The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is reviewing Shell's Arctic drilling plans, according to a recent Reuters report. On 31 March, DOI issued a record of decision affirming Shell’s Arctic leases from the Chukchi Sea OCS oil and gas lease sale 193 from 2008…
French vessel operator Bourbon confirmed that three Nigerian crew members were kidnapped off one of its crew boats, the Surfer 1440, offshore Nigeria. Image from Bourbon. In a statement…
The Statoil-operated Gullfaks gas field in the Norwegian Sea will use Nexans' innovative power umbilicals combining power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross section. The cables were handed over to Statoil this month. The…
A new offshore drilling safety rule proposed by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is expected to improve safety offshore in response to the Deepwater Horizon incident five years ago. The proposed rule, 30 CFR Part 250…
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…
Statoil confirmed its second discovery in the Aasta Hansteen area with the Roald Rygg prospect in the Norwegian Sea. Map of Roald Rygg. From Statoil. The gas discovery was made at…
KrisEnergy awarded Singapore-based Synergy Engineering the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Lengo gas development offshore East Java, Indonesia. Image of the Lengo platform. From KrisEnergy…
Zeta Energy is offering up US$22.5 million for an unconditional takeover offer for Pan Pacific Petroleum NL (PPP). Map from PPP. The offer equals to $0.04 (A$.05) per share and will be made as an on-market cash offer…
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…
Oil Spill Response Ltd. (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP) delivered a containment toolkit, which can be used to minimize the environmental impact of a subsea well incident. Image from SWRP…
Norway-based seismic services firm TGS has signed a letter of award (LOA) with Polarcus DMCC to acquire 3000sq km of 3D seismic data offshore Norway with a potential extension of up to a total of 7000sq km. The activity is expected to…
UK independent Ophir Energy has contracted Australian engineering group WorleyParsons and its subsidiary INTECSEA for engineering and project management services on its Fortuna project in Block R offshore Equatorial Guinea. Ophir has…
German multinational Siemens and Norwegian operator Statoil have jointly developed and qualified a subsea hydraulic power unit (SHPU) for use in offshore oil and gas fields in order to provide hydraulic power right at the well site. The…
On 9 April, thought leaders in the offshore oil sector held an industry discussion focused on the importance of sustainable safety in the offshore oil and natural gas industry. The group included Jack Gerard, president and chief executive for the American Petroleum Institute (API) Randall Luthi…
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