Subsea development of Chevron's Jack and St Malo unfolding
2008.05.06 -
Field Development
Today at OTC, Chevron's Randall Kubota said to subsea industry sources that a FEED study for the subsea development of Jack and St Malo ultra-deep discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico will start in the near future. Kubota is Chevrons subsea general manager. The development concept is not yet determined, but it is likely to included significant scope of subsea equipment, possible including HIPPS for pipeline protection.
Jack and St. Malo deepwater discoveries are located in Walker Ridge in Gulf of Mexico.
PA Resources AB has signed an agreement with the shareholders to acquire the entire share capital of the British oil exploration company Scotsdale Ltd. The company is focusing on low risk exploration in North West Europe. The acquisition means that PA Resources increases its presence in the North Sea with licenses in the United Kingdom and Denmark, and potentially also in the Netherlands.
Aker Exploration has entered into agreements with the international oil company Eni Norge to acquire ownership interests in two licenses in the vicinity of the Åsgard field. The agreements further strengthen Aker Exploration’s position in the Norwegian Sea.
SCAN Geophysical ASA (SCAN) today announced that the company is
remobilising its seismic vessel, M/V Geo Searcher, to re-commence a previously-suspended
2D project offshore Pakistan for BP.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ENI Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 34/12-1 in the North Sea.
Eni has successfully drilled the last appraisal well, encountered approximately 127 metres (419 ft) of net pay in multiple sands. The initial analysis indicates good reservoir quality.
