AWE Limited, as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, advises that the semi-submersible drilling rig “Kan Tan IV” commenced drilling the Oi-2 exploration well at 05:30 hours (5.30am) NZDT on Friday, 13 June 2014. As at 06:00 hours (6.00am) NZDT today, operations were drilling a 36 inch hole to a planned […]
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CRP and Boskalis have agreed a variation to the services agreement that they have entered into July 2012. Under the Variation Agreement, Boskalis will assist CRP with the marine consent application; including providing technical advice and making available personnel with relevant technical expertise to attend the anticipated application hearings. The granting of marine consent is […]
AWE Limited, as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, advises that due to operational challenges in managing near surface unconsolidated formations the Oi-1 exploration well will be abandoned and a new well, Oi-2, will be drilled from an adjacent location. As at 06:00 hours (6.00am) NZDT today, the semi-submersible drill rig, […]
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AWE Limited, as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, has reported the semi-submersible drilling rig “Kan Tan IV” started drilling the Oi-1 exploration well at 18:30 hours (6.30pm) NZDT on Friday, 30 May 2014. The Oi-1 exploration well is located approximately 12 kilometres northeast of the Tui Area Oil Fields in […]
The Environmental Protection Authority has accepted Chatham Rock Phosphate’s formal Marine Consent application as being complete. CRP lodged its application for a marine consent to mine phosphate nodules from the Chatham Rise on 14 May. This acceptance step begins a six-month process, starting with the EPA publicly notifying the application and appointing a decision-making committee to […]
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The Pateke-4H well in PEP 38158, offshore Taranaki, has been successfully completed and suspended for production at a later date, the operator has advised. Production from Pateke-4H is planned for the first half of 2015 following the installation and commissioning of a subsea flowline and ancillary control equipment connecting the well to the Tui Field […]
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AWE Limited reports that as of 06:00 hours (6.00am NZDT) today the Pateke-4H development well was running the production tubing and associated equipment. The well will then be suspended for later production. The installation of a subsea flow-line and ancillary control equipment to the Tui Field gathering system to enable the Pateke-4H well to be […]
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On Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Friday EDT), the hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus was confirmed lost at 9,990 meters (6.2 miles) depth in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand. The unmanned vehicle was working as part of a mission to explore the ocean’s hadal region from 6,000 […]
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AWE Limited has reported that the Pateke-4H development well was at a total measured depth of 4,772m, including a 749m horizontal section through the reservoir. The total depth was revised from the original 5,381m target due to the high quality of the reservoir encountered and to ensure a stable well bore was achieved for effective […]
AWE Limited has reported that the Pateke-4H development well has been drilled to a revised measured total depth of 4,772m, including a 749m horizontal section through the reservoir, and installation of a 6 5/8 inch slotted production liner has been completed. The well will now be completed and suspended to enable production in Q1 2015, […]
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