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Norwegian West Alpha rig to drill in Russian Kara Sea''s Arctic

About 100 servicemen will accompany the 27 year old West Alpha drilling rig as it this year makes its first ever mission abroad, to the harsh waters of the Kara Sea, Barents Observer reported

Brae Field Decommissioning Completed by TAQA

The removal, dismantling and disposal of Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and removal of Brae Bravo upper main jacket has been successfully

WEST ALPHA

Das Schiff WEST ALPHA (IMO: 8756576, MMSI: 351651000) ist Drilling Rig das wurde im Jahr 1986 ( 37 Jahre alt ) gebaut. Es segelt unter der Flagge [PA] Panama. Auf dieser Seite finden

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Rosneft estimates 338 billion cubic meters of gas and 100 million tons of oil have just been found in a new field in the Kara Sea, drilled by the West Alpha semi-submersible drilling rig.

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Rosneft, ExxonMobil start drilling in Kara Sea North Atlantic Drilling''s West Alpha has begun drilling in the Kara Sea, north of Siberia. Karmorneftegaz, a joint venture between

Video linkup with West Alpha drilling rig in Kara Sea

Vladimir Putin gave the signal via video linkup to start exploratory drilling operations at the West Alpha rig (Universitetskaya-1site) in the Kara

GALLERY: 100th Rig Project for Westcon Yard

At the end of last week the semi-submersible drilling rig West Alpha entered the quay at Westcon Yard in Olen. The rig project is number 100 since Westcon targeted the

West Alpha to drill at Balder for ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use the West Alpha semisubmersible drilling rig on the Balder field, in the central North Sea.

West Alpha Rig owned by SeaDrill Ltd

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Norwegians preparing for historical Kara Sea drilling

About 100 servicemen will accompany the 27 year old West Alpha drilling rig as it this year makes its first ever mission abroad, to the harsh waters of the Kara Sea.

West Alpha LOI awarded | Offshore

A letter of intent to contract the semisubmersible drilling vessel West Alpha for three years with an option to extend it to four or five years. Estimated contract value will range from

Noreco Gets Go-Ahead to Drill with West Alpha Rig Off Norway

The activity has an expected duration of 45 days. West Alpha is a "Dyvi Drilling Ultra Yatzy" semi-submersible mobile drilling installation built in 1986. The installation, which is

WEST ALPHA

The vessel''s current speed is 102.3 Noeuds The vessel WEST ALPHA (IMO: 8756576, MMSI: 351651000) is a Drilling Rig that was built in 1986 ( 37 Age ). It''s sailing under the flag of [PA]

WEST ALPHA, Jackup platform, IMO 8756576 | Vessel details

WEST ALPHA is a Jackup platform built in 1986 by JMU TSURUMI WORKS - YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. Current status: Laid up. Formerly also known as DYVI ALPHA. It''s gross tonnage is

Greenpeace scales West Alpha

Greenpeace has said five of its 14 activists have scaled the West Alpha semisubmersible drilling rig offshore Norway in protest against ExxonMobil''s plans to drill in

Seadrill confirms West Alpha contract | Offshore

Seadrill says the West Alpha primarily will be drilling exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf. Operations are scheduled to begin in Feb. 2009 in direct continuation of the

WEST ALPHA

The vessel''s current speed is 102.3 Knop The vessel WEST ALPHA (IMO: 8756576, MMSI: 351651000) is a Drilling Rig that was built in 1986 ( 35 År gammal ). It''s sailing under the flag of

ExxonMobil: ''West Alpha'' to drill in Balder field

ExxonMobil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use West Alpha drilling rig for production drilling, completion and installation of

West Alpha on the move towards Kara drillsite

The rig by Tuesday midnight local time moved into the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea and is expected to enter Russian territorial waters in the course of Wednesday. It

ROCKROSE ENERGY BRAE AREA

Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig will be cleaned of residual hydrocarbons, residual drilling fluids and chemicals, isolated from sources of power and removed to shore for recycling or appropriate

Winterized rig drills first Kara Sea well | Offshore

The semisubmersible West Alpha has spudded the Universitestkaya-1 well in the Kara Sea for Rosneft/ExxonMobil''s joint venture company Karmorneftegaz.

WEST ALPHA

The vessel''s current speed is 102.3 Knots The vessel WEST ALPHA (IMO: 8756576, MMSI: 351651000) is a Drilling Rig that was built in 1986 ( 36 år gamle ). It''s sailing under the flag of

BG Gets the Go-Ahead For Drilling with West Alpha Rig in

BG Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile facility West Alpha for drilling of wells 15/12-E1H and 6/3-A1H in the southern part of the North Sea. The wells (the Gaupe

Rosneft and ExxonMobil Start Drilling in the Kara Sea

West Alpha was transported via the Barents, Pechora and Kara Seas and installed on the drilling site of the East Prinovozemelskiy-1 Licence Area in the Kara Sea. The drilling rig made the

WEST ALPHA

The vessel''s current speed is 102.3 Узлы The vessel WEST ALPHA (IMO: 8756576, MMSI: 351651000) is a Drilling Rig that was built in 1986 ( 36 лет ). It''s sailing under the flag of [PA]

Video linkup with West Alpha drilling rig in Kara Sea

The West Alpha rig has undergone additional modernisation to enable it to operate in the Arctic waters and has been furnished with innovative ice control equipment and a system for

ExxonMobil''s Contracted Rig Navigates Uncharted

Exxon, the top U.S. oil major and the world''s most valued oil company, is bringing the rig, called West Alpha, from Norway to the Russian

Drilling Comes to a Halt on Seadrill''s West Alpha as

Exxon, Rosneft and Seadrill Ltd.''s North Atlantic Drilling unit are under the gun to finish or temporarily seal the $700 million well off Russia''s

West Alpha on the move towards Kara drillsite | Barentsobserver

The drilling rig is on its way towards far-Arctic Russian waters as part of the controversial cooperation between ExxonMobil and Rosneft.

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How many servicemen will accompany west Alpha drilling rig?

Majors Commit Billions To Develop Canada’s Offshore... About 100 servicemen will accompany the 27 year old West Alpha drilling rig as it this year makes its first ever mission abroad, to the harsh waters of the Kara Sea, Barents Observer reported on January 6.

Who owns the west Alpha drilling rig?

The West Alpha drilling rig is owned by SeaDrill Ltd which can be contacted for jobs and careers on the West Alpha. The Semisub is a Semisub type of rig and is designed as a Dyvi Drilling Ultra Yatzy and built by Nippon Kokan at the Japan shipyard. The rig can be operated in water depths of 2,500 ft and drill down to about 22,000 ft.

Who owns Seadrill's West Alpha rig?

According to Offshore.no, the workers will be brought to and from the rig by boat from Murmansk, a distance of more than 2000 km. The semi-submersible West Alpha is owned by Seadrill, the major offshore drilling company managed from Norway and controlled by business tycoon John Fredriksen.

Why did Exxon drill a well in the Kara Sea?

The well was the opening shot at tapping an estimated 9 billion barrels of crude deep under the floor of the Kara Sea, worth about $885 billion at current prices. It’s key both to Russia’s quest to find new oil fields to replace its declining Soviet-era wells and to Exxon’s efforts to halt falling production.

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