drilling
Maersk to develop BP 20K drilling technology concept BP selected Maersk Drilling from Denmark and the Houston-based engineering company KBR to implement the development of its 20KTM concept for a new generation of drilling rigs. February 2013, BP and Maersk Drilling (Maersk) signed an agreement to develop and provide detailed engineering on a BP‘s conceptual designs for a new generation of […]
Total-Chevron-SNPC to invest $7 billion in Moho-Nord Total from France, and its partners, Chevron from USA and the local Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) are willing to move on fast track with the Moho-Nord Floating Production Unit (FPU) project offshore Congo-Brazzaville. Located 20 kilometers northwest of the actual Moho Bilongo FPU and 77 […]
Hyundai Heavy Industries books $1.1 billion Topsides Statoil and its partners, OMV from Austria and ConocoPhillips from USA made the final investment decision (FID) and awarded the topsides, the most critical package, of the Aasta Hansteen project to Hyundai Heavy Industries. Previously named Luva, the Aasta Hansteen is located 300 kilometers offshore Norway by 1,300 […]
Total and Oil Search build reserves for Coral Sea LNG On October 9th 2012, the french major Total and the Australian – Papua New Guinea junior Oil Search Limited (Oil Search) signed a Farm-in agreement on five natural gas onshore and offshore blocks around the Gulf of Papua. This deal came as the conclusion of […]
Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries won Topsides In selecting the consortium made of Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the topsides of its Martin Linge project in Norway, the french international oil company, Total, awarded the main package of this $4.2 billion project. Lying by 120 meter water depth on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the Martin Linge […]
Rosneft to lead pilot project in Bazhenov formation In line with the strategic cooperation agreement signed in August 2011, Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed a Pilot Development Agreement to explore and produce tight oil from the Bazhenov and Achimov formation in the Western Siberia. According to the terms of the Pilot Development Agreement, Rosneft and ExxonMobil will create […]
KOC to give priority to onshore exploration During Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced to have received mandate from Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) to increase crude oil production from actual 3 million b/d to 4 million b/d by 2030. Considering the age and the level of maturity of the actual fields in […]
Zakum Development Company The Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) was established in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, as part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in November 1977 to develop and operate the Upper Zakum (UZ) field. At that time ZADCO was a joint venture between: – Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) 88% – Japan Oil Development […]
