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Scottish worker dies after fall from ship in Gran Canaria

Colin Gillespie, a crane operator for the Aberdeen-based Stena Drilling, was returning to the company’s IceMax drilling vessel in Las Palmas when he fell from the quayside and suffered a fatal head injury around 11:30pm on Saturday evening. The 53-year-old from Dundee was pulled from the water but died. Stena Drilling has launched an investigation into the incident. In a statement the company said: “Stena Drilling Limited confirm a tragic accident has occurred involving one of our crewmembers whilst returning from shore leave to the vessel Stena IceMAX in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. “The crane operator was returning to the ship on Saturday night, when it appears that he fell from the quayside into the water. “He was recovered from the water and emergency medical response procedures were initiated, but sadly he did not recover. http://www.scotsman.com/regions/dundee-tayside/scottish-worker-dies-after-fall-from-ship-in-gran-canaria-1-4594121

Stena IceMAX drill-ship contracted to start drilling project on FEL 2/14

Providence Resources P.l.c. (PVR LN, PRP ID), the Irish based Oil and Gas Exploration Company, provides an update on the Frontier Exploration Licence (”FEL”) 2/14 drilling project, which lies in c. 2,250 metre water depth in the southern Porcupine Basin and is located c. 220 kilometres off the south west coast of Ireland. The licence is operated by Providence Resources P.l.c. (“Providence”) (80%) on behalf of its partner Sosina Exploration Limited (“Sosina”) (20%), (collectively referred to the “JV Partners”). FEL 2/14 contains the Paleocene “Druid” and the Lower Cretaceous “Drombeg” exploration prospects. On behalf of the JV Partners, Providence has signed a contract for the provision of a Harsh Environment Deepwater Mobile Drilling Unit (the “Contract”) with Stena Drillmax Ice Limited (“Stena”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stena International S.A., for the Stena IceMAX drill-ship. The Stena IceMAX is a modern harsh environment dual derrick drill-ship designed to operate in water depths of up to c. 3 km. The Contract provides for one firm well, plus an additional option, which is electable at the discretion of the JV Partners for the drilling of a second follow-on well. The operational rig rate is $185,000 per day. In addition to the finalisation of the Contract, other key service contracts are now being prepared for the planned drilling operations. Based on the latest project timeline and, subject to standard regulatory approvals and consents, the 53/6-A exploration well is currently planned to spud in June 2017. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/stena-icemax-drill-ship-contracted-to-start-drilling-project-on-fel-214/

Shell hires drill ship for 2015 exploration off Nova Scotia

Shell Canada has a deepwater drill ship lined up to use off the coast of Nova Scotia next year as part of its $1-billion exploratory program. A Halifax spokesman said Monday the company has contracted the Stena IceMax for the 2015 season, pending regulatory approval of the drilling plan. “This is a very sophisticated ship,” Larry Lalonde said in an interview. “It’s the newest in the Stena fleet.” The 228-metre vessel, owned by Stena Drilling of Aberdeen, Scotland, is now drilling for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico. The mobile drill rig has also done work for the company off the coast of French Guiana, in South America. The Arctic-class vessel, built to withstand extreme northern conditions, features a fully automated drilling system and state-of-the-art GPS positioning technology. Energy Minister Andrew Younger visited the drill ship earlier this month while in Houston for an energy industry conference. Younger said it was beneficial to see the vessel in operation and observe the various safety procedures and environmental protection measures that are in place