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Statoil Gulf Services signs lease in Houston

Nov 01, 2013

Statoil Gulf Services, the North American subsidiary of the Norway’s Statoil, has signed a lease for 581,000 square feet in CityWestPlace in Houston, Texas, to serve as their North American headquarters. The company already 225,000 square feet in the complex…

Bibby Offshore opens Houston base

Oct 25, 2013

As part of its continuing global growth strategy, subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced the opening of a new division and international base in Houston. The company, that also has bases in Aberdeen, Liverpool, Singapore and Trinidad…

TAM showcases new Houston facility

Oct 18, 2013

TAM International marked its 45th anniversary and the opening of its recently-built manufacturing facility on October 18 with a tour of the facilities in Houston, Texas. The new site was open to employees in September. TAM specializes in inflatable packers…

Ocean Installer, McDermott alliance ends

Oct 17, 2013

Stavanger-based Ocean Installer AS and Houston-based McDermott International, Inc. mutually agreed to dissolve their North Sea projectspecific alliance that the two companies entered in December 2012. McDermott said that opportunities under the alliance have not materialized…

Ramboll takes over Excel

Oct 03, 2013

Engineering consultancy Ramboll has acquired Houston-based Excel Engineering, giving it an entry to the US oil and gas market. The agreement was signed in Houston by John Sørensen, managing director, Ramboll Oil & Gas and Mostafa Jamal…

Nor-Ocean opens Houston office

Sep 13, 2013

Oslo-based offshore shipbroking and consultancy company Nor-Ocean Offshore has opened a new office in Houston. The new office offers brokerage and advisory services globally in relation to newbuilding, sale and purchase, chartering projects for offshore drilling rigs (jack-up…

FoundOcean opens Houston office

Sep 04, 2013

FoundOcean announced the opening of its newest office in Houston, Texas to support its expansion overseas. 'Houston is recognized as the energy capital of the world, with almost half of its economic activity driven by the energy industry – particularly oil and gas…

The Imaging Systems Group Inc. opens new office in Houston

Jul 31, 2013

The Imaging Systems Group Inc. (iSys), developer and manufacturer of direct thermal, inkjet and digital printers & plotters for the oil and gas industry, is opening a new office location in Houston. The new facility will be used for training purposes…

DNV awards FloaTEC ISO 9001 certification

Jul 09, 2013

FloaTEC has been awarded certification to ISO 9001-2008 for project management and engineering for the offshore industry. DNV Business Assurance, a division of the world-renowned Det Norske Veritas Certification B.V., and an internationally…

Chevron to build new downtown Houston office

Jul 03, 2013

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to construct an office building in downtown Houston to accommodate its business growth and expanding workforce in the world’s energy capital. The 50-story, 1.7 million-square-foot building will be located at 1600 Louisiana Street at Pease…

Viatran opens Houston facility

Jun 26, 2013

Viatran Corp. announced the opening of their new Southwest Calibration Center in Houston, Texas. Now owners of Viatran Hammer Union Pressure Sensors in the southwestern states can receive true OEM calibrations and certifications closer to their place of business…

PPE opens new Houston facility

Jun 07, 2013

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), opened its new Houston facility on May 30th.  The facility is located on the Sam Houston Tollway, northwest of downtown. Brett Finley, VP of Fluid & Metering Technologies and PPE’s Managing Director Paul Gillyon…

OTC.13: Flexlife takes new Houston base

May 07, 2013

Success for Subsea Integrity Specialist’s Houston Operation Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services, is expanding into new premises in Houston and targeting US work with a value of nearly £2million in the next financial year…

Norway celebrates 40 years at OTC.13

May 01, 2013

Norwegian innovation in the oil and gas industry will be celebrated in Houston with the marking of a major milestone this year. Norway is marking its 40th anniversary of attending the Offshore Technology Conference with an impressive line…

William T Heller and Harry R Beaudry onboard law firm Mayer Brown

Apr 16, 2013

Houston-based growth Chicago-headquartered global energy law firm Mayer Brown brought William T Heller IV and Harry R Beaudry onboard its legal team in January. The pair will be based out of Mayer Brown’s Houston Corporate & Securities practice…

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