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Further Increasing Johan Sverdrup ValueStatoil and partners have further increased the value of the Johan Sverdrup field as a result of continued high quality in project execution, good drilling efficiency and further maturation of the resource base.
Faroe Commences Fogelberg Appraisal WellFaroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Fogelberg appraisal well and contingent sidetrack 6506/9 – 4A and 4S in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 28.3%).
North Sea Exploration Success for BPBP has announced two new exploration discoveries in the North Sea. The discoveries are Capercaillie, in Block 29/4e in the Central North Sea, and Achmelvich, in Block 206/9b west of Shetland.
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CGG to conduct airborne gravity & magnetic survey offshore MexicoFeb 23, 2016CGG will commence a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey offshore Mexico in March 2016. The Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) has authorized the program
Technip awarded a subsea contract by DGE in the GofMFeb 10, 2016Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC (DGE) for the development of the South Santa Cruz and Barataria fields. These ultra-deepwater fields are located
TGS reaches 50% acquisition progress mark on Gigante seismic programJan 29, 2016TGS has acquired 93,000 kilometers (50%) of the 186,000 km 2D seismic project, Gigante. Gigante covers the entire offshore sector of Mexico and ties into TGS' regional 2D seismic
Lankhorst Ropes awarded mooring rope contract with ShellJan 29, 2016Offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes, has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore Inc. to supply the mooring lines for the Appomattox development to be located approximately 140 nautical miles Southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. The semi-submersible four-column production platform will be moored in approximately 7,200 feet (2,195 metres) of water using 16 mooring lines arranged in 4x4 clusters. Lankhorst Ropes is supplying 78 rope lengths totalling over 63,000 metres of Lankhorst’s Gama 98® polyester deepwater mooring rope with minimum breaking strength of 21,545 kN.
Sky-Futures completes first ever drone inspection in the GoM for the O&G industryJan 25, 2016Sky-Futures, the provider of drone inspection services for the global oil and gas industry, last week completed the first ever oil and gas inspection by drone in the Gulf of Mexico for a global oil and gas service and drilling company.The inspection is the first ever legally carried out in the Gulf of Mexico by a drone for the oil and gas industry. It comes just over 10 months after Sky-Futures received the 46th Section 333 Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Exemption Certificate to operate drones in the USA,
Petsec Energy to install platform jacket for hummer exploration wellJan 21, 2016Petsec Energy advised that a platform jacket will be fabricated and installed over the Main Pass Block 270 #3 BP 1 well on its Hummer exploration prospect.
Schlumberger executes contract with Statoil for multiclient wide-azimuth deepwater seismic surveyDec 23, 2015Schlumberger and Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC have signed an agreement to license a large part of the WesternGeco Campeche wide-azimuth (WAZ) deepwater multiclient seismic
Weatherford lands world's heaviest casing stringDec 18, 2015Weatherford achieved a new world record by landing a 1,180-ton (2,360,700-lb) casing string at a total depth of 26,805 ft (8,170 m). The job was performed on a deepwater
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First Subsea completes Heidelberg Spar MooringDec 17, 2015Deepwater mooring company, First Subsea Ltd, has completed the installation of subsea mooring connectors for Anadarko Petroleum Corp's Heidelberg truss spar platform moored in 5,310ft (1,620 m) of water in field development in the Gulf of Mexico.
The 23,000-ton spar has been moored by nine Series III Ballgrab ball and taper mooring connectors attached to polyester mooring lines. The connector's male mandrels are manufactured in compliance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) 2009 Approval for specialist subsea mooring connectors.
Bibby Offshore secures decommissioning project in the Gulf of MexicoDec 16, 2015Bibby Offshore Holdings Limited announces an update on its North American operations, including a significant contract win with a leading international oil company by Bibby
Technip awarded a subsea contract for the Odd Job deepwater field in the GoMDec 16, 2015Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Deep Gulf Energy II, LLC for the development of the Odd Job field. This ultra deepwater field is located in Mississippi Canyon,
Freeport-McMoRan declares further reduction in capital spendingDec 10, 2015Freeport-McMoRan Inc. announced additional actions in response to market conditions, including further revisions to its oil and gas capital spending plans, additional curtailments in copper and molybdenum production
EMGS reports Multi-Client sales in US Gulf of Mexico projectDec 10, 2015Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-client data library over the
Petsec Energy drills the Hummer exploration prospectDec 8, 2015Petsec Energy advised that the Main Pass Block 270 #3 well on its Hummer exploration prospect has been drilled to a true vertical depth of 15,748 feet/15,788 feet measured depth to test Miocene age sand objectives.
Petsec Energy appoints Head of Investor RelationsDec 4, 2015Petsec Energy has appointed Mr. Manny Anton to the role of Head of Investor Relations, effective 1 December 2015. Mr. Anton will be based in the Company's Sydney office and will report directly to the
Marathon Oil plug and abandon Solomon exploration wellDec 4, 2015Marathon Oil Corporation says that the Solomon exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico reached its total depth of approximately 34,600 feet on Walker Ridge Block 225 and did encounter the lower tertiary target interval.
StagSeis – an innovation and collaboration success storyNov 11, 2015Final results from IBALT and DEUX, the first and second surveys of CGG’s StagSeis™ multi-client program of 871 offshore blocks in select locations of Garden Banks, Keathley Canyon,
MatthewsDaniel completes Heidelberg Marine WarrantyNov 4, 2015MatthewsDaniel has safely completed its Marine Warranty Services for Anadarko on the installation of the Heidelberg spar in the Gulf of Mexico.
Noble Energy makes early start-up at Big BendOct 30, 2015Noble Energy, Inc. says that the Big Bend oil development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico commenced production on October 26, 2015.
Chevron announces successful appraisal of Anchor Discovery in the Deepwater GoMOct 30, 2015Chevron Corporation announced the successful appraisal of the Anchor discovery in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Trend.
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