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Five oil pipelines disrupted by environmental protesters were back up and running on Wednesday, although at least one of the lines that carry millions of barrels of crude from Canada to the United States was operating at reduced rates. In an unprecedented coordinated attack on Tuesday, protesters broke into valve stations at five remote locations
Quadrant Energy is preparing to flow test the Roc-2 well offshore Australia which, earlier this year, confirmed a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, in good quality rock, within the Caley section, its primary target. The Roc-2 well is located within the WA-437-P exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia. Quadrant is the operator with 80% interest
Shell UK has chartered three anchor-handling tug support (AHTS) vessels for a total value of £840,000 (around $1.1 million) from Swedish offshore support ships operator Viking Supply Ships. According to data on Viking Supply Ships’ website, the vessels will be used for repositioning and mobilization of Diamond Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig, the Ocean Patriot, which
Petrofac has secured a contract from Iberdrola Engineering and Construction UK Limited (IEC) to deliver a detailed engineering design scope to support the next stage of the East Anglia I (EA1) offshore windfarm development. This is Petrofac’s second project on the EA1 development, with its Project Development group having already completed the basic engineering for
U.S. crude oil stocks fell last week, confounding expectations that inventories would rise to make up for the previous week’s drawdown, which was the biggest in 15 years, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell 559,000 barrels in the week ended Sept. 9, compared with expectations in a Reuters
Schlumberger WesternGeco and ION Geophysical announced a new 3D multi-client reimaging broadband program offshore Mexico, which uses Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) data library. The Campeche 3D reimaging program comprises three survey areas covering approximately 82,000 km2 in the Bay of Campeche offshore southern Mexico. ION president and chief executive officer, Brian Hanson, said, “We
Oilfield services company Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall to tender for the provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement has been signed with Wintershall’s Norwegian subsidiary, Wintershall Norge. The deal has two three-year extension options and is effective
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Shell consent to use the facilities at Knarr and Gaupe following a change of operatorship. Shell is taking over the operatorship of Knarr and Gaupe from BG, and has as a result, applied for consent to use these facilities, even though consent for their use was originally granted
P Independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, ROVOP, is set to increase its Houston workforce as a result of further business growth including recent contract wins in the Gulf of Mexico region. The growth follows the successful completion of a pipeline installation campaign in Mexico with Drebbel de Mexico, which has led to
Malaysian energy giant Petronas is defending itself against allegation that the company is flouting the Sarawak state law when sending workers offshore. The Government of Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, recently introduced a moratorium on all new applications for Petronas positions in the state. News has now emerged alleging