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Northern Explorer to leave Gigante survey

Dec 07, 2015

SeaBird Exploration has announced that Northern Explorer has been commissioned for work in the greater Caribbean area and will leave the TGS Gigante survey in the beginning of January 2016 for an estimated 6-8 weeks. Phase one of the survey…

SPT Offshore gets LOI for Ophir wellhead platform

Dec 07, 2015

SPT Offshore has received the letter of intent (LOI) for the detailed design of the suction pile foundation, design supervision of the jacket and full transportation and installation of the Ophir wellhead platform from Muhibbah Engineering…

Transocean inks Henry Goodrich contract

Dec 07, 2015

Transocean announced that the harsh environment semisubmersible Henry Goodrich was awarded a two-year contract with Husky Oil Operations offshore Canada at a dayrate of US$275,000. The rig will be used for ongoing development drilling…

Fluor to acquire Stork

Dec 07, 2015

Fluor Corp. and Stork has announced that Fluor has signed an agreement with UK-based private equity firm Arle Capital Partners to acquire 100% of Stork Holding B.V., based in the Netherlands, for an investment of approximately US$755 million (€695 million)…

EMGS sells Brazil EM data

Dec 04, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced that the company has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-client data library over the Foz de Amazonas and Ceara basin in Brazil worth a total of US$ 4.1 million.

Seatronics, Meridian complete Mexico pipeline gig

Dec 03, 2015

Seatronics completed a project with marine services organization Meridian Ocean Services in Mexico to inspect and chart existing pipelines along the coast of Ciudad Del Carmen, which required a full survey equipment spread utilizing a Forum Comanche ROV…

EHL enters extension period

Dec 02, 2015

Image from iStock. African Petroleum's wholly-owned subsidiary European Hydrocarbons Ltd. (EHL) entered into the first extension period on the SL-03 license, offshore Sierra Leone. The…

Hydratight seals deal with Subsea 7

Dec 02, 2015

Image: MORGRIP mechanical connector/Hydratight Hydratight has won a pipeline connector order from Subsea 7 to support their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia…

North Energy sells PL 707 stake

Dec 02, 2015

North Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Lime Petroleum Norway, whereby North Energy sells its 10% interest in production license (PL) 707 to Lime. This transaction forms part of North Energy's current strategic process…

WCS moves Lafayette training center

Dec 01, 2015

Accredited well control training provider, Well Control School (WCS),  has relocated its training center in Lafayette, Louisiana to 425 Settlers Trace Boulevard. WCS will hold its first classes in the new center on 30 November, 2015. The…

Total inks Maersk Venturer deal

Dec 01, 2015

Image: Maersk Venturer/ Maersk Drilling Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the drillship Maersk Venturer with oil major Total. The contract covers one exploration well (estimated duration 120 days) in block 14 offshore Uruguay…

Seajacks Scylla vessel delivered

Nov 30, 2015

The ABS-classed Seajacks Scylla, a wind farm installation and offshore construction vessel, has been delivered by the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje, Republic of Korea. 'The cooperation among Seajacks, ABS and SHI was vital to the success of this newbuild effort…

DOF Subsea sells Skandi Protector

Nov 30, 2015

Image: Skandi Protector/DOF Subsea DOF Subsea has entered into agreement for the sale of Skandi Protector to the commonwealth of Australia. Delivery to new owners is expected in Q1 2016 and the sale will release approximately US$34…

Sterling acquires Mauritania interest

Nov 30, 2015

Image: map of Mauritania block C-10/Sterling Energy Sterling Energy has announced that completion has now occurred under the sale and purchase agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary…

Det norske awards Transocean rig contract

Nov 30, 2015

Det norske oljeselskap has, on behalf of the partnerships in PL 203 (Alvheim) and PL 150 (Volund), awarded an agreement to Transocean Offshore for the lease of the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Arctic. The contract scope for drilling of four wells in the Alvheim area…

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