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QGEP strikes big in Atlanta

Feb 06, 2014

Results of the first well drilled in the Atlanta post-salt oil field off Brazil were better than operator Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) and its partners anticipated, according to an announcement the Brazilian company made Wednesday…

First oil from Mars B field

Feb 04, 2014

A closer look at the integration and delivery of first oil in Mars B through the Olympus tension-leg platform.

Voices OE February

Feb 01, 2014

Waves of progress. With several mega projects underway, OE asked: Can floating LNG be done economically on a smaller scale? The obvious answer is that we believe so, but it depends on the application. Wison Offshore & Marine sees smallerscale…

Huntington resumes production in UK

Jan 31, 2014

During Q4 2013, Iona produced on average 3280 boe/d as Huntington ramp-up continued to increase following the previously announced curtailment of production by the operator of the Central Area Transmission System from mid-September to late November 2013…

Enoch restart due

Jan 31, 2014

The North Sea Enoch oil field is due back on stream in early 2014, following restoration work on a new subsea tree and production testing. The Enoch field is on the border between the Norwegian and UK continental shelf, inBlock 15/5,in the southern part of the North Sea…

BPZ Energy strikes anew at Albacora

Jan 24, 2014

BPZ Energy announced positive year-end results from Block Z1, off Peru. The company said that it boosted Block Z1's current gross production levels in excess of 4,900 bo/d, and that several more development wells are planned to be drilled in the area…

FMC wins Pemex contract for wellheads

Jan 24, 2014

FMC Technologies Inc.  announced today that it signed a 3-year contract with Pemex Exploration and Production to manufacture and supply surface wellheads to support drilling and well maintenance programs in the Gulf of Mexico. The award…

Iceland divvys final Dreki license

Jan 22, 2014

Iceland’s National Energy Authority, Orkustofnun,  granted a license for the Dreki area to CNOOC Iceland ehf, Eykon Energy ehf, and Petoro Iceland AS in the third and final round for the region. CNOOC Iceland, subsidiary of CNOOC International ltd…

Extending umbilical life

Jan 16, 2014

Viper Subsea’s V-LIFE is increasing insulation resistance to extend subsea systems’ life expectancy. It is well understood that water and electricity don’t mix well. Since the advent of electro-hydraulic control systems, this fact has…

Petrobras sees pre-salt reserves increase

Jan 15, 2014

Petrobras' proven pre-salt reserves are up 43% in 2013. Since 2007, the company has been adding increasing amounts to its proven reserves coming from the pre-salt layer, which extends from the south of the state of Espírito Santo to the state of Santa Catarina…

Freeport-McMoRan in deepwater GoM

Jan 15, 2014

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) is one of the world’s largest mining companies, but it is expanding its interests in North American oil and gas. FM O&G has about 1200 Houston-based employees, and has additional offices in California…

HRT plucks Polvo from BP

Jan 09, 2014

Brazilian independent HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA acquired a 60% working interest and the operatorship stake in the Polvo field from BP Energy do Brasil Ltda, following the Jan. 8 close on a deal worth US$101 million.In the transaction…

Petrobras' November monthly output up 1.2%

Dec 31, 2013

In November, Petrobras announced its total oil and natural gas output in Brazil was 2,342,000 boe/d, up 1.2% from the 2,315,000 boe/d extracted a month earlier. Including the share operated by Petrobras for its partners, the rise in relation to October was 1…

Shell grabs Petrobras' BC-10 stake

Dec 30, 2013

Petrobras' partners in the BC-10 development, also known as Parque das Conchas, have finalized a buyout worth approximately US$1.6 billion for the Brazilian national's 35% interest in the project. Shell will pay $1 billion for its additional 23% interest…

US enacts Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement

Dec 27, 2013

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that the US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement has been enacted. The agreement establishes a framework for US oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to jointly…

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