Petrobras reported a fire on 31 May aboard semisubmersible platform Namorado 1 (PNA-1), located in the Campos basin at Namorado field, which is operated by the Brazilian national. Sindipetro, the area oil union, said that thefire broke out near the platform鈥檚 water tank just after 5 p鈥
The Centennial J tanker will be converted by MODEC for Tullow's TEN field. Photo by: Tullow Oil Plc/Joseph Lynch. E&P companies will continue to invest in deepwater exploration and development鈥
As Infield Systems prepares for the annual release of its Deep and Ultra-deepwater Market Report to 2018, we look to global development of the deepwater sector and the emerging trends over the forthcoming five years. Looking back over the previous five-year period鈥
Owen Kratz marks his 60th birthday this year, but he's far from settling down. The CEO of Helix Energy Solutions Group, including the business unit Well Ops, including business unit Well Ops, has the global intervention business in his sights鈥
BP provides this video on its LoSal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) remedy and how it applies to the Clair Ridge development. See more on this technology in the June 2014 issue of OE.
Hungary鈥檚 MOL Group is eyeing North Sea operatorship and has deep enough pockets to do it. Elaine Maslin spoke to exploration director Alex Dodds (pictured). Hungary鈥檚 MOL Group is aiming to double its production within at least five years and then double it again after that鈥
Calgary-based Sterling Resources issued its 1Q results today, reporting US$20.5million revenue attributable to production from the Breagh gas field in the UK North Sea, and expenses of $2.6 million during the quarter. The average expected鈥
W&T 云顶赌场老虎机 Inc. subsidiary, W&T Energy VI, acquired Woodside Energy's deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets for US$51 million, the company announced on 20 May 2014. The transaction includes a 20% non-operated working interest in the producing Neptune field (Atwater Valley Blocks 574鈥
Brazilian independent HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA announced plans to focus on the offshore Polvo field, in the Campos basin. HRT operates the field with 60% interest along with partner Maersk (40%). In 4Q 2013, the National Petroleum Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP)鈥
Nexen Petroleum's Golden Eagle development living quarters [LQ] module sailed away from its fabrication yard yesterday, 19 May (pictured). The LQ module was designed and built by Sembmarine SLP in Lowestoft at its Hamilton Dock. The 2000-tonne module鈥
Bermuda-headquartered Teekay 云顶赌场老虎机 filed a letter of intent to acquire Norway-based Logitel 云顶赌场老虎机 Holdings Ltd., the company announced in its first quarter results released on 15 May 2014. The acquisition, Teekay said, should close in 3Q 2014鈥
Petrobras began production from its P-62 platform at the Roncador field, in the Campos Basin, off Brazil, the company announced on 12 May. The 111sq km Roncador field is located in a water depth of 1800m and is divided into four modules with differing API densities鈥
Statoil announced plans to divest its interest in the ENI-operated block 15/06 offshore Angola for US$200 million. The transaction, which will be effective 1 January 2013, means concessionaire Sonangol EP will pick up Statoil's 5% participating interest鈥
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (Egas) for the use of one of Höegh's floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) 鈥 currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries鈥
CNOOC Ltd began production at its 100%-owned Kenli 3-2 oilfields, the company announced on 12 May 2014. The Kenli 3-2 oilfields, located in the southern Bohai Sea at an average water depth of 20m, consists of Kenli 3-2, Bozhong 34-6/7鈥