Hydra Offshore Ltd. and Wood Group Ghana Ltd. cement a long-term relationship for subsea engineering services in Ghana. Ghanaian company Hydra Offshore has signed a two-year contract to provide local engineering support to Wood Group Ghana…
Fig. 1: Illustration of riser acceleration vs. wave height. Images from 2H Offshore. Michael Long Ge and Himanshu…
2H Offshore has joined Blue Mining, an international consortium comprised of 19 industry and research organizations, to develop deepwater mining solutions. Over the next four years, the European Commission-funded project is developing…
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a letter of award (LOA) from Abu Ahabi Marine Operating Compnay for a US$1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project. Under the LOA, HHI would undertake engineering…
Dutch floating platform leaser SBM Offshore NV will not participate in the upcoming Petrobras Tartaruga Verde and Libra tenders, the company announced 12 June, adding that the decision resulted from conversations held between the two giants on 28 May…
DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for installation of the turret mooring and riser system for the Gina Krog FSO by Teekay Shipping Norway. The scope of work includes installation of 12 suction anchors complete with chain/wires, STL buoy hook-up…
Transocean is to create a new business unit called Caledonia Offshore Drilling Company to run its eight-strong North Sea midwater drilling rig fleet. The company expects to establish the new business unit during 2H 2014 and, at an appropriate stage…
Tullow Oil has announced it plans a 4000km sq 3D seismic acquisition program next year in block 54 offshore Suriname. In January, the company agreed to a production-sharing contract that gave it a 50% operated stake, in partnership with state-owned Staatsolie…
Nigeria-based Lekoil provided an update on activities in oil prospecting license (OPL) 310 offshore Nigeria. OPL 310 contains the Ogo discovery announced last year. The Polarcus vessel MV Polarcus Nadia has started the 3D seismic program…
One of McDermott International’s subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the supply of its subsea Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (LV105). This contract is included in McDermott’s 1Q 2014 backlog. The LV105 will carry…
Pura Vida Energy says a rig share agreement has been signed for the drilling of two wells in the Mazagan permit offshore Morocco by the Atwood Achiever deepwater Drillship. The Atwood Achiever is contracted to Kosmos Energy under a long term hire arrangement…
Construction work on two new production platforms targeting additional development of the Etame Marin block is continuing on schedule, says VAALCO Energy. One platform to due be installed in the Etame field and the second platform to…
Royal Boskalis Westminster subsidiary, Dockwise, said that it has won several contracts throughout January 2014, worth a total of US$65 million. Statoil awarded the largest contract to the firm, for the transportation of two jackup rigs from South Korea to Norway…
Technip has won a contract from Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE) for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation on the Jalilah B field development project, in 60m water depth, 90km offshore Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Technip’s…
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, opened a newly refurbished 16,547 sq ft office space on the fourth and fifth floors of Hollywood House in the center of Woking, Surrey. 2H Offshore upgraded facilities to better service its clients and employees…
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