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Deeper waters, LNG prospects gain momentum
Posted on 30 January 2013 in 2013, Features, Global and Regional Markets, January/February
Asia Pacific is stepping out of its comfort zone. Long a region with plenty of shallow, easy-to-tap conventional resources, the market has begun a transition, shifting focus to more complex and risky ventures such as deepwater, high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) reservoirs and…
Survey: Industry professionals rank US as top investment destination in 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Continued growth of unconventional oil and gas production makes the US the most favorable investment market for…
Texas Petro Index: State’s crude oil production up 18% in 2012
Posted on 30 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News
A glimpse of Texas’ rig count and what those rigs are drilling for is showing a significant increase in oil production. “The tables have turned, and Texas has returned…
Keppel delivers first of 20 rigs slated for 2013
Posted on 28 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Vision Drilling, a subsidiary of Cyprus-based Dynamic Offshore Drilling, will receive KFELS B Class jackup, Dynamic Vision, two months ahead of time…
Deepwater market expands outside US with East Africa, Eastern Mediterranean hotspots
Posted on 23 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Deepwater activity in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is being overshadowed by the expansion of the floater market elsewhere…
Eni drills first oil delineation well of Sankofa East oil discovery offshore Ghana
Posted on 17 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Eni has successfully drilled Sankofa East 2A, the first appraisal well of the Sankofa East oil discovery…
Chevron, CNOOC sign two production sharing contracts in China
Posted on 16 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
A China subsidiary of Chevron has signed two production sharing contracts with China National Offshore Oil Corporation…
Statoil awarded interests in 14 production licenses on NCS
Posted on 15 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Statoil has been awarded interests in 14 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), of which it operates seven…
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Frigstad Deepwater orders two ultra-deepwater semisubmersibles
Posted on 11 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Subsidiaries of Frigstad Deepwater have entered into turnkey construction contracts for the delivery of two ultra-deepwater…
Newly formed Shelf Drilling stakes claim in shallow-water markets
Posted on 09 January 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Although a good portion of the E&P industry has set its sights on deepwater as the next frontier, David Mullen, Shelf Drilling CEO…
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