DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials are awaiting results from groundwater monitoring wells to help determine environmental damage caused by an oil spill in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1980, which they say they were unaware of until 2012.
The Detroit Free Press reports the Forest Service says it doesn’t have enough information to evaluate the extent of the spill by Enbridge Co. and its effects even though groundwater tests so have not detected contamination.
The Forest Service says it will take further action as more information becomes available.
Enbridge says it has cleaned up all but one of the five barrels of oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula around 1980.
Wildfires raging through Alberta have spread to the main oil-sands facilities north of Fort McMurray, knocking out an estimated 1 million barrels of production from Canada’s energy hub. Fire officials say the out-of-control inferno may keep burning for months without significant rainfall.
The blaze, forecast to expand to more than 2,500 square kilometers (965 square miles) in the next few days, made an “unexpected” move to the north Saturday, rapidly encroaching bitumen mining operations run by Suncor Energy Inc. and Syncrude Canada Ltd. The fires may soon cover an area the size of Luxembourg.
The wildfires have led to combined productions cuts of more than 1 million barrels of oil a day, or about 40 percent of the region’s output of 2.5 million barrels, based on IHS Energy estimates. The cuts, and the mass exodus of more than 80,000 people from the fires raging in Fort McMurray, represent another blow to an economy already mired in recession from the oil price collapse.
Syncrude, a joint venture controlled by Suncor, shut down its Aurora mine and Mildred Lake operation about 40 kilometers north of the city and has evacuated about 1,200 workers.
There is no damage to any of the Suncor assets or operations in the Fort McMurray region, spokeswoman Nicole Fisher said. The Calgary-based company is using firebreaks, water sprinklers and pumps to protect the facilities, she said.
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US explorers aren’t the only ones idling rigs as sub-$50 crude forces oil and gas drillers in Africa to slow their search for new reserves.
The number of oil and gas rigs offshore Africa remained at 20 in April, the lowest since 2009, according to data published on Friday by Baker Hughes Inc. Onshore rigs fell to 70 from 71 in March, leaving the total for the continent at 90, near the lowest in four years.
Despite a rebound in crude over the past three months from a 12-year low, prices below $50 a barrel mean only a third of potential projects in Africa have investment appeal, according to Wood MacKenzie. Tullow Oil, the London-based explorer focused on the continent, cut its projection for 2016 capital expenditure by $100 million to $1 billion on April 28.
“The exploration activity has largely dried up — I don’t see that returning anytime soon,” Anish Kapadia, a London-based analyst at Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., said in a phone interview. “The drilling you’ve got is legacy drilling from oil projects going ahead, so at some point that’s going to slow down further unless you’ve got new projects being sanctioned.”
The number of rigs in Angola and Nigeria, Africa’s biggest producers, has dropped to about half of the count when oil began its steep decline two years ago. Only Algeria among the continent’s producers has shown a significant uptick in the activity, with an increase to 55 rigs.
The Baker Hughes data shows the total rig count for Africa declining from the February 2014 high of 154, which followed a spate of discoveries the previous year in countries including Tanzania and Kenya.
The decline in Africa mirrors that in the U.S., where rigs targeting crude fell to 437 in April, less than a quarter of the 2014 peak. America’s oil drillers have been idling rigs for the past 18 months as the world’s largest crude suppliers battle for market share.
That’s now feeding through to lower output, with U.S. production dropping below 9 million barrels for the first time since October 2014, according to EIA data.
“U.S. production was just starting to decline by this time last year but the critical difference is that ex-U.S. supply is now also showing tangible signs of being impacted by low prices,” Citigroup Inc. analysts wrote in a May 4 report. “This dynamic is particularly important, as unlike shale, these supply declines are much harder to reverse in the short or even medium term.”
Eni, one of the most prolific explorers in Africa, could provide a buffer against further declines on the continent. The Rome-based company will concentrate exploration through 2019 in North and West Africa and the Far East, Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi, said in a March 18 strategy presentation.
The oil price is still the ultimate determinant of exploration, according to Chris Bredenhann, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Cape Town. Brent crude traded close to $45 a barrel on Friday, with the price rallying 60 percent from a Jan. 20 low.
“The consensus seems to be that there will be a slowdown in production, and we have already seen the U.S. coming off its 2015 highs,” he said in an e-mailed response to questions. “The low oil price has put a dampener on the exploration activity in Africa as well, but the recent upward trend in the oil price may potentially change that.”
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Synergy Resources Corp., Denver, has agreed to acquire 33,100 net acres in the Greeley Crescent area of Weld County, Colo., fromNoble Energy Inc., Houston, for $505 million. The deal is effective Apr. 1 and expected to close as early as June.
Average production on the assets is 2,400 boe/d net to Noble, with two-thirds operated and one-third nonoperated. The acreage and production sold represent 8% and 2%, respectively, of Noble's totals in the DJ basin.
Synergy says the acreage is largely contiguous allowing for longer lateral lengths per well and efficient development of systems. More than 80% is held by production from vertical wells allowing for orderly horizontal development.
Several hundred vertical wells have been drilled on the assets by multiple operators. Noble has drilled 14 horizontal wells on the acreage over the past 4 years.
Synergy has identified more than 900 gross locations, of which more than 800 suitable for mid, long, and extended length laterals, using an initial assumption of horizontal development with 20-24 wells/drilling unit, creating multiyear drilling inventory.
Drilling locations will target the Niobrara A, Niobrara B, Niobrara C, and Codell zones, which all produce in the acquired acreage.
“This acquisition is transformational for Synergy and a significant step forward in the company’s evolution to become a leading operator in the Wattenberg field,” said Lynn Peterson, Synergy chairman and chief executive officer. “By consolidating our properties into a more focused footprint, we should be able to gain operating efficiencies.
“We do not expect to increase our operational activity in 2016,” he said. “However, we anticipate the development of the acquired properties to be a significant part of our expanded 2017 operation program, which is expected to incorporate up to 3 drilling rigs.”
Separately, Synergy has agreed with two private entities to divest 3,700 net undeveloped acres and 107 vertical wells primarily in Adams County, Colo., for $27 million in cash. The divested assets had associated production of 200 boe/d. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.
After completion of its deal with Synergy, Noble’s DJ basin position will total 363,100 net acres, including 111,600 combined acres in Wells Ranch-East Pony and 31,800 acres remaining in the Greeley Crescent area.
David L. Stover, Noble Energy’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer, said, “Our DJ basin development activities are currently focused on Wells Ranch and East Pony, where we have a deep inventory of long lateral drilling opportunities in an oily part of the basin. In addition, our existing infrastructure in these areas provides a competitive advantage.”
Noble has now announced deals totaling more than $775 million in proceeds this year. The acreage included in the transaction remains dedicated to the company’s midstream business for oil and water gathering, as well as freshwater services.
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Phillips 66 Partners LP has agreed with Phillips 66 to acquire the Standish Pipeline and remaining 75% interest in Phillips 66 Sweeny Frac LLC, which owns the newly constructed Sweeny Fractionator One and Clemens Caverns storage facility, for $775 million.
The partnership earlier this year acquired 25% interest in Sweeny Frac (OGJ Online, Feb. 18, 2016). Sweeny Fractionator One is a 100,000-b/d NGL fractionator within the Phillips 66 Sweeny refinery complex in Old Ocean, Tex.
The Clemens Caverns storage facility, 15 miles southeast of the Sweeny refinery, includes five newly developed caverns that will have storage capacity of 7.5 million bbl of Y-grade NGL, propane, and butane, with the capability for future capacity expansion.
Standish Pipeline is a refined petroleum products pipeline system extending from Phillips 66’s Ponca City refinery in Ponca City, Okla., to the partnership’s North Wichita terminal in Wichita, Kan.
“The addition of the Standish Pipeline is consistent with our plan to build out our current systems that are strategically integrated with Phillips 66 refineries,” explained Greg Garland, Phillips 66 Partners chairman and chief executive officer.
Phillips 66 and the partnership are parties to fractionation and storage agreements, each with a 10-year term, that include a minimum fractionation volume commitment for Sweeny Fractionator One and minimum storage commitments at the Clemens Caverns storage facility.
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Following a business review, Oil & Gas UK has reorganized into five teams from seven. The trade organization also said it streamlined the number of work groups it runs for its members by 40% to provide greater focus on industry priorities (OGJ Online, Feb. 23, 2016).
The new teams and leaders are: Upstream Policy, Michael Tholen; Business Excellence, Stephen Marcos Jones; HSE, Mick Borwell; External Affairs and Communications, Trisha O’Reilly; and Finance and Corporate Services, Graham Elgie.
“Our vision is to ensure that the UK Continental Shelf becomes the most attractive mature oil and gas province with which to do business and we have revised our organization and identified objectives to help us realize that aim,” said Deirdre Michie, OGUK chief executive.
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. surged after the shale gas explorer signed a deal to sell Oklahoma drilling rights to Newfield Exploration Co. for $470 million.
The deal brings total asset sales announced so far this year to $1.2 billion and more will follow by the end of September, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The Newfield agreement covers 42,000 acres, an area equivalent in size to Brooklyn, as well as 400 wells. Chesapeake shares rose as much as 15% and were up 5.6% at $5.97 at 9:51 a.m. in New York.
The latest transaction follows CEO Doug Lawler’s pledge in February to close on as much as $1.7 billion in asset sales by the end of 2016. Since his arrival at Chesapeake in 2013, he’s orchestrated more than $10 billion in property disposals, unwinding much of the empire constructed over a quarter century by his predecessor, the late Aubrey McClendon.
Chesapeake, a shale driller that pumps more U.S. gas than any company besides Exxon Mobil Corp., has been stung by tumbling energy prices and investor skepticism that it can shoulder its heavy debt load amid the downturn. Lawler slashed thousands of jobs, sold off gas fields, renegotiated pipeline fees and pledged more than 90% of Chesapeake’s assets as collateral to cope with shrinking cash flow and retain access to its line of credit.
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Oil spill response specialist Briggs has secured a five-year contract from BP to act as its oil spill lead across the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) and to provide response services in the north of Scotland.
Briggs will provide specialist advice to BP in the event of an oil spill incident and support BP’s incident commander by assisting with the coordination of the response effort. Briggs will also coordinate preparedness activities such as maintenance, training and exercises.
The firm will also store BP-owned oil spill response equipment and materials, attend emergency call-outs in the event of an incident and participate in training sessions and exercises in the region.
The contract – the value of which has not been disclosed -was awarded after a competitive tender process and commenced on 1st April 2016, with the possibility of a five-year extension.
Briggs director of environmental services Pat Diamond, said: “We are delighted that we have managed to successfully demonstrate our technical capability in providing oil spill response services to win this BP tender.”
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Centrica has announced plans to raise around £750m in a placing to fund acquisitions and cut debt.
The energy company, which owns British Gas, plans to issue around 350 million shares or 7% of its current issued share capital, it said in statement.
The company said the placing will enable it to secure two “prioritised and attractive” acquisitions to accelerate growth and develop capabilities in its customer-facing activities and reduce pressure on its credit metrics and its current strong investment grade credit ratings.
Centrica said in April it would buy Neas Energy, a Danish energy trader, to expand and complement its own activities in the European power markets.
The cost of the company is about £200million, including working capital. Another acquisition worth about £150million is also nearing completion, the company said in the statement.
The company said it remains on track to cut E&P capital expenditure to £500m in 2016, as part of its £1bn capital investment limit, and remains on course to achieve £200m of cost efficiencies and reduce direct headcount by 3,000 in 2016.
周四，伊斯兰国组织（ISIS）武装分子占领叙利亚东部的Shaer天然气田。
伊斯兰国组织附属通讯社Amaq称：伊斯兰国武装分子已经占领Shaer天然气田以及该地区的叙利亚军队驻扎点，并且杀害30名士兵，掳走大批包括坦克和导弹在内的大型重型武器。
叙利亚人权观察组织证实武装分子在持续三天的恐怖袭击后已经占领Shaer天然气田，Shaer天然气田位于Palmyra城往北150千米处。三月份，伊斯兰国组织（ISIS）失去古城Palmyra。
伊斯兰国曾经占领该气田以及附近的天然气设施，但是在2014年末失去该气田。
来自/English Alarabiya 5月5日消息 编译/赵宁 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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ISIS militants on Thursday captured the main Shaer gas field in eastern Syria in the first gain for the ultra hardline fighters in the Palmyra desert area since they lost the ancient city in March, rebel sources and a monitor said.
Amaq, a news agency affiliated to the militants, said they had taken over the gas field area and its facility where Syrian troops were stationed and killed at least 30 soldiers and gained large caches of heavy weapons including tanks and missiles.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the militants seizure of the gas field area that lies roughly 150 km northwest of Palmyra after a three-day assault. The militants were able to seize the area despite heavy aerial bombing to push them back, it said.
The militants had captured the gas field and nearby gas facilities in Homs province on several occasions but had lost it late in 2014 although they continued to attack government forces stationed in the area.
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Militants attacked Chevron's Okan offshore facility in the Western Niger Delta region late Wednesday, the company said in a statement to Reuters.
Nigeria's oil facilities have been subject to a series of attacks in recent months, Reuters reports, as President Muhammadu Buhari wages a campaign to crack down on "vandals and saboteurs" in the Delta region, where most Nigeria's oil is produced.
Chevron's Nigerian subsidiary, which operates a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said the attack occurred at about 11:15 pm Wednesday, Chevron told Reuters in the statement.
Its Okan offshore facility in the Western Niger Delta region was breached by unknown persons...The facility is currently shut-in and we are assessing the situation, and have deployed resources to respond to a resulting spill," the statement said.
Claiming responsibility for the attack was a group called Niger Delta Avengers, which said in a statement reported by Reuters, "This is what we promised the Nigeria government since they refuse to listen to us."Reuters reports that the same group also claimed responsibility for the February attack of a Shell oil pipeline that shut down the 250,000 bpd Forcados export terminal.
The militants are demanding a greater share of the country's oil revenue. Oil exports represent about 70% of national income.
Pars石油天然气公司的总经理Ali Akbar Shabanpour表示，在Pars气田南部的天然气产量达到每日500000桶。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
Shabanpour表示，目前阶段而言，伊朗的多半的石油产量均来自Pars气田南部。
同时他表示，由于Par南部气田是伊朗的国有油气田，因此现阶段的开发应该与国家经济复苏计划保持一致。
来自/Natural Gas Europe 5月5日消息 编译/张弘引
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TEHRAN, May 5 (Shana) – Managing Director of Pars Oil and Gas Company Ali Akbar Shabanpour says gas condensate products in South Pars gas field has exceeded 500,000 barrels per day.
Shabanpour said on the sidelines of the 21st Tehran Oil Show that for the time being, half the gas output of the country now is obtained from South Pars.
He said regarding the fact that South Pars Gas Field is a common field, development of its phases will be in line with policies of the Economy of Resistance.
本合同是壳牌与wood集团今年签订的第三个合同。今年三月份，双方签订一个三年并可延期一年的合同，为St Fergus和Mossmorran天然气处理厂提供工业服务。今年一月，Wood Group Kenny签订三年的专业咨询服务合同。
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ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Wood Group has been awarded a three-year contract extending its support of Shell’s eight UKCS offshore assets.
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to deliver maintenance and construction services to the Shearwater, Gannet, Nelson, Curlew, Brent Delta, Brent Alpha, Brent Bravo and Brent Charlie installations. In addition, WGPSN will provide engineering modifications to the latter three platforms.
Effective immediately, two, one-year extension options are included in the contract, which retains more than 500 jobs.
This is the third contract Shell has awarded Wood Group this year.
In March, Wood Group PSN announced a new three-year contract, with the option to be extended up to four years, to deliver industrial services to the St Fergus gas processing plant in Aberdeenshire and the Mossmorran gas processing plant and Braefoot Bay marine terminal in Fife, Scotland.
In January, Wood Group Kenny commenced a three-year contract providing specialist consultancy services for flexible riser integrity management prior to and during operation of Shell Australia’s Prelude FLNG project.
Suncor's Latest Update On Response To Fort McMurray Wildfires. "First and foremost,we're doing what we can to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees, their families and members of the broader community," said Steve Williams, Suncor CEO, about the company's response to the raging wildfires. [Suncor, Oilpro]
Oil Rallies As Canada Fire & Libya Violence Threaten Supply. A huge wildfire near Canada's oil sands region and escalating tensions in Libya stoked concern among investors over a near-term supply shortage, driving crude prices up for the first time in a week on Thursday. [NBC News]
5 Takeaways From Shell's First Earnings Report Since Completion Of BG Buy. In Shell'sfirst earnings report since the finalization of its acquisition of BG Group in February, the company again cut its 2016 Capex, reiterated its commitment to reducing costs, and highlighted the benefits it is seeing- and plans to see- from the $54 billion takeover. [Oilpro]
OXY Raises 2016 Production Guidance... “Total company first quarter capital spending declined by $500 million from the fourth quarter of 2015. The $700 million run rate is in line with our full year budget of roughly $3 billion, and we are increasing our total year production growth outlook for the year to 4 to 6 percent," CEO Vicki Hollub said. [Occidental Petroleum]
...So Does Continental Resources. "The resilience of our production has allowed us to increase our production guidance for 2016 without increasing capex...This reflects the quality of our assets and the success of our enhanced completion technology," CEO Harold Hamm said. [Continental Resources]
Devon Identifies 2 Key Price Levels As It Plans For An Oil Market Recovery. On Wednesday, Devon Energy's management team provided an update on its progress in its 1Q16 report and conference call, with an eye toward an eventual price recovery. [Oilpro]
Chesapeake Reports Earnings, Sells Anadarko Basin Acreage. "The STACK acreage sale we are announcing today accelerates value from a portion of our undeveloped acreage that currently generates very little cash flow, giving us the ability to enhance current liquidity," CEO Doug Lawler said. [Chesapeake Energy]
$21mn O&G Email Scam. South Korean petrochemical company LG Chem has asked Seoul for help retrieving US$21 million it says it was tricked into transferring into a fake bank account. [Oilpro]
Visualizing U.S. Oil Imports. This time lapse map of U.S. foreign oil imports clearly shows how, over the last 15 years, America has been turning away from traditional oil suppliers in the Middle East to more trusted sources, closer to home. [howmuch.net, Oilpro]
Petrobras Selling $1.4bn Of Assets In Argentina And Chile. Petrobras, Brazil's deeply troubled state-run oil firm, has announced the sale of some of its vast assets in fellow South American countries Argentina and Chile, the amount totalling around $1.4bn. [Splash 247, Oilpro]
5月5日，Primeline Energy Holdings公司公布消息称：Primeline Energy Holdings已经和China National Offshore Oil公司达成一致，Primeline Energy Holdings接下来将进入Petroleum Contract下Block 33/07勘探协议的第二阶段。
Primeline在完成对2015年规划的评估之后，作出了该决定。2015年，LS23-1-1号和LS30-3-1号探井的钻探作业在有效节约成本的情况下顺利进行，这两口探井都钻探到了优质的砂岩储油层。
进入第二阶段之后，Primeline同意撤销Petroleum Contract下25%的合同区。Block 33/07的合同区面积为4,397平方千米。
Block 33/07环绕着Block 25/34，而LS36-1号天然气田则位于Block 25/34。LS36-1号天然气田于2014年七月开始投产，如果Block 33/07有任何新发现，都可以使用LS36-1号天然气田的生产设备。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Oil Voice 5月5日消息 编译/赵宁
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Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEH) today announces that it has agreed with China National Offshore Oil Corp. that it will enter the next and second phase of exploration commitment under the Petroleum Contract for Block 33/07.
This decision follows the completion of Primeline's evaluation of the 2015 programme which saw a cost effective and smooth drilling operation of two exploration wells - LS23-1-1 and LS30-3-1. Both wells encountered very good sandstone reservoirs as predicted and gas shows, but were not commercial.
By entering into phase two, Primeline has agreed to relinquish 25% of the contract area under the Petroleum Contract. The contract area for Block 33/07 is 4,397 sq km.
Block 33/07 surrounds Block 25/34 where the LS36-1 gasfield is located. Any discovery from Block 33/07 can enjoy the benefit of LS 36-1 production facility which has been in production since July 2014.
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Marquee Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: MQL) announces that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of a non-core, shallow gas asset for total cash consideration of $4.5 million, prior to customary closing adjustments. The Transaction is expected to close on or about May 31, 2016, subject to applicable regulatory approvals.
The asset includes approximately 500 gross / 396 net wells and averaged approximately 5,700 mcf/d in Q1 2016. The Company expects the disposition to have a positive impact on operating costs, general and administration expenses and the Company's asset retirement obligations, while having minimal impact on cashflow. In the short term, the gross proceeds from the sale of the assets will be used to reduce the Company's current debt and improve financial flexibility. The disposition is consistent with Marquee's strategy to divest of the Company's non-core assets to further focus the Company on its Detrital/Banff oil play at Michichi.
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Spectrum ASA公司成功获取索马里南部海域的2D地震资料。2015年9月5日，Spectrum ASA和索马里联邦政府签订了一项合作协议。此后，这项勘测活动顺利展开。
从这项勘测活动中获取的新数据将和2014年获取的数据互补。这两项勘测活动为索马里海域的油气勘探奠定了基础。
Spectrum即将开始处理分析数据，而后索马里联邦政府将公布研究结果。而研究结果将反映出印度洋海床下所蕴藏的油气资源状况。
此外，七位地质科学家参与了数据搜集，并接受了地震爆破培训。他们将会到埃及Cairo的Spectrum中心进一步学习数据处理和地质分析知识。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Oil Voice 5月5日消息 编译/赵宁
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Spectrum ASA has successfully completed the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore south Somalia. It was on the 5th September, 2015 when Spectrum ASA and the Federal Government of Somalia entered into a Multi-client master cooperation agreement with the federal government of Somalia during a signing ceremony at the SYL Hotel, Mogadishu. The survey has been completed without any incident.
The total number of sail line Kms acquired equates to 20,582.75 Km. The new acquisition will complement 20,000 km of existing seismic that was acquired in 2014. The two surveys will allow the in-depth study of hydrocarbon prospectivity offshore Somalia.
Soon Spectrum will start to process and interpret the data and and its findings will be announced by the Federal Government. This effort will reveal the resources, whether oil or gas, hidden beneath the sea-floor of the Indian Ocean.
Furthermore, seven Somali geo-scientists paticipated on the acquisition of the data and trained on the ship excuting the seismic shooting. These trainees will go to Cairo, Egypt where they will further learn more on data processing and geologic interpretation at Spectrum's centre there.
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美国钻井商Atwood Oceanics已经售出公司旗下的Atwood Falcon号半潜式钻井平台，而Atwood Eagle号半潜式钻井平台将于5月份被闲置。
目前，Atwood Eagle号在被运往新加坡的路上，并且处于在售状态。Atwood Eagle号本应由澳大利亚Woodside公司租用，但是Woodside中止了这项合同，转而租用Atwood旗下的Atwood Osprey号钻井平台。
Atwood Eagle号制造于1982年，2000年和2003年被翻修、改良。该钻井平台可以在5000英尺的深水中进行作业，钻井深度可达25,000英尺。Atwood Falcon号制造于1983年，钻井深度可达25,000英尺，能在5000英尺的深水中进行作业。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Oedigital 5月5日消息 编译/赵宁
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US-based driller Atwood Oceanics has sold its semisubmersible drilling rig Atwood Falcon for recycling and scheduled the Atwood Eagle semisubmersible to be idled in May.
The Atwood Eagle is in transit to Singapore and is being marketed. The unit was due to be on contract to Australia's Woodside, however, the firm suspended the contract and transferred it to Atwood’s other drilling rig, the Atwood Osprey, which is on contract to Chevron until July 2016.
Atwood Eagle was built in 1982, and refurbished and upgraded in 2000 and 2003, respectively. The rig was built to work in up to 5000ft water depth. Its can drill down to 25,000ft.
Atwood Falcon was built in 1983 and is also able to drill down to 25,000ft, in up to 5000ft water depth.
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