Exploration

RBG has secured a two year contract extension worth £30 million to provide Apache with fabric extension and deck crew services.

Gulf Keystone has proved the value of the giant Shaikan filed in Northern Iraq after conducting well appraisal tests at its Shaikan-2 well, drilling is also continuing apace at its Shaikan-4 well.

BP EOC’s offices in Moscow were raided by bailiffs as a result of a claim by Andrei Prokhov, a shareholder in TNK-BP. BP have initiated proceedings to cancel the enforcement of the claim as they believe it is totally unjustified.

Andrew Buckland and Giles Farrer, Wood Mackenzie, UK, detail the possibilities afforded by the development of the FLNG concept.

Lucy Miller, Douglas Westwood Ltd, UK, describes the changing focus of the LNG market towards the Asia Pacific region.

The second appraisal well drilled by Lundin Petroleum, 16/2-7, has confirmed the extension of the Avaldsnes field approximately 5.5 km south of the 16/2-6 discovery well and 4.5 km south-west of the first appraisal well 16/3-4.

Rosneft and ExxonMobil have executed a co-operation agreement which includes a US$ 3.2 billion exploration programme in the Russian Arctic as well as technology sharing and includes an equity swap with ExxonMobil’s US assets.

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, provides an overview of Japan's energy industry in the wake of the recent earthquake.

TWMA has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil to handle and dispose of subsea structures and equipment damaged during the Gryphon FPSO storm incident earlier this year.

How can companies protect their workers in the event of the collapse of governance and civil authority in the countries where it operates?

Kosmos Energy has announced a light oil discovery at the Akasa-1 exploration well on the West Cape Three Points Block offshore the Republic of Ghana. The well penetrated 33 m (108 ft) of oil-bearing pay in four good-quality Turonian–aged sand packages.

Anadarko has discovered significant gas reserves in the Barquentine complex offshore Mozambique, the company plans to use the reserves as feed-gas for an LNG facility.

Arrow LNG, owned by Petrochina and Shell has made an offer of AU$ 520 million (US$ 543 million) to acquire the gas explorer Bow Energy.

WesternGeco announced today that it has begun acquisition of the Bjørnøya Phase I 'Ice Bear' 3D multiclient survey in the highly prospective West Loppa area of the Barents Sea.

Demand for subsea vessels is projected to make a strong recovery as confidence returns to the industry and more deepwater projects are sanctioned.