UK’ oil and gas company Centrica has extended a contract for Noble Julie Robertson jack-up rig, owned by Noble Corporation. The jack-up rig, which has been under a contract with Centrica since March 2012 on a dayrate of $118,000, will stay with the UK-based operator until April 2016 on an increased dayrate of $150,000. Centrica has [...]
Talisman Energy Norge AS has received consent to use the Petrojarl FPSO on the Varg field, in the Norwegian sector of the North sea, beyond its original lifetime. Varg is an oil field located south of Sleipner Øst in the central part of the North Sea, at a water depth of 84 metres. The original [...]
The majority of the 89 workers who were sent to the hospital for treatment after Monday’s Jurong Shipyard rig tilting accident have been discharged. Six workers remain warded with minor injuries, and they are expected to be discharged soon, the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore, has announced. Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin went down to [...]
COSL Drilling Europe has announced that ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has extended the contract for COSLRigmar on the Ekofisk Field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, with 7 months to 1 May 2014. In addition there are options in the contract for a duration of up to 6 months which are available for CoPNO [...]
Due to subsidence of the seabed and aging of the living quarters platform (QP), drilling platform (DP) and Process and Compression platform (PCP), the Valhall Redevelopment (VRD) project was established in 2003. As a result of the project, BP submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) in March 2007 for Valhall VRD. The plan [...]
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Lundin Petroleum announces that drilling of exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL519 targeting the Albert offshore prospect has been temporarily suspended until August. The Bredford Dolphin drilling rig is moving to a Norwegian yard to complete its five year renewal survey before returning to complete the Albert exploration well. Lundin Petroleum originally anticipated that the well [...]
Fugro has extended the contract on the construction vessel Skandi Carla until July 2017. The Skandi Carla is Fugro’s purpose designed and built ROV survey and construction support vessel which was delivered in July 2001. The diesel-electric NMD Class II DP vessel is equipped with a Simrad SDP22 system interfaced to the Fugro Seastar DGPS, [...]
UK-based drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC announces today that it has signed the contract with Premier Oil UK Limited for the provision of WilPhoenix semi-submersible offshore drilling rig for a term drilling program. The program will start in direct continuation from the previous Premier contract and is firm until 28th February 2014 with options for [...]
The Atwood Osprey, owned by the international drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics, started its first three year drilling services contract with Chevron on May 27, 2011
On October 26, 2011 BP Norge AS exercised an amended 45-day option for the continued use of the Safe Scandinavia at the Valhall offshore facility in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The value of the exercised option was around USD 10.9 million. In addition, Prosafe granted two additional 2 week options commencing March [...]
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