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Dry North Sea well for RWE

Dec 19, 2014

RWE Dea Norge is to plug and abandon its wildcat well 35/9-12 S on the Atlas prospect in production license (PL) 420 in the North Sea after it was classified dry.  The well was drilled about 20km southwest of the Gjøa field in the North Sea and about 80km southwest of Florø…

Perenco orders Gabon seismic

Dec 19, 2014

Norway-based offshore geophysical services firm Polarcus has signed a letter of intent with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by Polarcus Nadia and subject to the execution of a service contract…

Ocean Installer opens Brazil office

Dec 19, 2014

Norwegian subsea contractor Ocean Installer has opened an office in Brazil stating that the country represents significant growth opportunities in the years ahead.  “We have seen the need to establish an office to serve the Brazilian oil and gas market…

Hopper named new BOEM director

Dec 18, 2014

Abigail Ross Hopper has been appointed Director of the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), effective 5 January, the US Department of the Interior announced on 18 December 2014. Hopper, who will be the second director in the agency’s history…

Prospect joins Wild Well Control

Dec 18, 2014

Prospect Flow Solutions is joining Wild Well Control to serve as its new advanced engineering group.    Since Prospect’s founding in 1999, Wild Well and its parent company have partnered with Prospect on a number of projects to deliver…

Maria jumps in resources

Dec 18, 2014

Germany’s Wintershall increased the recoverable resources for its Norwegian Sea Maria field by 40MMboe. The Maria field. From Wintershall.   The field is now expected to reach 180MMboe recoverable resources…

Eni enters Portuguese deep offshore

Dec 18, 2014

Eni and Galp Energia’s subsidiary Petrogal finalized a farm in agreement for Eni to acquire operatorship and 70% stake in three permits off Portugal. Map of Galp Energia Portugal blocks. From Galp Energia…

Det norske green lighted for Ivar Aasen exploration

Dec 18, 2014

Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway for exploration drilling on the three appraisal wells in Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. Illustration of Ivar Aasen…

Woodside farms-in offshore Nova Scotia

Dec 18, 2014

Woodside advises that it has finalized an agreement with BP to farm in to offshore blocks in the Scotian basin, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. BP accepted Woodside’s offer to acquire a 20% participating interest in exploration licenses 2431…

Teekay inks Brazil FPSO deal

Dec 18, 2014

Teekay Offshore Partners has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) to provide a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…

Chevron cancels Beaufort plans

Dec 18, 2014

Chevron has said it is canceling plans to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea in Canada's Arctic because of economic uncertainty in the industry as oil prices fall. Beaufort Sea map. From Chevron.   The…

Bahamas to assess petroleum act

Dec 18, 2014

Oil exploration in the Bahamas has taken a step forward after a new Petroleum Act and regulations to guide and govern oil exploration in was placed before the Parliament of The Bahamas. The draft legislation is now likely to go through…

Lamprell marks rig delivery record

Dec 18, 2014

Dubai-based rig builder Lamprell has completed the jackup drilling rig, the Shuwehat for Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC) on time, budget and schedule. The delivery to NDC follows a 12 November announcement of a new contract with the firm…

Giant Shah Deniz DEH system takes shape

Dec 18, 2014

Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world's largest and most complex direct electrical heating (DEH) system to date, says supplier Nexans. The French firm is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution…

Under-sea CCS funding offered

Dec 18, 2014

The UK Government's Department for Energy and Climate Change has launched £2.5 million funding to encourage development of CO2 storage in the North Sea. The cash will help companies identify sites under the sea to store the CO2 emissions from coal and gas power stations…

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