COSL Confidence is able to operate in water depths of up to 375 feet (114 m) and perform drilling operations to a total depth of 30,000 feet (9,144 m). After the delivery, COSL Confidence will be towed to Bohai Bay off the coast of China for operation. The rig was delivered three months ahead of the original schedule of May 2009. Upon the commencement of operation of the new rig, COSL will see its offshore drilling rig fleet in operation expanded to 23 units.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
PPL delivers jackup COSL Confidence
Singapore: PPL Shipyard in Singapore delivered jackup COSL Confidence to China Oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL) (HKSE: 2883, SSE: 601808) on Feb. 11, 2009.
ConocoPhillips Gets Go Ahead to Drill New North Sea Well in March
ConocoPhillips has received consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 8/10-3 using the jackup drilling rig Maerrsk Gallant.
The well is part of production license 331 and is located about 55 km north-northeast of the Ekofisk Complex. Well 8/10-3 has the following geographical coordinates: N 57 degrees 02' 23.481", E 03 degrees 17' 01.820". The Maersk Gallant jackup is operated by Maersk Contractors Norge A/S. The plan is to commence drilling around mid-March 2009, after the facility has concluded a stay at the shipyard in Esbjerg. The activity has an estimated duration of about 176 days.Read More
The well is part of production license 331 and is located about 55 km north-northeast of the Ekofisk Complex. Well 8/10-3 has the following geographical coordinates: N 57 degrees 02' 23.481", E 03 degrees 17' 01.820". The Maersk Gallant jackup is operated by Maersk Contractors Norge A/S. The plan is to commence drilling around mid-March 2009, after the facility has concluded a stay at the shipyard in Esbjerg. The activity has an estimated duration of about 176 days.
Petrobras may confirm Iran oil commercial
Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras may determine “in weeks” whether oil it found in Iran is commercial, a company executive said.
Petrobras found indications of oil after drilling two wells in the Tusan field in the Persian Gulf, said Jorge Luiz Zelada, the company’s head of international operations. The company has spent $100 million since 2004 exploring for oil in Iran, he said. “We’ve found signs of oil offshore in Iran,” Zelada said. “We are in the final phase of analysing the results.” Petrobras plans to invest $15.9 billion in international operations through 2013, or 9% of its five-year, $174.4 billion spending plan, according to Petrobras’s Web site. The company hopes to increase output outside of Brazil 52% to 341,000 barrels per day in 2013 from 224,000 barrels last year. The company plans to start offshore drilling in Angola and Turkey this year, Zelada said. Talks to drill in Namibia are “advanced,” he said. In Turkey, Petrobras expects to reach output of 100,000 barrels per day from blocks in the Black Sea in 2020, Zelada said.Read More
Petrobras found indications of oil after drilling two wells in the Tusan field in the Persian Gulf, said Jorge Luiz Zelada, the company’s head of international operations. The company has spent $100 million since 2004 exploring for oil in Iran, he said. “We’ve found signs of oil offshore in Iran,” Zelada said. “We are in the final phase of analysing the results.” Petrobras plans to invest $15.9 billion in international operations through 2013, or 9% of its five-year, $174.4 billion spending plan, according to Petrobras’s Web site. The company hopes to increase output outside of Brazil 52% to 341,000 barrels per day in 2013 from 224,000 barrels last year. The company plans to start offshore drilling in Angola and Turkey this year, Zelada said. Talks to drill in Namibia are “advanced,” he said. In Turkey, Petrobras expects to reach output of 100,000 barrels per day from blocks in the Black Sea in 2020, Zelada said.
Princess Amalia Wind Farm achieves record performance
The Netherlands: The Princess Amalia Wind Farm in the North Sea, which was put into operation by Eneco and Econcern in June of last year, has met all expectations during the first half year after its opening.
The highest level of electricity production was recorded last week. At an optimal wind force 6, the wind farm produced 2.6 million kWh per day. Such a yield is sufficient to provide 250,000 households with electricity. Eneco receives all the electricity generated by the wind farm, which is performing at the level predicted before operations began. The wind farm's 60 turbines have been optimized and operate at full power when the wind conditions are optimal. During optimal conditions, the daily electricity production reaches peaks which are more than twice the average yield. Eneco and Econcern officials are pleased with these results, which they view as important for the further development of wind farms at the North Sea. The Princess Amalia Wind Farm, the Netherlands' largest wind farm at the North Sea, is located 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) from the coast of IJmuiden. At the start it was expected that the wind farm would generate 435 GWh of power per year, sufficient to provide 125,000 Dutch households with sustainable electricity.Read More
The highest level of electricity production was recorded last week. At an optimal wind force 6, the wind farm produced 2.6 million kWh per day. Such a yield is sufficient to provide 250,000 households with electricity. Eneco receives all the electricity generated by the wind farm, which is performing at the level predicted before operations began. The wind farm's 60 turbines have been optimized and operate at full power when the wind conditions are optimal. During optimal conditions, the daily electricity production reaches peaks which are more than twice the average yield. Eneco and Econcern officials are pleased with these results, which they view as important for the further development of wind farms at the North Sea. The Princess Amalia Wind Farm, the Netherlands' largest wind farm at the North Sea, is located 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) from the coast of IJmuiden. At the start it was expected that the wind farm would generate 435 GWh of power per year, sufficient to provide 125,000 Dutch households with sustainable electricity.
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