Statoil is considering using an unmanned wellhead platform - instead of a subsea development - for a planned extension of the Oseberg field development. Illustration of unmanned wellhead platform. From Statoil鈥
Ekofisk is an iconic field, but its uniqueness gives operator ConocoPhillips some specific challenges around subsidence. Elaine Maslin reports. The Ekofisk Complex. Photo from ConocoPhillips Norge鈥
Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its third ultra harsh environment jackup, XLE-3, from the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, ahead of schedule. The rig (pictured) will start her mobilisation to the Norwegian North Sea late February鈥
Dubai-based Gulf Marine Services has won a new long-term contract award for one of its Large Class vessels. The vessel will start a four-year charter (three years firm with a one-year option) at the end of Q1 2015 on completion of鈥
Claxton is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators鈥 needs as more heavy-duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company is adding new joints in the size and pressure required to interface with the blowout preventer (BOP) stacks on the new rigs鈥
Noreco has reduced its ownership in license 9/95 on the Danish continental shelf from 20.1% to 16% by transferring the balance to Nordsøfonden, the Danish State鈥檚 oil and gas company. Drilling of the exploration well 9/95 Xana started鈥
Mubadala Petroleum鈥檚 US$300 million Manora oil development is now producing from five wells in the northern Gulf of Thailand. The Atwood Orca jackup. From Atwood. The Manora oil field is located within the G1/48 concession鈥
Depressed oil prices are going to make 2015 a challenging year as the 鈥渋ndustry adjusts to the new realities,鈥 rig, engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has said. The Dubai-based company had an 鈥渆xceptionally strong鈥 2014, with鈥
Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) took delivery of its first of two KFELS B Class jackup rigs from Singapore鈥檚 Keppel FELS. The Yunuen jackup. From Keppel. The鈥
Dubai-based rig builder Lamprell has completed the jackup drilling rig, the Shuwehat for Abu Dhabi鈥檚 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鈥
2H 云顶赌场老虎机 will deliver a lightweight conductor supported platform for EnQuest subsidiary, EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd, for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. The award follows completion of a competitive tender process鈥
The Origin Energy-operated BassGas joint venture is one step closer in the BassGas Mid Life Enhancement (MLE) project after completing the Yolla offshore platform heavy lift stage, off southeast Australia. BassGas offshore platform鈥
Maersk Oil spudded the Xana (Gita South) exploration well in license 9/95 on the Danish continental shelf, according to partner Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco). The well is being drilled by the Noble Sam Turner jackup. The main target is upper Jurassic sandstones鈥
Self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESV) firm Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured its first contract award for its new Mid-Size Class vessel GMS Shamal. The vessel, the first of its kind, is currently being built at GMS鈥欌
Masirah Oil commissioned a new 3D seismic survey of Block 50 offshore Oman to be conducted by Dolphin Geophysical. The Artemis Arctic. From Dolphin Geophysical. Block 50 is located on the southeast coast of the Sultanate of Oman鈥
