DOF Subsea Norway AS to Perform Geotechnical Survey for Shtokman Development AG

DOF Subsea Norway AS to Perform Geotechnical Survey for Shtokman Development AG

Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract for the provision of Complementary Offshore Geotechnical Survey by Shtokman Development AG. DOF Subsea will commence work in the Shtokman Gas Condensate field in early September utilising own vessel Geobay. The scope of work, consisting of offshore geotechnical survey, onshore testing and reporting, will be carried out in cooperation with PeterGaz Ltd. Full text

Field Development

BP Makes Eighteenth Oil Discovery in Ultra-Deep Water Block 31 Angola

2009.05.27 - Field Development -

BP Makes Eighteenth Oil Discovery in Ultra-Deep Water Block 31 Angola

Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol) and BP Exploration (Angola) Limited today announced the 'Oberon' oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Block 31, offshore Angola. This is the eighteenth discovery made by BP in Block 31 and is located in the southern portion of Block 31 about 335 kilometres northwest of Luanda and 4.3 kilometres to the north-east of the Dione discovery. Full text

StatoilHydro Confirms Fulla Discovery with Successful Appraisal

2009.05.20 - Field Development -

StatoilHydro Confirms Fulla Discovery with Successful Appraisal

StatoilHydro has struck gas during the drilling of a sidetrack on the Fulla prospect ten kilometres northeast of the Frigg field in the North Sea.Earlier this year an exploration well on the same prospect encountered small volumes of gas. The combined volumes proven through the two wells are estimated at between 63 and 107 million barrels of oil equivalent. Full text

StatoilHydro to explore the Bahamas

2009.05.18 - Field Development -

StatoilHydro to explore the Bahamas

StatoilHydro has reached agreement with BPC Limited to become the operator of three offshore exploration licences, Zapata, Islamorada and Falcones in the Cay Sal area of the south-western Bahamas. Full text

RWE Dea enters Clipper South Gas Field

2009.05.14 - Field Development -

RWE Dea enters Clipper South Gas Field

RWE Dea AG has reached an agreement with Fairfield Energy to farm-in to the undeveloped gas field Clipper South in the Southern British North Sea. Under the terms of the agreement, RWE Dea will acquire a 50% equity in part of blocks 48/19a, 48/19c and 48/20a. The Clipper South Field is located in the Sole Pit Basin in the Southern North Sea within the Rotliegend tight-gas play fairway. Full text

StatoilHydro find oil and gas at North Sea Ragnarrock III prospect

2009.05.14 - Field Development -

StatoilHydro find oil and gas at North Sea Ragnarrock III prospect

More oil and gas have been discovered by StatoilHydro with an exploration well drilled about 35 kilometres east of Gudrun in the North Sea and roughly 30 kilometres south of Grane. More detailed studies of collected well data will be needed to evaluate the resources and determine further activity around the discovery. Full text

New PGS/TGS MultiClient Rocks the Cradle of North Sea Production

2009.05.13 - Field Development -

New PGS/TGS MultiClient Rocks the Cradle of North Sea Production

PGS and TGS announce a new high density MultiClient 3D survey in Quad 211 in the East Shetland Basin (ESB) of the UK Northern North Sea. The ESB09 3D survey is highly prefunded and represents a joint investment for PGS and TGS for the North Sea summer season. Full text

Spectrum's depth migration sharpens up Gulf of Mexico survey

2009.05.12 - Field Development -

Spectrum's depth migration sharpens up Gulf of Mexico survey

Spectrum has today announced impressive results from the processing of the 28,000km Gulf of Mexico seismic survey using Wave Equation Migration (WEM) techniques to reveal sub-salt geology. Full text

Total with new discovery on the Moho-Bilondo License

2009.05.06 - Field Development -

Total with new discovery on the Moho-Bilondo License

Total announced today positive results for the Moho Nord Marine-4 (MHNM-4) well, approximately 75 kilometres offshore of the Republic of Congo, in a water depth of 1,078 metres in the northern part of the Moho-Bilondo license. The discovery follows on from the Moho Nord Marine-1 and 2 finds in 2007 and the positive delineation well of Moho Nord Marine-3 (MHNM-3) in 2008. Full text

Exploration drilling on the Gygrid prospect in Norway has started

2009.05.04 - Field Development -

Exploration drilling on the Gygrid prospect in Norway has started

Drilling of the exploration well Gygrid in PL348, 10km west of Draugen Field in the Norwegian Sea has started. The well is being drilled by the rig Seadrill West Alpha, and the well is being operated by StatoilHydro. Results are expected in June. The Gygrid prospect is situated in a very interesting license in a prolific hydrocarbon province with infrastructure in place. Full text

Tamar oil discovery stimulates East Mediterranean interest

2009.05.03 - Field Development -

Tamar oil discovery stimulates East Mediterranean interest

Spectrum are experiencing a surge in demand for the high quality depth imaged Multi-Client seismic data from the East Mediterranean since Noble Energy announced the Tamar and Dalit natural gas discoveries in February and April this year. Full text

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