The Dutch safety watchdog said on the 31st January that cross-border cooperation with neighbouring Germany and Belgium needs to be improved to ensure the nations are properly prepared to deal with a nuclear accident which could impact all three countries. The Dutch Safety Board…
Light, sweet crude oil for March delivery on the New York market tumbled to settle below US$65/bbl on the 30th January as US production inches closer to historic levels. Earlier this year, the US Energy Information Administration said it expects US production climb above…
Radio Holland Netherlands has won a tender to supply Navigation/Communications packages for six new-build vessels of Dutch shipping company Wijnne Barends (Delfzijl). Wijnne Barends was established in 1855 and has a longstanding relationship with Radio Holland spanning around 50 years. The company currently has more…
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has received an order to deliver a battery-powered energy system for six offshore vessels (PSVs) which have been built by the Cosco Guangdong yard in China. The delivery includes the Energy Storage Container System (ESSU), an upgrade of the existing Rolls-Royce…
Following its successful 13-well drilling campaign last summer, Wintershall Holding GmbH is expanding production in the western part of Germany’s largest existing onshore oil field. The wells are connected to the Cretaceous Bentheim sandstone, which lies at a depth of 700-900 metres. To date,…
Shell has made what it says is one of its largest US Gulf of Mexico exploration finds in the past decade from the Whale deep-water well. The well encountered more than 1,400 net feet (427 metres) of oil bearing pay. Evaluation of the discovery…
Total SA has confirmed upside potential with a sidetrack to its Ballymore discovery. Drilled to a final depth of 8,898 metres, the Ballymore well encountered 205 metres of net oil pay in a high-quality Jurassic Norphlet reservoir. The well is in 2,000 metres of water…
The auction for exploration rights to 29 deepwater areas in the Mexican Gulf has attracted strong interest from individual operating companies and from consortia. The Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) recently announced the list of approved the bidders for Round 2.4, and the list…
Further to the announcement by the Government of Indonesia, Premier has confirmed that it, together with its joint venture partners Mubadala Petroleum and Kris Energy, has been awarded the Andaman II Licence in the 2017 Indonesian Licence Round. The Andaman II licence is located…
On the 30th January BP announced two new exploration discoveries in the North Sea. The discoveries are Capercaillie, in Block 29/4e in the Central North Sea, and Achmelvich, in Block 206/9b west of Shetland. BP is 100% owner of Capercaillie and the Achmelvich…
