drilling & production
Big news down under
| Australia’s Coogee Resources has petroleum interests that include 70.94% of the producing Jabiru and Challis oil fields and 100% of the Montara project comprising the Montara, Skua and Swift/Swallow fields. It also has an extensive exploration portfolio and identified drilling prospects in the surrounding waters of the Bonaparte Basin.... read more |
Raising deepwater expectations
| VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, recently launched its MS-800 FullBore subsea wellhead system for deepwater applications. With the capacity to withstand 8 million pounds of load on the wellhead, the MS-800 is designed to help drillers reach deepwater targets in such regions as the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore Brazil. The new system increases the casing load capacity to 2 million pounds for the first position casing hanger and the 16” casing hanger... read more |
Another big splash in the North Sea
| In October, nearly 500 guests came to launch the next big thing for Norway’s offshore industry – GE’s new 3,000 m2 Service Center in Dusavik, Stavanger... read more |

