
Shuttle Tanker Conversion to FSO Contract for Robert Allan
Allan explain that Teekay Offshore Partners LLP, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, was awarded a contract in 2013 to supply a FSO unit to the Bualuang Field in the Gulf of Thailand. The contract is for a 10-year charter, with extension options. The oilfield is operated by Salamander Energy and has been in production at this site since 2008. About the FSO The FSO System is designed to stay continuously moored on site for an initial period of up to fifteen years without dry-docking, and to withstand the 100-year storm environmental criteria. With a storage capacity

Senergy Makes Several Shifts in Senior Management
the Middle East and will work from Senergy’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices. He has extensive experience in the subsurface industry, particularly in extracting value from existing fields and in developing new assets. Most recently, Mr. DiBenedetto was regional subsurface engineering manager with Salamander Energy in Southeast Asia. From Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Hoogenboom will be responsible for leading and managing the day-to-day delivery and growth of the subsurface business in Asia Pacific. He has more than 30 years’ of international research and operational industry experience with E&P companies
Atwood Gets Jack-up Rig Contract Extension
An Atwood Oceanics, Inc. subsidiary awarded year's contract extension by Salamander Energy for the jackup 'Atwood Mako'. The extension is priced at a day rate of $155,000 and begins September 9, 2013. The Atwood Mako commenced its initial twelve month drilling services contract with Salamander on September 9, 2012 for operations offshore Thailand. With the extension, the Atwood Mako's firm commitment extends through September 9, 2014. Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is a global offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells.