The governments of Kuwait and Iraq have signed a contract for a technical study of oil fields straddling the countries’ shared border, the official Kuwait News Agency reported. They commissioned ERC Equipoise Ltd, London, to assess development and investment strategies, KUNA said. The…
Churchill Drilling Tools says its DAV MX CircSub has improved a North Sea operator’s wellhead base jetting operations. Having completed a drilling programme, the client had to remove cuttings debris from its wellhead base prior to wellhead installation. However, local sea currents were…
Saipem’s Sonsub division launched its “Hydrone-R” underwater intervention drone on the 1st July to begin endurance and qualification tests, Saipem reported on the 2nd August. Through its Hydrone Programme, Saipem aims to use subsea robotics to change dramatically how underwater inspections and interventions are…
The Diamond Offshore-owned Ocean Monarch drilling rig has spudded Cooper Energy’s Annie-1 gas exploration well located offshore Australia. The well is located in VIC/P44 where Cooper is the operator with a 50% interest and Mitsui E&P Australia is its partner with a 50% interest….
A 50-50 joint venture of South Australian explorer Strike Energy Ltd and Scotland-based independent Warrego Energy Ltd has made a natural gas discovery with the West Erregulla-2 well in the onshore Perth basin about 1,000 metres above its primary target. The gas was found…
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) will deploy its new wellhead fatigue mitigation system for Tamarind Resources in the Taranaki basin offshore New Zealand. This is said to alleviate the impact of modern, large Blow Out Preventer system (BOPs) on legacy wellheads by arresting the motion…
Shell Offshore Inc has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico. PowerNap is a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus production hub. The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and…
GE Renewable Energy has revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire. The new offshore wind turbine boasts unparalleled dimensions and the use of advanced technologies. GE has taken a new step…
TAG Oil has announced that final approval has been received from New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals for the sale and transfer of TAG’s operatorship of its New Zealand operations to Tamarind Resources TAG and Tamarind are working diligently to close the transaction within the…
Saudi Aramco has let an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contact to McDermott International Inc for a production deck module (PDM) in Hasbah gas field with hook-up and modification works in Saudi Arabia’s Karan gas field in the Persian Gulf. The scope of work…
