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Chevron Deploys a Second Ultra-Deepwater DrillshipChevron U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), today announced that it has commenced operations on the Discoverer Inspiration, an ultra-deepwater drillship, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The vessel has the capability to drill wells in 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) of water to a total depth of 40,000 feet (12,200 meters). Full text |
First Oil Production from Pyrenees Development Offshore Western Australia
Apache reports first oil from Van Gogh development in Western Australia's Exmouth Basin
AGR TO UNDERTAKE MAJOR FALKLANDS DRILLING PROGRAMME
Spectrum sets sights on East Coast U.S geology
Aker Spitsbergen enters operations
Subsea 7 complete of the Girassol Pipeline Repair Project for Total E&P Angola
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On Sunday, 2 August, the seismic data acquisition by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) in Troms II, northwest of Senja, was completed. Acquisition will continue for a few more days in Nordland VII in Vesterålen. Full text
Grenland Group has delivered another subsea structure that will contribute to increased oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf. This latest manifold is bound for the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. In August, a 250 tonnes protection structure for the manifold will be delivered from Grenland Group. The subsea structures from Grenland Group is a sub-contracted delivery to FMC Technologies's Norne contract with StatoilHydro. Full text
Subsea 7 today said that the medium to long-term outlook for the subsea market continues to remain strong, however there is no doubt that the current economic environment is challenging. There continue to be delays in project awards and a greater pressure on margins, driven by both lower volumes of work available and a push by the operators to cut costs in the supply chain. Subsea 7 also updated their operations. Full text
On 22nd July, the GGS-Atlantic commenced the acquisition of Spectrum'sBig Wave Phase 2 multi client seismic survey in the eastern Gulf ofMexico. Phase 2 of Spectrum's Big Wave multi client programme is a total of 14,000km long offset, high quality seismic data and includes a 2,000km well tie survey to the east of the main study area. Full text
Technip, supported by Jumbo Offshore, completed the installation of four subsea structures including two Module Support Frames each weighing approximately 150 tonnes. The foundations were lowered to the Grand Banks sea floor at a depth of approximately 120 meters and will support subsea manifolds and flowlines that are part of a multiple well tie-back. Full text
StatoilHydro started production from the Tune South satellite well on Saturday 18 July. The satellite is tied back to the Oseberg field centre via the Tune subsea template. In its first year of production, Tune South will account for 10% of the gas exported from the Oseberg field centre. This will be a key contribution in maintaining the positive production development at Oseberg Full text
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea has completed the installation of the twelve mooring connectors for the Thunder Hawk DeepDraft Semi, a semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU) in 6,050 feet (1,800m) in the Gulf of Mexico. Full text
Shell today started production at its multi-field Parque das Conchas project 110 kilometres off Brazil’s south-east coast, where heavy oil resources lie beneath waters nearly two kilometres deep in the Campos Basin. Full text
Murphy Oil Corporation announced today that the Thunder Hawk field located in Mississippi Canyon Block 734 in the Gulf of Mexico has commenced production. The field lies in over 5,700 feet of water, approximately 145 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Full text
Jubilee Phase 1 Plan of Development finalised with the Government of Ghana for formal approval. Development drilling, FPSO conversion and subsea facilities fabrication all on track for 2010 first oil. Full text