BP Exploration & Production rigs

An oil rig at Prudhoe Bay this spring. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk) ... The Senator addressed the letter to the heads of ConocoPhillips Alaska, BP Exploration Alaska, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, ExxonMobil Alaska and Hilcorp Alaska. As the Senator does every year, Murkowski ...

LYSAKER, Norway – Aker BP expects to have five rigs in operation in the Norwegian sector during the current quarter. Planned operations include infill drilling at the Tambar field, production drilling at Ivar Aasen, production and P&A activity at Valhall (all in the North Sea), and exploration drilling in both the ...

In her new role, Sykes will serve as the chairman of BP Exploration & Production Inc. and will be a member of the board of directors for BP America Inc., according to the release. In addition, she will serve on the board of directors for the Center for Offshore Safety and on the industry advisory board for Texas ...

An oil rig contracting for BP looms on the horizon at Prudhoe Bay this spring. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball, ... As part of its report, BuzzFeed obtained a recording of Jeff Kilfoyle, health and safety manager for BP Exploration Alaska, talking to workers this September. “Obviously any gas release is not a good ...

The British oil giant, which on Tuesday was the last of the world's biggest Western oil companies to report quarterly earnings, said it can now break even when oil is at $47 a barrel, cushioning it against an extended period of low prices. Though BP's equivalent to second-quarter net profit was, by oil industry ...

Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil, has revealed plans to explore the Great Australian Bight off South Australia after taking over two of BP's exploration permits. The companies have signed a swap deal covering four offshore petroleum titles. Under the deal, Statoil has transferred its 30 per cent equity ...

Located in the Cayar Offshore Profond block approximately 95 km (59 mi) northwest of Dakar in nearly 2,550 m (8,336 ft) of water, the well was drilled to a total depth of about 4,700 m (15,420 ft). Yakaar-1, drilled by the Atwood Achiever drillship, intersected a gross hydrocarbon column of 120 m (394 ft) in ...

Statoil and its partners have agreed to deploy the West Phoenix semi-submersible rig from Seadrill to carry out exploration drilling on the UK and Norwegian ... Seadrill has rigs suited for our needs.” ... In Pip and Bigfoot, Statoil is partnered by BP Exploration Operating Company with each holding 50%.