The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted BG Norge AS consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO). The consent relates to saturation diving in connection with development of the Gaupe field. The water depth at the site is 82 to 90 metres. Gaupe is located at the border between the Norwegian and UK [...]
Hyperdynamics Corporation has engaged the University of Arizona Department of Geosciences for a two-year study of geology and tectonic history of its exploration block offshore Guinea, including the identification and characterization of igneous rocks and associated sedimentary features from 2-D and 3-D seismic data from the area. “We are excited to have the Department of [...]
Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of wells 16/2-8 and 16/2-9S in the North Sea with the Transocean Leader mobile facility. The wells will be drilled in production licence 265, with Statoil as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Petoro AS (30%), Det norske oljeselskap ASA (20%) and Lundin Norway AS [...]
Shermco Industries, a leader in electrical maintenance for light, medium and heavy industrial trade, is currently performing electrical maintenance and testing work for an offshore oil platform off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. Shermco won the Fortune 500 contract in March for a scope of work which includes general preventative maintenance for the electrical distribution [...]
Petrobras has signed a Specific Agreement with Jogmec – Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation, with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. This study is the second collaboration between the two companies. The relationship between Petrobras and Jogmec began in December [...]
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Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore licence permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces that it has finalised an agreement with CGGVeritas (the “Agreement”) to undertake a 3D seismic survey over the Company’s southern licence areas, starting in May 2011. The survey will cover approximately 3,000 square kilometres and [...]
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TGS announces that it will conduct extensive reprocessing of over 13,550 km of 2D multi-client seismic data located in waters off the Faroe Islands. This project, designated Offshore Faroe Reprocessing 2011, will extend to the UK/Faroe border. The data for the reprocessing has been made available by Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate (Jardfeingi). TGS [...]
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a second contract with Providence Resources PLC, for a 200 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. This new survey will commence in Q3 2011 immediately following completion of the Company’s two prior 3D seismic acquisition projects offshore Ireland, previously announced by [...]
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TGS announces a second multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Tarakan Basin, offshore Northern Indonesia. The survey, TBB11, will add over 1,820 km2 of new 3D data to the previous survey announced in December 2010. The TBB11 survey will increase coverage in this area to nearly 3,500 km2. The data is being acquired by the [...]
Desire Petroleum plc , the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, announces the signing of a contract for marine seismic acquisition services with Polarcus Limited for the use of the seismic vessel MV Polarcus Nadia. Under the terms of the contract Desire will acquire a 3D survey over (a) the [...]
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