Mubadala Petroleum began oil production from the Nong Yao field in the G11/48 license in the southern Gulf of Thailand from three initial wells on 17 June. Map of G11/48 off Thailand. From Mubadala…
Production commenced from Houston-based Erin Energy’s Oyo-7 well offshore Nigeria, with the expectations to double the company’s current production rate out of the Oyo field. The Armada Perdana…
Weatherford International has released their IntegraLine liner system with swage technology at the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) World Drilling 2015 Conference and Exhibition. Weatherford’s IntegraLine liner…
Statoil has handed out the largest contracts for the UK North Sea’s Mariner field that are worth more than US$1.57 billion (£1 billion) to the companies established in Aberdeen. Mariner. Image from Statoil…
Lundin Norway commenced drilling of exploration well 16/4-9 S on the Luno II North prospect in the North Sea. The main objective of well 16/4-9 S is to test the hydrocarbon potential and reservoir properties in the Luno II North prospect…
AGR released new functionality for its bespoke well data software, iQx that will improve the analysis of spatial well data by using data collected from more than 6000 wells drilled on the Norwegian continental shelf. The new GEO module is aimed at geologists and petroleum engineers…
Thirteen activists in kayaks intercepted Shell's drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, in Seattle's Puget Sound as the rig prepared to depart for the Arctic as part of Shell's US$1 billion Arctic exploration and drilling program. Kayaktivists…
Noble Energy started drilling on the potentially play-opening Humpback prospect in the south Falklands basin on Saturday, according to partner Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL). According to Noble, Humpback holds 250 MMbbl estimated gross…
Statoil has awarded Odfjell Drilling two contracts worth more than US$550 million (NOK 4.35 billion) for drilling services on its massive Johan Sverdrup field. The $14.8 billion first phase development on the field will see four, bridge-linked installations alone…
Shell is on the brink of Arctic exploration after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) approval of the US supermajor’s oil spill response plan (OSRP) on 11 June. The Noble Discoverer…
Lundin Petroleum successfully completed drilling two appraisal wells that encountered hydrocarbon pay in the Alta discovery offshore Norway, in the Barents Sea. The Island Innovator. Image from Island Drilling…
Lundin Norway received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an appraisal well located southeast of the giant Edvard Grieg field, in the central North Sea. Map of well 16/1-23S…
Det norske installed the 8900-tonne steel jacket for its Ivar Aasen platform in the North Sea. The Ivar Aasen steel jacket. Images from Det norske. The Saipem-built jacket was lifted in place down to the seabed at 112m water depth…
NorSea Group won northeast Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and…
There were many memorable presentations and product demonstrations at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this past May. OE Staff reports on a few notable discussions. Safety post-Macondo This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster…
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