Oil rig news

FAR has undertaken a detailed geotechnical evaluation for its two offshore blocks in The Gambia and completed an assessment of hydrocarbon resources.

Consent has been given to drill exploration well 6506/11-10 in a prospect named Hades & Iris.

Preparations have begun for the imminent Dempsey testing programme.

Tower Resources plc has provided an update on the status of the Thali block in Cameroon.

Gardner Denver Petroleum & Industrial Pumps has announced it has officially launched its Parts on Demand programme in the Middle East.

The contract was awarded by SOFEC, Inc. (SOFEC) for the design and supply of an Anchor Leg Monitoring System (ALMS) to monitor the integrity of the mooring lines on Maersk Oil’s upcoming Culzean FSO Ailsa.

Norwest Energy to lodge Discovery Notice with Minister of Mines Minister of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety on behalf of joint venture partners Triangle Energy (Global) Ltd, Whitebark Energy Ltd and 3C Group IC Ltd.

InterMoor was contracted by Talos Energy to moor semisubmersible ENSCO 8503 in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. has announced that one of its subsidiaries has agreed to a four month extension on the jackup rig Atwood Orca with Mubadala Petroleum for drilling operations offshore Thailand.

Norway's PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Equinox mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H on the Troll field.