Peak Well Systems (Peak) commissioned two new ISO test facilities in Perth (Western Australia) and Aberdeen (UK). The new facilities provide a controlled environment in which to test downhole plug systems under extreme conditions for prolonged periods of time…
Det norske oljeselskap has begun deployment of AVEVA’s Progressive Handover Solution to manage life cycle information for its Ivar Aasen field project in the North Sea. The AVEVA solution allows Det norske to benefit from improved information…
Arctic-ready facilities: meeting the engineering challenge for a new era of offshore exploration. Mark Manton explains. The Sable South Centre module being loaded ready for installation at the Sable Offshore Energy Tier II Compression Project…
Total E&P Norge encountered oil after drilling an appraisal well on the Garantiana prospect in production license 554 in the Norwegian North Sea. Appraisal well 34/6-3 S was drilled on Garantiana and exploration well 34/6-3 A, a sidetrack well…
T.D. Williamson (TDW) carried out a subsea pipeline pressure isolation that protected divers during a wye installation in the Gulf of Mexico. The installation was of a piggable wye to tie-in a new deepwater oil and gas system in the GoM…
Weatherford Secure Drilling services contracted 2H Offshore to manage the design and delivery of the riser equipment for its managed pressure drilling (MPD) system. The system is expected to be delivered by 2015. The project award follows a feasibility study conducted by 2H Offshore…
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has hit another dry well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The wild cat well on the Kvitola prospect was the first well drilled in production license (PL) 553. The duster on Kvitola follow on from Det norske's dry well on the Heimdalshø prospect…
Specialist downhole tool provider, Peak Well Systems has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its new SIMPLUS range of V3-Grade plugs certified to ISO14310. The portfolio employs an ISO-14310 Grade V3-rated SIMPLUS Retrievable…
Det norske oljeselskap's wildcat exploration well 2/9-5S on the Heimdalshø prospect found no hydrocarbons. Det norske said the well, the first in production license (PL) 494, about 30 km east of the Norwegian North Sea Valhall field…
Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its second ultra harsh environment jackup, XLE-2, from the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore. The rig will start its mobilization to the Norwegian North Sea in approximately two weeks, where it will…
Det norske oljeselskap has spudded exploration well 2/9–5 S in production license 494, in the Norwegian North Sea, targeting the Heimdalshø prospect using the Maersk Giant jackup rig. The well spudded 21 July, said Fortis Petroleum, a partner on the project…
Det norske announced its 2Q 2014 financial results on 17 July. Among other financial highlights and activity, the company discussed its agreement to acquire Marathon Oil Norge for US$2.1 billion. Announced 2 June 2014, the transaction is expected to close 4Q 2014…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Norwegian exploration and development company, Det norske oljeselskap ASA, a drilling permit for well 2/9-5 S. Well 2/9-5 S will be drilled from the Mærsk Giant jackup drilling facility at position 56°24’45…
Marathon Oil has announced it is no longer marketing its UK business after agreeing a deal to sell off its Norwegian unit. Marathon Oil Norge is to be sold to Norway’s Det norske oljeselskap in a US$2.1 billion cash deal. The sale…
AGR has been awarded a frame agreement with Det norske to provide well services and consultancy resources to the operator’s projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement is effective 1 May 2014, with a duration of three years…
