![UK: Hurricane’s Whirlwind Testing Confirms Light Oil/Condensate Presence]()
Hurricane Exploration plc (“Hurricane”), an oil exploration company focused on hydrocarbon resources in fractured basement reservoirs, announces that it has completed testing operations on the Whirlwind exploration well (205/21a-5) offshore UK, West of Shetland. The well is being suspended for future operations. Hurricane first drilled the Whirlwind discovery well in 2010 encountering a potentially extensive [...]
![UK: BMT Cordah, add novatech Launch NEMS Accounter Light]()
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has launched the NEMS Accounter® Light reporting software to the UK market. The software developed by environmental specialists add novatech, in conjunction with BMT Cordah builds on the success of NEMS Accounter® which has been developed in [...]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted RWE Dea Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6507/7-15 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 6507/7-15 S will be drilled from the West Alpha drilling facility in position 65°25’31.81” north and 7°05’56.11” east. The drilling programme for well 6507/7-15 S relates to the [...]
![Norway: Statoil Gets Green Light for All Four Fast-Track Projects]()
Approval of plans for development and operation (PDO) of the Stjerne and Vigdis North-East fields means that all four of Statoil’s first fast-track projects have secured the go-ahead. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has given the nod for the two fields today, 16 September, after approving Hyme and Visund South PDOs in June. All [...]
![Melrose Resources Gets Green Light for Seismic Survey Offshore Bulgaria]()
Bulgaria’s Government said on September 7 it has allowed British oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources to use a seismic vessel by the end… Source: Sofiaecho Source:Sofiaecho, September 8, 2011;
![UK: Northern Offshore Installs Tideland LED Light Stations on Energy Enhancer Rig]()
Northern Offshore’s jackup rig Energy Enhancer will be marked by Tideland Signal’s Syncrolan LED light stations when it goes on station in the North Sea. To warn shipping in the vicinity of the rig, Northern Offshore have installed three Tideland Syncrolan LED light stations with a central battery bank and a 24v charger, which provide [...]
![Norway: Eni Gets Green Light for Use of Scarabeo 5 in Norwegian Sea]()
Eni Norway AS has been granted consent for use of the mobile facility Scarabeo 5 on Marulk in the Norwegian Sea. The consent applies to drilling of pilot well 6507/2-N-2 H, production well 6507/2-N-2 AH, and production well 6507/2N-4 H in the Nordland II area. The wells belong to production licence 122. The water [...]
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Read More » ![Norway: BP Gets Green Light for Continued Use of Hod Gas Lift Pipeline]()
BP Norge AS has received consent for continued use of the Hod 4” gas lift pipeline until 31 December 2014. Hod is located in the North Sea in block 2/11, 13 kilometres south of Valhall. The licensees are Amerada Hess Norway AS (62.5%) and BP Norge AS as operator (37.5%). The field was discovered in [...]
![Norway: Statoil Gets Green Light for Hyme Development]()
Just six weeks after the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hyme (ex-Gygrid) was submitted on 12 May, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has given the green light. First oil is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013. The approval was given the same day as Norwegian petroleum and energy minister [...]
![PSA Norway Gives Green Light to Total for Exploration Drilling in Norwegian Sea]()
Total E&P Norge AS (Total) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6607/12-2S in the Norwegian Sea with the Songa Delta mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 127, with Total as the operator (50%) and Statoil as partner (50%). The well is located in the northern part of [...]
