The Schahin Group filed for bankruptcy for its engineering unit as it seeks protection from creditors, according to news agency Bloomberg. Schahin holds 28 diversified companies and about US$2.12 billion in debt. However, Schahin’s oil and…
Karoon Gas Australia confirmed a 213m gross oil column at its Echidna-1 well offshore Brazil. The Olinda Star. From Karoon. The exploration well is located in the Santos basin…
2015 may well be remembered as the year when natural gas truly announced itself as the major energy fuel source. With the announcement that Shell is targeting a US$70 billion deal for BG Group, and in doing so increasing their current LNG capacity to around 33 million tons per annum…
Petrobras completed the formation testing on well 3-BRSA-1286-SES, located in concession BM-SEAL-11, in ultra-deep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, offshore Brazil. Drilling activities have confirmed two light oil and gas bearing compartments…
UK-based engineering firm Plexus secured its first contract with Cardon IV, a gas license granted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines of Venezuela to Eni and Repsol. The contract covers the supply of mudline suspension equipment services for a development well offshore Venezuela…
Petrobras awarded Subsea 7 a two-year US$200 million contract for continued use of its Seven Seas construction and flex-lay vessel for the installation of flexible lines. The contract work scope will be similar to that of other Subsea…
Karoon Gas Australia made a discovery at the Echidna-1 exploration well, the third in the Santos drilling campaign, offshore Brazil. Image from Karoon. According to the Australian company…
Houston-based BPZ Energy, that is currently under chapter 11 protection, is suspending its Corvina CX15-9D well offshore Peru after failing to produce oil. Map from BPZ. The well…
UK-based Falklands explorer Premier Oil has spudded its second 2015 exploration campaign well in the north Falklands basin. The Eirik Raude. From Ocean Rig. If successful, the 14/20…
Seaway Heavy Lifting entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists…
Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) awarded the McDermott International and GE Oil & Gas consortium a SURF contract to provide subsea equipment for the early production system (EPS) on the Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. Map from QGEP…
Premier Oil’s first exploration well in its 2.1 billion bbl 2015 Falkland’s drilling campaign has confirmed the extension of the giant Sea Lion discovery. The 14/15b-5 Zebedee exploration well, using the Eirik Raude semisubmersible drilling rig…
Automation systems provider Cougar Automation has developed and commissioned a control system for Balltec to use on the first buoy supported riser (BSR) system installed on Brazil’s Guara-Lula project. Buoy supported riser tether adjustment…
Brazil has big plans as it sets its sight on increasing oil exports – but it will need investment in technology as it moves into ever deeper waters. Elaine Maslin reports from Subsea Expo. Various vessels await deployment in Guanabara Bay near Niterói…
Ask about subsea well intervention and most assume it’s riserless light well intervention you want to talk about – for good reason. Elaine Maslin reports. Subsea light well intervention visualized by FMC Technologies…