South China Sea (Block SK-318). It was drilled to a total depth of 2123m and encountered a gas column of more than 450m…
PETRONAS and Shell have made an oil discovery offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The discovery was made via the Limbayong-2 well during the appraisal of the Limbayong gas field by Shell. The appraisal well encountered 136 metres of oil bearing sands…
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has announced a new gas discovery offshore Malaysia and the award of a three year integrated offshore installation contract. Operator on Block SK320, Mubadala Petroleum, discovered gas in the Sintok-1 well…
Laissez les bons temps rouler. Deep in the heart of Louisiana oil country, US representatives from two Asian trade organizations made the case for local investment at the 2013 Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), held in Lafayette…
Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. Ltd. received a semisubmersible floating production system (FPS) for Malaysia’s Gumusut-Kakap deepwater field offshore Sabah. The FPS was handed over to Sabah Shell in early June and is installed in about 1200m water depth…
Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering (MMHE) shows how the Gumusut-Kakap semi-FPS, which was delivered to Sabah Shell Petroleum Company in July, came together from beginning to load out at its Pasir Gudang yard.
Optio trains workforces Opito International has been awarded a contract with Shell to support the development of training for workers on the Majnoon project. The company will help improve vocational training centers in Basra, training Iraqis to industry expectations and Opito standards…
Datuk Mohd Anuar is the new head of Petronas’ upstream development and production division, responsible for the division’s activities in Malaysia as well as in 23 countries worldwide. Anuar, who joined Shell in 1990 and served most recently as VP Malaysia…
Technology is a key enabler for Shell, Matthias Bichsel, director of the supermajor’s Projects & Technology business, told a two-day briefing at the Rijswijk technology centre in The Hague this spring. Meg Chesshyre joined the tour of the company’s iScope…
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