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20-11-2009, 05:31 PM
#8641
Taranaki Permit 51906
Any reasons why Octanex trumped NZOG in gaining this permit? Looks pretty good on paper.
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21-11-2009, 08:25 AM
#8642
Originally Posted by Mr Tommy
20 November: The first well to be drilled in this summer's drilling programme is the Albacore-1 well, using the ENSCO-107 jack-up rig.
The weather is still refusing to cooperate, delaying the start of drilling. The ENSCO-107 is still at the Maari field waiting for calm weather so that it can be pulled away from the Maari platform. Once that occurs, the rig will be assigned to the Albacore joint venture and towed to the Albacore site. The weather conditions are being assessed daily.
Mr Tommy,hi i will be able to tell you exactally when the rig will be able to be moved.
18 months ago i set up on my new home and it is all self generated power.We have a small Airdolphin wind turbine and solar power.For now forget the solar and look at the wind. In this 18 month period the best producing period has been the last 4 weeks. Power produced from wind varies directly with the cubed of the speed of wind,so double the wind you get 8 times the force from it,triple gets 27 times. So if the wind is blowing up on my hill top it sure as hell blowing out on the ocean with nothing to break it.A further complication is that in two seconds of the wind stopping the land effect carried no energy force into the future but the waves on the ocean sure do.
So in conclusion i would say we need three days with no wind and at that point we also need a good forward outlook. At least we can take heart from the fact that the now 100 icebergs are not on colision coar-se with Taranaki. The Barque prospect might get visited and if so will add a big concern in this area,when next years decision to drill comes up.
Cheers
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21-11-2009, 01:42 PM
#8643
Originally Posted by fish
per my untrained eye re nz weather charts, the forward chart does not to flash for next week
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23-11-2009, 08:52 AM
#8644
Public Affairs Manager NZOG
Originally Posted by bermuda
Any reasons why Octanex trumped NZOG in gaining this permit? Looks pretty good on paper.
This was open area - anyone could have applied for it. I believe Octanex was the only company interested and none of the companies currently active in Taranaki put in an application.
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23-11-2009, 09:34 AM
#8645
Originally Posted by Chris Roberts
This was open area - anyone could have applied for it. I believe Octanex was the only company interested and none of the companies currently active in Taranaki put in an application.
Thanks Chris
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23-11-2009, 09:46 AM
#8646
On way to Albacore
Despite yet another week of westerlies ahead courtesy of El Nino...
http://wxmaps.org/pix/aus.slp.html
At least things are on the move, at last.
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23-11-2009, 10:18 AM
#8647
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23-11-2009, 10:23 AM
#8648
Member
Originally Posted by Anna Naum
Excellent. 20 days drilling, hopefully christmas will be coming early this year !
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23-11-2009, 10:35 AM
#8649
20 days to drill the hole to 2200m but the targets are between 1400m - 1800m, so results could come sooner.
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23-11-2009, 10:38 AM
#8650
Member
The forecast is actually quite mild for the next week. Winds should be light to moderate in the area.
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