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13 November 2018
Hurricane Energy plc: Operational Update
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, provided an update on the passage of the Aoka Mizu FPSO from Dubai to Rotterdam.The Aoka Mizu FPSO has put into Algeciras, Spain for planned personnel changes and bunkering. This stopover…
13 November 2018
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Offshore Taiwan
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a substantial(1) contract to Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), an entity in Subsea 7’s Renewables and Heavy Lifting Business Unit, for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project by YunNen Wind Power Company, a company of the wpd group, for the supply and installation of…
13 November 2018
Cooper Energy: Sole Pipeline Update
Cooper Energy provided the following update regarding the completion of the installation and testing of the Sole pipeline.Laying of the 65 km pipeline to link the recently completed Sole production wells offshore Victoria to the Orbost Gas Plant has been completed by the contractor. The pipeline has been laid on…
12 November 2018
Consent to use the Drilling Platform on the Johan Sverdrup Field
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Equinor consent to use the drilling platform on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.The drilling platform (DP) is the second of four facilities to be installed on the Johan Sverdrup field in the first phase of the field development (phase 1).The consent…
12 November 2018
Drilling Permit for Well 8/10-7 S in Production Licence 405
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 8/10-7 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.Well 8/10-7 S will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor drilling facility in position 57°6'54.81" north and 3°3'31.5" east.The drilling programme for well 8/10-7 S relates…
12 November 2018
Havila Shipping ASA: Contract with Equinor UK for the PSV Havila Borg
Havila Shipping has entered into a charter contract for approximately 4 months with Equinor UK for the PSV Havila Borg.
12 November 2018
OMV and Sapura Energy Enter into a Strategic Partnership
Sapura Energy Berhad (Sapura Energy) and OMV on 9 November signed a Share Subscription Agreement and a Shareholders’ Agreement to form a strategic partnership. Under the agreements, OMV Exploration & Production GmbH (OMV E&P), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OMV Aktiengesellschaft, will buy a 50% stake of the issued share capital…
12 November 2018
Maersk Drilling Sells Jack-up Mærsk Giant to an Independent O&G Operator
Maersk Drilling has entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up rig Mærsk Giant to an Australasian-based independent O&G operator. The transaction is expected to close before end of 2018.Mærsk Giant was delivered in 1986, and the rig is currently stacked in Esbjerg, Denmark. The new owners expect to use…
12 November 2018
EMGS: Update on Survey in South America
Reference is made to the stock exchange notifications published by Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA ("EMGS") on, respectively, 19 and 26 October 2018, regarding an acquisition in South America for an undisclosed customer. The Company has now received a purchase order from the customer for the survey. The total value of the…
12 November 2018
Drilling Completed on Aspy Well
Hess Corporation announced that drilling of the Aspy exploration well offshore Nova Scotia reached total depth of 7,400 meters. The prospect did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and Hess’ share of the well cost through September 30, 2018 will be expensed in the third quarter and reflected in the…
12 November 2018
Angola: Total Inaugurates the Kaombo Project and Reiterates its Commitment to the Country with New Investments
The Angolan State Minister for Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Junior, the Chairman and CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyanné, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, Carlos Saturnino, inaugurated the Kaombo project on 10 November, which came on stream in July and is located deep offshore…
12 November 2018
TGS Announces Strategic Collaboration for Ocean Bottom Node Projects in North Sea
TGS announced a strategic collaboration with Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) for multi-client ocean bottom node projects in the North Sea. The area of mutual interest covers the core part of the central North Sea up to and including the Utsira area. Under this agreement, the parties will work together to…
12 November 2018
Update re Drilling of the "Verbier" Appraisal Well
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, announced that it has been advised by Equinor UK Limited, operator of the P.2170 (Blocks 20/5b & 21/1d) licence area, that the timing for operations to commence…
9 November 2018
Reach Subsea: New Vessel Capacity
Reach Subsea and MMT have over the last year been awarded several important frame agreements for Survey, IMR and light construction within both the oil & gas and renewable sector. With this backdrop of expected increase in activity, Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement with Topaz Energy and Marine…
9 November 2018
Gaffney Cline & Associates Review of Oil in-place Estimates Completed for Prospects in Block 29/11, Pearl River Mouth Basin, Offshore China
Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, announced that Gaffney, Cline & Associates ("GCA"), an independent petroleum advisory firm, has completed its independent audit of the Company's oil initially in place estimates over the Jade, Topaz and Pearl prospects identified…
9 November 2018
Significant UK Petroleum Reserves could Sustain Production for next 20 years
The UK’s petroleum reserves remain at a significant level which could sustain production for at least the next 20 years and beyond if additional undeveloped resources can be matured.The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) ‘UK Oil and Gas: Reserves and Resources’ report, published on 8 November shows that overall remaining…
9 November 2018
Solstad Offshore ASA: Contract Awards by Equinor UK Limited
Equinor UK Limited has awarded Solstad Offshore ASA a two-year contract for the Platform Supply Vessel “Normand Skipper” (2005, VS4420 Design). Commencement will be November/December 2018 and the contract also has up to two-years of options after the initial firm period. In addition, Equinor have exercised a one-year option on…
9 November 2018
The President of Angola João Gonçalves Lourenço meets Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi
The President of the Republic of Angola, H. E. João Gonçalves Lourenço, and the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, met in Luanda to discuss Eni’s operational activities and initiatives in the country.In the sidelines of the meeting, Eni and Sonangol signed an amendment of Block 15/06 Production Sharing Contract which…
9 November 2018
Fast-track PSTM Data from CGG's Mozambique Multi-client Survey Now Available
CGG announced during Africa Oil Week that the fast-track 3D seismic data from its recent Mozambique multi-client survey in the outer Zambezi Delta Basin is now available for license. Interested international oil companies with an Africa focus can view the high-end data set in CGG data rooms in anticipation of…
9 November 2018
Lundin Norway ASO Awards an EPCI Contract to WorleyParsons
Rosenberg WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (“EPCI”) by Lundin Norway ASO in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The services include planning, engineering, prefabrication, offshore installation and commissioning support. The objective of the modification is to prepare Lundin’s Edvard Grieg platform to receive and process oil and…
9 November 2018
Equinor Successful Bids for Three New Licences Offshore Newfoundland
Equinor and its partners were the successful bidders for new exploration parcels in the prolific Jeanne d’Arc basin, offshore Newfoundland.Equinor will operate two exploration parcels, NL18-CFB01-14 (Equinor Canada 70%, Husky Energy 30%) and NL18-CFB01-15 (Equinor Canada 60%, Suncor Energy 40%), totalling 412,644 hectares (4,126 square kilometres), and will participate in…
9 November 2018
Hornsea Project One Adds Manor Renewable Energy (MRE), Another UK Supplier, to the Team
Ørsted, the leading offshore wind developer, has signed a contract with Dorset-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd to provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning for Hornsea Project One.Commencing in January 2019, MRE would utilise their…
9 November 2018
Governor Cuomo Issues New York's Large-Scale Offshore Wind Solicitation
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has issued a comprehensive solicitation seeking 800 megawatts or more of new offshore wind projects for New York. This highly anticipated first offering, issued by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority kicks-off competition for New York State's first large-scale offshore wind development contracts,…
8 November 2018
Spirit Energy Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Spirit Energy consent to drill exploration wells 8/10-7 S and 8/10-8 S in production licence 405 in the North Sea.The purpose of these two wells is to investigate a prospect that Spirit Energy has named “Cassidy”. The consent applies to exploration drilling with a…
8 November 2018
Nexans is Awarded a Multimillion-euro Contract for Ørsted’s Borssele 1 and 2 Wind Farms off the Netherlands Coast
Major contract for 66 kV submarine inter-array cable with associated accessories is the first to be placed under a new five-year framework agreement recently signed by Nexans and Ørsted.The Netherlands is planning to increase its use of renewable energy to represent 14% of its energy mix in 2020 and 16%…
8 November 2018
SeaBird Exploration: Contract update
SeaBird Exploration has received another 30 day extension for the Osprey Explorer, currently working on an OBN survey in the US Gulf of Mexico that was announced on 25 June 2018 and commenced in late August. The extension is in accordance with the contract and brings the firm period of…
8 November 2018
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Ministry of Finance Approves Transaction from AS Norske Shell and OKEA Concerning the Transfer of the Licenses Associated with the Draugen Field
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Ministry of Finance has approved the transaction from AS Norske Shell and OKEA concerning the transfer of the licenses associated with the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea and the Gjøa field in the North Sea. The Ministry of Petroleum has also approved…
8 November 2018
CHC Continues 50 Years of Service with Point Resources AS Three-Year Contract Extension
CHC Group announced it has signed a three-year contract with Point Resources AS, providing aviation services to the company’s operated Balder, Ringhorne and Jotun fields in the Norwegian North Sea, 100nm offshore.The contract will run until end of 2021. CHC will provide a dedicated sole use Sikorsky S-92 aircraft for…
8 November 2018
Neptune Awarded Survey for the Proposed Browse to North West Shelf Development
Neptune Geomatics Pty Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a survey contract for the Proposed Browse to North West Shelf Development by Woodside Energy Ltd as Operator for and on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture. The survey will see the acquisition of data along 900km of seabed, off…
8 November 2018
Orsted Completes Acquisition of Deepwater Wind
Further to Orsted's announcement issued on 8 October 2018, Orsted has upon approval by the US competition authorities completed the acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Deepwater Wind.The completion of the acquisition does not change Orsted's previous financial guidance year of 2018 or the announced expected investment level for…
8 November 2018
Argentina Offshore License Round Opens
Argentina’s highly anticipated offshore license round has officially opened with interested parties now invited to register their eligibility and submit bids by the closing date, set for March 14, 2019.This inaugural round presents a truly exciting opportunity in one of the last unexplored territories on the globe. The acreage on…
8 November 2018
Maersk Drilling Named Preferred Contractor by Wintershall Noordzee B.V.
Maersk Drilling and Wintershall Noordzee B.V. have extended their previous cooperation in a new agreement which gives Maersk Drilling the status of preferred contractor to Wintershall Noordzee B.V.’s offshore drilling work. The agreement, which includes closer cooperation on using data to improve drilling efficiency, comes into effect immediately and will…
7 November 2018
Global Subsea Excavation Specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation Enhances its Offering with Two New Ultra Low Draft (ULD) for the Offshore Wind Sector
The T4000 ULD, a re-engineered version of the T4000, now offers shallow water excavation with the world’s most stable CFE system. The stability and single outlet give the narrowest, most accurate trench of any CFE system worldwide.It was designed to meet the needs of clients seeking a more powerful, more…
7 November 2018
Kongsberg Maritime: Ocean Infinity Ltd. Orders Five HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Hydrographic and Geophysical Survey company Ocean Infinity has placed three separate orders for a total of five Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Systems, increasing its inventory to 15. The AUVs are supplied with the latest generation Kongsberg Maritime HISAS 1032 synthetic aperture sonar, giving Ocean Infinity a total…
7 November 2018
Wood and Nobel Oil Enter into Joint Venture Agreement in Azerbaijan
Wood and Nobel Oil have entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement to provide engineering and operations support services to the oil and gas market in Azerbaijan. The JV will combine Wood's engineering and technical services capabilities with Nobel Oil's local knowledge and expertise in the Caspian region. It will…
7 November 2018
Jumbo Awarded Transportation and Installation Contract for Technip FMC
Jumbo has been awarded the transportation and Installation of a 410t subsea production manifold at a depth of 1643m off the coast of Israel for the Leviathan development.Technip is preparing for a project including a subsea production system connecting high-rate subsea wells to a fixed platform located approximately 10km offshore…
7 November 2018
Danos Awarded Shell Contract
Danos announced that Shell Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has awarded a contract to Danos for the coatings maintenance campaign for the Ursa tension leg platform (TLP). The project will employ 45 personnel and is expected to last approximately five months.The Ursa platform is…
7 November 2018
New Namibia Petroleum Agreement
Tower Resources plc announced that Tower Resources (Namibia) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower, has signed a new Petroleum Agreement (“PA”) with the Government of the Republic of Namibia covering an 80% operated interest in blocks 1910A, 1911 and 1912B, offshore Namibia, together with the National Petroleum Corporation of…
7 November 2018
Eni and Lukoil Sign Agreement on Exploration Licenses Offshore Mexico
Eni and Lukoil signed a farm-out agreement for the transfer of participating interests in three exploration licenses in Mexico’s shallow waters.According to the agreement, Eni will give Lukoil a 20% stake in the Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) in both Area 10 and Area 14, and will acquire a 40% stake…
7 November 2018
OMNIS, in Partnership with TGS and BGP, Announces the Opening of the Madagascar 2018-2019 License Round at Africa Oil Week 2018
In the framework of the development of Madagascar's oil and gas potential, the Malagasy State through OMNIS continues to promote projects that attract new private investment in the short, medium and long term. OMNIS, together with TGS and BGP, has worked to create an attractive environment for offshore exploration.Exploration in…
7 November 2018
Panoro Energy Announces Agreement for the Acquisition of OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH and Proposed Private Placement of $30 million
Panoro Energy announced that its Norwegian subsidiary Panoro Tunisia Production AS has reached an agreement with OMV Exploration & Production GmbH to acquire 100% of the shares of OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH for a cash consideration of $65 million based on an effective date of 1 January 2018. The Target…
7 November 2018
Fugro Announces Agreement with L3 ASV to Develop Next-generation Autonomy for Commercial Survey
Fugro has signed a joint development agreement with L3 ASV, a leader in the field of unmanned and autonomous vessel technology, to create the next generation of autonomous vessels for the commercial survey market.The partnership brings together the expertise of both companies for the joint development of a variety of…
7 November 2018
Shell U.K. Ltd Takes Decision to Remove Goldeneye Platform and all of its Associated Subsea Infrastructures
Shell U.K. Ltd has taken the decision to remove the Goldeneye platform and all of its associated subsea infrastructures subject to Regulator’s approval.Goldeneye is located in the Central North Sea, in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, approximately 100 km north east of the Aberdeenshire coast, Scotland, and was operational as…
6 November 2018
Kreuz Subsea and Seamec Consortium Mobilise Kreuz Glorious for Two-year ONGC Project
Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea and consortium partner Seamec Ltd, have successfully completed the mobilisation of the Kreuz Glorious vessel to commence a two-year project with India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The scope of work includes the inspection of 27 offshore jackets in the Mumbai High…
6 November 2018
Trinity Exploration & Production plc: TGAL (first phase) FDP Submission
Trinity Exploration & Production plc, the independent E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tobago, announced that, as operator, it has submitted the first phase of its Field Development Plan ("FDP") for the TGAL Area, located on the Galeota Block, offshore the East Coast of Trinidad, to the Ministry of Energy…
6 November 2018
Acquisition of Marubeni Interests in Bruce and Keith
Serica Energy plc announced that Serica Energy (UK) Limited has signed a further sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) to acquire additional interests in the Bruce and Keith fields and associated infrastructure in the UK North Sea.Under the SPA, Serica UK will acquire the 3.75% interest in the Bruce field and…
6 November 2018
Elia's OSY Platform Jacket left Heerema Vlissingen
With the sail away on the 2nd November 2018 the jacket of the Offshore Switch Yard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project is ready for installation. The jacket was built by Heerema Vlissingen, one of the production locations of Heerema Fabrication Group, for Belgium's transmission system operator…
6 November 2018
Timas Suplindo Charters Telford Offshore’s Multi-purpose Construction Vessel in Indonesia
Telford Offshore has been awarded a charter party from Indonesian contractor Timas Suplindo for the DP3 multi-purpose offshore construction vessel, Telford 25.The three months contract, with options to extend, will see Telford 25 support a wide range of services from installation of subsea structures and piles, flexible pipelay, and saturation…
6 November 2018
Bahr Essalam Phase 2 Project to Complete by end of 2018
National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman, Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, met with the CEO of Italian oil major Eni, Claudio Descalzi, at NOC headquarters on November 3, 2018, to discuss ongoing in-country operations, including plans for the seven remaining wells at the offshore Bahr Essalam Phase 2 project - expected to complete…
6 November 2018
Paus Biru-1 Exploration Well Primary Objective Logging
Cue Energy Resources Limited, through its 100% owned subsidiary Cue Sampang Pty Ltd, advises that the Paus Biru-1 exploration well in the Sampang PSC, Indonesia, reached TD of 710mMD at 2230hrs (local time) 3 November 2018. The planned TD was extended during drilling due to formation observations.Elevated gas readings were…