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Maria discovery one of the largest findings in 2010Wintershall Holding GmbH announces a discovery at the Maria prospect in production licence 475BS in the Norwegian Sea about 200 kilometers off the coast of Trondheim. The well proved light oil and was drilled on the Halten terrace, near the Tyrihans and Åsgard fields. The size of the discovery is estimated between 60 and 120 million barrels of recoverable resources, placing it among the largest oil discoveries in Norway in this year. Full text |
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With the ‘green shoots’ of recovery more numerous by the day, dark warnings of a new spike in oil prices are also multiplying. Saudi Oil Minister al-Naimi has warned that under-investment in oil capacity may lead to a return to $150/barrel oil, “or even worse”. Full text
FMC Technologies announced today that it will support the Jubilee Integrated Project Team (IPT) – consisting of Kosmos Energy (technical operator), Anadarko Petroleum and Tullow Oil & Gas (unit operator) - with the design and manufacture of subsea production systems for use in the Jubilee deepwater development. The award is expected to result in $210 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Full text
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea control systems, announced today that it has been awarded a contract for a new seafloor‐based deep sea drill system from Gregg Drilling and Testing, Inc., experts in drilling and geotechnical testing services. Full text
GE Oil & Gas announced today that its drilling & production business has been awarded a three-year frame agreement valued at more than $250 million to supply 250 VetcoGray subsea wellhead systems to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) of Brazil, an integrated oil and gas company. In terms of number of wellheads, this is the largest contract awarded to date in the industry. Full text
Aker Solutions is expanding its subsea and subsurface service offering in Australia by establishing its geo business in the country. The move is part of Aker Solutions' strategy to function as a lifecycle partner, throughout the lifetime of subsea oilfields, for oil companies operating in and offshore Australia. Full text
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract with StatoilHydro to provide mechanical wireline services on StatoilHydro operated fields and mobile drilling units on the Norwegian continental shelf. Aker Solutions estimates that the initial three-year contract will generate income of approximately NOK 850 million. Full text
OHM Limited is to conduct a CSEM survey in the UK sector of the North Sea that represents the first full commercial use of OHM’s WISE technology. WISE (Well Integration with Seismic and Electromagnetics) uses available seismic and well data to underpin CSEM survey design enabling CSEM technology to be successfully applied in technically challenging areas. Full text
Talisman Energy Norge AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX:TLM) (NYSE:TLM), has made a promising oil discovery in the 15/12-21 exploration well drilled on the Grevling Prospect in the North Sea. The Grevling well is located about 215 kilometres off the west coast of Norway in PL038, Block 15/12, on the eastern flank of the Central Graben. Full text
Eni Norge is applying for concession to enable the construction and operation of an electric cable link between mainland Norway and the production facility installed on the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, with associated new electrical substation and distribution grid upgrades on land. These operations will impact on Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark. Full text
Argus Subsea, a newly announced company focusing on the early production subsea market, today announced the introduction of the AZ-10 subsea tree. The Argus AZ-10 is a unique, purpose-built system that is ideal for marginal-field developments and fast-tracked projects, where time is critical and quicker deployment can lead to millions of dollars of increased profitability for the operators. Full text