Rialto Energy Limited, an exploration and production company focused on West Africa region, today announced that it has resumed drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST Well, offshore Ivory Coast. Since the last report, the stuck pipe was freed to a depth of 870 metres MD, a cement plug was set and a sidetrack started. As [...]
Origin Energy Resources Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of Origin Energy Limited (Origin), as operator of the BassGas Joint Venture, advises that the Yolla Mid-Life Enhancement (MLE) project has reached a major milestone with the successful lifting and connection of the new accommodation and controls module to the Yolla A platform in Bass Strait, offshore [...]
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Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, has been advised by Summit Petroleum Limited that the 12 ¼” hole section of the Orchid well bore has been re-drilled as a mechanical side-track. The partners in exploration licence P.1556 are Summit [...]
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The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc, the central Mediterranean producer, developer and explorer of oil and gas assets, has announced that production from the Guendalina gas field, located offshore Italy, in the first quarter of 2012 achieved an average gross production (100% basis) of 580,000 scm/day, in line with the Company’s expectations. This [...]
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Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 for the design and fabrication of a control umbilical for Statoil’s Svalin C project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is undisclosed. Scope of work includes a six kilometre long control umbilical, connectors, engineering and project management. “We are very pleased to be awarded [...]
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French oil and gas company Total today announced that the two technical solutions to stop the gas leak on well G4 of the Elgin platform are progressing according to plan. As announced, drilling of the G4 relief well (G4-K1) commenced while in parallel experts continued with key tasks in preparation for the well control operation [...]
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announces today that its’ newbuild vessel FORTE has completed sea-trials in China. The sea-trials finished with a successful submerging test. The new build 50,000 DWT semi-submersible vessel began its sea trials off the coast of China on April 10, under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the vessel’s Classification [...]
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Origin Energy, an Australian integrated energy company focused on gas and oil exploration and production, on behalf of the VIC/P43 Joint Venture, advises that the Thistle 1 exploration well has spudded on 03:30 hours EDT on Thursday 19 April 2012. The well is being drilled using the semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Clyde. Origin said it [...]
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Santos, one of Australia’s largest gas producers today announced a report on its activities in the first quarter 2012. First quarter production up 13% and sales revenue up 50% Production of 12.4 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) in the March quarter was up 13% primarily due to production from new assets. Quarterly gas production [...]
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Tap Oil Limited has provided the final update on the Tallaganda-1 exploration well in permit WA-351-P offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The Tallaganda-1 well is located within permit WA-351-P, of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well was drilled in 1,141 metres of water to a final total depth of 4,365 metres MDRT. During the [...]
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