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Atwood delays two drillships with DSME

Dec 06, 2016

Atwood Oceanics is to delay delivery of two new ultra-deepwater drillships being built by two years. The drillships are being built at by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Atwood agreed with DSME to take delivery of the two drillships…

BP's Mad Dog Phase 2

Dec 06, 2016

In this video, BP shows an overview of its recently sanctioned Mad Dog Phase 2 project.  The supermajor sanctioned the US$9 billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico on 1 December, with the anticipation of first production set to start in late-2021…

Mitsui joins Shell in the GoM

Dec 05, 2016

Japan's Mitsui & Co. has reached an agreement with Shell to acquire 20% working interest in the supermajor's 100%-operated Kaikias and Circius fields in the US Gulf of Mexico, the firm announced on 5 December. The two fields sit in four blocks (MC-767…

SLB, Subsea 7 alliance wins Dalmatian contract

Dec 05, 2016

The Subsea Integration Alliance (a collaboration between Schlumberger, OneSubsea, and Subsea 7) has been awarded a deepwater integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) multiphase boosting…

Mexico's deepwater round ends in success

Dec 05, 2016

Mexico's highly anticipated deepwater bidding round, Round 1.4, in Mexico City resulted in eight of the 10 deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Mexico awarded.  Evaluating submitted bids. OE…

A new twist on an old polymer

Dec 02, 2016

Audrey Leon speaks with California-based Materia about a resin the firm hopes will make waves for subsea thermal insulation and other deepwater buoyancy applications. Proxima thermoset norbornene resins create composites…

FMC, Technip gain Brazil antitrust clearance

Dec 02, 2016

FMC Technologies and Technip announced that the pending, combination between the companies has received a clearance decision issued by the General Superintendent of Administrative Council for Economic Defense, (CADE), the Brazilian antitrust authority…

Open water abandonment

Dec 01, 2016

Audrey Leon speaks with Helix Energy Solutions Group’s David Carr about a new system from the Subsea Services Alliance, which seeks to safely drive down the cost of well abandonment operations in open waters. Helix…

Siemens US CEO steps down

Dec 01, 2016

Siemens US CEO, Eric Spiegel will leave the company at the end of the year at age 59. Spiegel will be replaced by Judith Marks, effective 1 January 2017. In addition, Lisa Davis has been appointed chair and CEO of Siemens Corp., effective the same date…

Video: BP sanctions Mad Dog 2 in GoM

Dec 01, 2016

BP has sanctioned the US$9 billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico, with first production set to start in late-2021. Illustration of Mad Dog 2, from BP. The UK supermajor’s…

Up against Ospar

Dec 01, 2016

In Europe, and in other regions, the guiding principle for the rules governing oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning have been a return to a clean seabed. These principles are being challenged. Elaine Maslin reports. Anadarko’s…

2016’s Top Finds

Dec 01, 2016

Elaine Maslin reports on the year’s top discoveries to date. The largest discoveries were smaller in 2016, but the average ranged between 396-524 MMboe. Atwood Oceanic’s Atwood Achiever drillship…

Composite composure

Dec 01, 2016

Elaine Maslin surveys some of the firms creating new solutions for bonded thermoplastic composite pipes. Magma’s 2in jumper being put to the test at Oceaneering’s facility in Houston. Photo from Magma Global…

Making strides: 2016

Dec 01, 2016

2016 has been a year of challenges for the oil and gas industry. Audrey Leon surveys some of the year’s notable starts. Shell’s Stones project came online in September 2016, using the Gulf of Mexico’s second ever FPSO…

Getting down to deep business

Dec 01, 2016

Despite oil’s instability over the last few years, the underwater vehicle market is set for modest growth as well as a breakthrough in resident vehicle technology. Emma Gordon reports. Subsea 7’s AIV…

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