
shallow water
Aramco to begin with Ahmar-1 gas field development In 2012 Saudi Aramco discovered the Ahmar-1 field of non-associated gas in the deep water of the Red Sea approximately 24 kilometers northwest of Duba in the Tabuk Province on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. In following Saudi Aramco announced $25 billion capital expenditure in exploration production […]
Eni Nene Marine project to follow ongoing Litchendjili Last December Eni CEO Paulo Scaroni hosted a meeting in Roma with the President of Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) to review the major discoveries made by the Italian company that could boost the economical and social development of the African country. In that respect the on […]
Kenarong – Pertang competitive FEED to be an option Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) and the Malaysian oil company Petronas are considering the option to organize a competitive front end engineering and design (FEED) to develop the Kenarong and Pertang natural gas fields of the Block PM311 in the shallow water of the east coast […]
ONGC may re-tender Bassein Expansion EPC contract The national oil company (NOC), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is considering on last minute to rethink the scope of work for its Bassein Expansion project offshore India. Although the Bassein Development project has reached its final bidding stage to award the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) […]
Mexico Key Projects and Business Highlights Since 2004, when Mexico was able to produce 3.4 million barrels per day (b/d), this oil and gas giant managed to come down to 2.55 million b/d on first half 2013 due to a constitution concentrating in one state owned company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) all the responsibilities to explore and produce […]
Pemex to release Ayatsil call for tender in September The Mexican national oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), selected the concept of the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to develop its Ayatsil-Tekel discovery in the shallow water of the Campeche Basin in the Gulf of Mexico. Located 130 kilometers northwest Cuidad del Carmen, Ayatsil […]
Grupo R orders four jack-up rigs to Keppel for Pemex The Mexican construction and oil field service company Grupo R ordered four jack-up drilling rigs to Keppel Fels in Singapore to support the exploration and production program planned by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to stop the Mexican production to decline and to increase it again. In October […]
Technip to complete FEED work for onshore NEB 3 The national Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations (ADCO) is making significant progress in the North East Bab field with the contracts to be awarded soon for the development of the third phase called NEB 3. ADCO is the joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company […]