Masirah Oil commissioned a new 3D seismic survey of Block 50 offshore Oman to be conducted by Dolphin Geophysical. The Artemis Arctic. From Dolphin Geophysical. Block 50 is located on the southeast coast of the Sultanate of Oman…
Camac Energy signed a contract with a subsidiary of Transocean for the provision of the semisubmersible drilling unit Sedco Express for drilling and completion activities offshore Nigeria. The Sedco Express…
Petrobras encountered hydrocarbons in the Orca-1 exploration well in the Tayrona block offshore Colombia, according to partner Ecopetrol S.A. The drill reached a depth of 4243m. Image from Ecopetrol…
Rocksource said it encountered a thick well-developed basin floor fan sand with a gas-accumulation at the top in the Kvitnos target in the PL 528 Ivory exploration well in the Norwegian Sea. In the deeper Lysing target, the well penetrated a poorer than expected water-bearing sand…
Oil production has started at from a previously undrained compartment at OMV’s US$255 million Maari redevelopment, located around 80km off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand. The MR-8A well, the second in the drilling campaign, was side…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy is about to recieve the Cendor mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) Marine Contracting moves it the from the Cendor field, offshore Malaysia to Batam, Indonesia for upgrade work. Marine Contracting moving the Cendor MOPU…
Bourbon’s Rodolphe Bouchet explains how the company’s new Explorer 500 series shows its commitment to standardization, which offers time and cost savings. The PSV Bourbon Explorer 504 at sea. Photos from Bourbon…
As demand for oil and gas increases and shallow plays mature, operators are having to look deeper and further offshore. Drilling in more capricious environments has highlighted the importance of safety measures that can quickly and accurately identify problems remotely using automated technology…
Claudio Paschoa compares two new compact ROV-operated systems for seabed geotechnical drilling by Forum Energy Technologies and Helix Energy Solutions. Forum’s Rovdrill 3 system. Image by Forum Energy Technologies…
Late life production optimization is hard, but interesting, according to those tackling the issue. Elaine Maslin provides an overview of recent trends. As natural production rates wane and assets start to age, optimizing production rates offshore becomes a key challenge for operators…
Who have been the movers and shakers in 2014? OE looked to the global offshore oil & gas industry to select the VIPs (very important players) in our 14 in 2014 list, presented here in no particular order. C-suite Tillerson…
Deepwater is a big play for Chevron – one which comes with challenges that the super major is working hard to overcome. Transocean’s drillship Discoverer Deep Seas, which drilled at Chevron’s Tahiti prospect…
OE spoke with experts from Halliburton, Hess and Weatherford to answer the question: “What have been the top achievements in drilling technology in the last five years?” Hess Corp. List provided by Dr…
Scientific drilling confirmed the presence of natural gas hydrates on the North and Central American continental shelves in late 1970s and early 1980s, but it was only recently that researchers began to seriously assess methane hydrate development…
A new and exciting chapter has opened in the history of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Meg Chesshyre reports. Fig. 1: Johan Sverdrup phase 1, comprised of four bridge-linked platforms. Image from Statoil…