Noble Energy-operated Carla South I-7 ST-1 sidetrack to the I-7 exploration well in Block I, offshore Equatorial Guinea, has encountered oil in good quality sandstones, PA Resources has announced. The sidetrack in Block I in Equatorial Guinea, drilled by the Atwood Hunter semi-submersible drilling rig, has reached a total measured depth of 3,460m. Drill cuttings, wireline log [...]
Aberdeenshire firm Aubin has recently strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new director. Serena Arif joins Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, as subsea business director, where she will be responsible for market positioning of Aubin’s range of subsea products. Arif brings nearly 15 years’ experience [...]
Harkand, the international subsea inspection, repair, maintenance and light construction group, today announced an agreement to acquire the main assets and business of Veolia Marine Services (“VMS”). The acquisition will add 150 onshore and offshore staff, three dynamically-positioned multi-purpose vessels (MSV), and six work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Harkand’s growing workforce and fleet. With [...]
On 15 May 2013, supporting blocks for the ice-resistant fixed platform (LSP1) were launched by the LOTOS Shipyard, JSC (Astrakhan Region), this being the first facility of the V. Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. LSP1 plan approval was carried out by the Head Office of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). Consideration of working [...]
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A likely start date has been confirmed for drilling in the Matuku prospect in PEP 51906 off Taranaki in New Zealand. The permit’s operator, OMV, has advised that the semi-submersible rig Kan Tan IV is expected to begin drilling in mid-September. The well is expected to take 40 days to drill to a target depth of 4756 metres. [...]
Two key promotions to the management team at Saab Seaeye come as the world leader in underwater vehicles significantly expands its engineering and its customer support capabilities. Newly promoted to Engineering Manager is Terry Wood, with Chris Henderson promoted to Customer Support Manager. Terry Wood heads a major expansion of Saab Seaeye’s engineering resources that [...]
Australia’s independent oil and gas company Santos today announced that oil production has commenced ahead of schedule and on budget from the $490 million Fletcher Finucane project in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. The Fletcher Finucane development was sanctioned in January 2012 and consists of a three-well subsea tie-back to the existing Santos-operated Mutineer [...]
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for 22 anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction for a number of international owners. “Our offshore winches have been specified for a run of new-series [...]
Xcite Energy has entered into a non-exclusive, confidential, binding sale and purchase agreement for certain technical data in respect of the Bentley 9/03b-6, 6Z well, and the recently concluded 9/03b-7 and 7Z extended pre-production well test. Under the terms of the Agreement, XER will receive $15 million in respect of the well data and associated [...]
AWE Limited has increased its estimate of recoverable oil for the Ande Ande Lumut (AAL) K Sand development by 33% to 101 million barrels of oil (including upgrading what were previously considered Contingent Resources to Gross 2P Reserves), following an independent review and certification by Perth – based RPS Energy Services Pty Ltd (‘RPS”). An [...]
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