The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted BG Norge AS a permission to use subsea facilities and pipelines on the Gaupe field. The Gaupe field is part of production licence 292 and lies about 240 km southwest of Stavanger, near the border to the UK shelf. The water depth in the area is about 85 [...]
The Premier-operated East Fyne Appraisal well, 21/28a-11, has drilled to a total depth of 5,020 feet. The well encountered 11 feet of gas bearing sand within the Upper Tay formation and 8 feet of oil bearing sand within the Middle Main Tay. The thickness of the oil bearing sand is at the lower end of [...]
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As stated earlier in January, SBM Offshore is facing increased challenges with the hook up and commissioning of the Yme platform. “Continuing intransigence and unreasonable client demands, which are being aggressively resisted, are contributing significantly to the very low productivity and increased scope of work, all of which are the subject of arbitration proceedings [...]
BigLift Shipping recently completed the installation and load testing of a Huisman-Itrec 17 m super fly jib for their heavy lift mast cranes on m.v. Happy Buccaneer, thereby increasing the lifting height and outreach by 50% to respectively 59 m above deck and 55 m. For upcoming projects BigLift Shipping purchased this 17 m long [...]
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Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/164 development well, offshore Turkmenistan. The well was drilled to a depth of 1,865 metres and completed as a single producer by the NIS rig. The well tested for initial production at [...]
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The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit targeting drilling and well technology systems on board the West Elara jack-up drilling rig. North Atlantic Drilling has applied to the PSA for an AoC (Acknowledgement of Compliance) for West Elara. The facility has not previously had an AoC as it is a newbuild which [...]
An environmental impact assessment published in November 2011 is the latest study to declare EM surveying environmentally benign, reported EMGS, a Norwegian electromagnetic survey specialist on its website. The environmental impact assessment commissioned by the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) concludes that EM sources, as currently used, have no potential for significant effects on [...]
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Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provides an update covering its interests in the Bedout sub-basin, offshore Western Australia. Carnarvon’s interests comprise 50% in exploration permits WA-435-P, WA-436-P, WA-437-P and WA-438-P and 100% in exploration permit WA-443-P as outlined on the following page. Farm-out process commences as scheduled Carnarvon advised that the farm-out process for its interests in [...]
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The recovery for oil and gas drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico remains slow this year. A study by Quest Offshore Resources shows that the number of active rigs in the Gulf is currently 37 percent less than before last year’s Deepwater Horizon disaster due to slow permitting and steep regulation. Recent measures taken [...]
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Shell presented Gulf Drilling International (GDI) with a performance award in recognition for the excellent performance on their Al Khor jack-up drilling rig, operating offshore Qatar. Johan Surewaard, Vice President Wells for the Middle East, North Africa and Russia regions and Andy Brown, Executive Vice President of Shell presented the award to Ibrahim J. Al-Othman, [...]
