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Xanadu-1 was drilled as a conventional oil exploration well, designed to test for the presence of hydrocarbons in the Xanadu prospect, located offshore in shallow waters, 40 km south of Dongara, Western Australia.

Hyperdynamics Corporation has provided additional results from its analysis of well logs from the Fatala-1 exploration well recently drilled offshore the Republic of Guinea in Northwest Africa.

InterMoor Ltd, a leading provider of mooring services, foundation solutions and offshore installations in subsea services group Acteon, is proud to announce the completion of its tenth straight year of operation without any lost time incident (LTI).

Xodus Group has been awarded two Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) contracts for projects in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) blocks in Senegal, West Africa.

Together, Statoil and Eni have awarded Bristow the contract for one SAR helicopter, and one transport helicopter, which can be converted to a SAR helicopter when needed. Both are Sikorsky S-92 helicopters.

Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 881, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 33/9-22 S. The well is dry.

The contract covers the provision of subsea equipment including umbilicals, risers, flowlines and the subsea production system for the Lancaster Early Production System (EPS) Project.

Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology has signed a five-year global collaboration agreement with Technical Software Consultants Limited (TSC), part of Eddyfi Technologies.

Element and Exova have joined forces to create one, world-class global testing services partner, with the integration program to bring the two businesses and their people together now well underway.

The AutoTong system is the world’s first technology to automate pipe makeup and to provide autonomous connection evaluation.