Project Updates

InterMoor Completes Heave-Compensation Job in U.S. GoM

InterMoor Completes Heave-Compensation Job in U.S. GoM

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed a contract with Cross Group, Inc. that included the provision of heave-compensation services for the installation of a Cross 7.0 workover riser package (WRP). An InterMoor compensated anchor-handler subsea installation method (CASIM) unit played a key role in deploying and recovering the WRP. “The CASIM system enabled us [...]

UK Government Approves Cladhan Field Development Plan

UK Government Approves Cladhan Field Development Plan

TAQA today announced that the development plan for its Cladhan field (Blocks 210/29a and 210/30a of the northern North Sea) has been approved by the UK government. The initial phase of development will consist of two producer wells and one injection well. Cladhan is expected to produce over 17,000 boe/d initially with first oil expected [...]

Technip’s ROV Project Wins Zero LTI Certificate from Petrobras (Brazil)

Technip’s ROV Project Wins Zero LTI Certificate from Petrobras (Brazil)

Technip’s ROV Project in Brazil received the “Zero Lost Time Injuries” certificate from Petrobras, for the excellent HSE performance of robots operating from the client’s platforms, the company announced on its Facebook page. The project team is composed of 130 employees, responsible for operating 13 ROVs. An HSE Management System based on risk analysis, control [...]

Excelerate Energy to Place FSRU in the Black Sea (Ukraine)

Excelerate Energy to Place FSRU in the Black Sea (Ukraine)

American LNG solutions company Excelerate Energy will place a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in the Black Sea near the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. Such is the outcome of the agreement signed between the company and the Ukrainian state enterprise LNG Terminal National Project, as reported by the official website of the State [...]

Lankhorst Ropes: Results of Mooring Connector Trials Presented (USA)

Lankhorst Ropes: Results of Mooring Connector Trials Presented (USA)

Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division is announcing the latest results of offshore trials of its Lankofirst synthetic fibre rope mooring connector on booth 1517 at OTC 2013. The trials have shown a significant reduction in mooring line deployment times and improvements in health and safety using the Lankofirst connector, compared with traditional mooring line plate links [...]

Tap Oil: Bianch-1 Well Reaches 1,834m Depth (Australia)

Tap Oil: Bianch-1 Well Reaches 1,834m Depth (Australia)

Tap Oil, an independent oil and gas exploration company from Australia, has provided the following update of the Bianchi-1 gas appraisal well in Retention Lease WA-49-R, located off Western Australia. During the period from 0600 hours (AWST) on 15 April 2013 to 0600 hours (AWST) on 23 April 2013, the Bianchi-1 well drilled to a [...]

POGC Signs Six Persian Gulf Exploration & Development Agreements (Iran)

POGC Signs Six Persian Gulf Exploration & Development Agreements (Iran)

Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) has signed six agreements with domestic companies and contractors. The first agreement was for drilling four wells in Phase 1 of the giant offshore South Pars gas field for 140 million dollars. It was signed with the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC). The drilling of new wells would increase [...]

Wilson Sons Shipyards Capacity Doubles (Brazil)

Wilson Sons Shipyards Capacity Doubles (Brazil)

The Wilson Sons Group inaugurated the second Wilson Sons Shipyards unit in Guarujá (SP) on Thursday, April 18th. As a result of a US$ 60 million investment, the shipyard,, which builds tugboats and offshore support vessels, is expected to double its capacity. The shipyard, which has been named Guarujá II, is equipped with a dry [...]

Bayern Awards Well Management Job to Acona AS

Bayern Awards Well Management Job to Acona AS

Norway’s Acona AS  has been awarded long term Well management agreement with Germany’s Bayerngas. Acona’s planning of the first Bayerngas-well will probably start in the autumn. The agreement also provides Acona opportunity to work for Bayerngas’ operations in the UK. “The agreement consolidates Acona’s strong position as a provider of project management services within drilling and [...]

BPZ Energy Updates on Block Z-1 Operations (Peru)

BPZ Energy Updates on Block Z-1 Operations (Peru)

BPZ Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, yesterday provided an operational update for offshore Block Z-1. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, average combined production from the Corvina and Albacora fields at offshore Block Z-1 was 1,491 net (2,924 gross) barrels of oil per day (bopd). CORVINA FIELD CX-15 [...]


 




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