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apply the experience to about 4,000psi.

Global Briefs developing the Russian Salamander used

Arctic. Diamond Offshore’s Ocean (continued) The contracts are for an initial

Contracts

Currently, Gazprom General semisubmers- interconnecting bridges and fxed term of four years for is in the process of pre- ible rig to drill the well to one single point mooring each feld, with an option developing other felds of 2533m TVDSS. (SPM) buoy located north of for Statoil to extend each the Sakhalin III project,

Zirku Island. contract by two further terms saying that an action plan

Onshore scope includes: drill- of two years each. The frst has been worked out as ing utilities, foundations on survey is scheduled to begin part of the project for

SARB1 and SARB2, trans- in October over the Snorre the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye port, install, hook up, and feld. gas and condensate feld assistance in commissioning CGG will set up two PRM development.

accommodation modules. dedicated processing centers

R

Image: Diamond Offshore within Statoil’s offces in

WZ 6-12 frst

Ocean General

Stavanger and Bergen. In

BRIL wins IRM award has begun production

Bibby Remote Intervention this way, acquisition QC and at the CNOOC-operated

T

Limited (BRIL) secured a con- imaging of the data from

LNG project

Beibu Gulf Project in tract with a potential seven- each repeat survey will be dropped the South China Sea. year commitment. Centrica performed by a team of CGG

Partner Roc Oil (19.6%) Woodside will not pursue

Energy has awarded a three- specialists in close collabora- says production from its proposed Browse year contract with two, two- tion with Statoil’s Snorre and two development wells, LNG development near year extension options, worth Grane asset teams.

A5H and A2 on the WZ James Price Point in up to £40million. It is the 6-12 wellhead platform, northwestern Australia. largest Inspection, Repair &

ABB wins Ichthys follows the successful Following a technical and

Maintenance (IRM) contract ABB has won two con- work installation, hook-up and commercial evaluation,

Centrica has ever awarded. tracts worth a combined $45 commissioning of offshore Woodside will now

BRIL will provide Centrica million on the Ichthys oil and facilities. work with its Browse

Energy with all onshore and gas project offshore Western

The trial production partners: Shell, BP, Japan offshore support functions Australia. The frm has been period will continue until Australia LNG, and BHP for remotely operated vehi- appointed as the main electri- the next batch of three pro- Billiton to evaluate other cles (ROV) and diving support cal contractor (MEC) for a duction wells are complet- development concepts.

vessels (DSV). The work will new foating production, stor- ed and brought online. The

U include pipeline surveys and age and offoading (FPSO) MOPU for next set of development structural inspection, as well vessel for the Ichthys oil and

West Seahorse wells will be drilled by the as a multitude of interven- gas feld in the Timor Sea.

HYSY 931 jack-up. 3D Oil and partner tion, maintenance, and repair The order, worth $30 million,

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad

S activities. The project will was awarded by Daewoo

Salamander have decided on the use of cover the Northern, Southern, Shipbuilding & Marine fnds gas a leased Mobile Offshore

Central, and East Irish Sea, Engineering, the engineering,

Salamander Energy made Production Unit (MOPU)

Dutch regions, and potentially procurement and construc- a gas discovery at its North to develop their West

Trinidad. tion (EPC) contractor for the

Kendang-1 exploration Seahorse oil feld in VIC/

FPSO.

well inside the South East P57, offshore Victoria.

ABB was also awarded a $15

CGG wins PRM Sangatta PSC off Indonesia. Front end engineering million order by Samsung contracts The company’s initial test design for the develop-

CGG was awarded two Heavy Industries to be the results point to wet gas. ment has started with contracts by Statoil ASA to MEC for the Ichthys central

Pressure data indicates the contract awarded provide long-term seismic processing facility. a potentially signifcant to Melbourne-based imaging services for perma- The feld is a joint venture column height. WorleyParsons. nent reservoir monitoring between Japan-based Inpex

Salamander said that 3D Oil expects the joint (PRM) operations on the Corp. and Total E&P Australia, once the well reached venture to make a fnal

Snorre and Grane felds in and is estimated to contain the frst Upper Micocene investment decision imme- the Norwegian sector of the 12.8 Tcf of gas and 527 MM reservoir target at 2,533m diately after it receives

North Sea. The scope of each bbl of condensate, and have

TVDSS, the well took a regulatory approval, which contract also includes acqui- an operational life of more signifcant kick from an is expected in the 4Q 2013. sition QC services. than 40 years.

infux of high pressure gas First oil is scheduled for at a wellhead pressure of 1Q 2015.

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