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SapuraKencana, Sparrows form partnership

Aug 25, 2016

Sparrows Group formed a partnership with SapuraKencana Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad to collaborate in the provision of offshore and onshore crane services including manufacturing, supply, operations…

Cathelco wins Lamprell MGPS order

Aug 23, 2016

Cathelco Middle East FZC based in Sharjah won an order to supply a marine growth prevention system (MGPS) for the latest in a series of jackup drilling rigs to be built by UAE-based Lamprell, a provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services…

Valeport accredits STR lab

Aug 23, 2016

UK-based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), a subsea technology design, manufacture and rental company, has received Valeport accreditation for its calibration laboratory. With this accreditation STR can supply third party calibration services…

MISC inks Chevron Benchamas 2 work

Aug 23, 2016

MISC Berhad has entered the Thailand offshore oil and gas market after winning a US$230 million, 10-year deal with Chevron for the lease and operations of a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO). MISC’s wholly-owned subsidiary…

ROVOP to increase workforce by 10%

Aug 23, 2016

Independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, ROVOP, is set to increase its Houston workforce by 10% as a result of further business growth including recent contract wins in the Gulf of Mexico region. The growth…

GE inks ONGC subsea deal

Aug 23, 2016

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), awarded a multimillion dollar contract to GE Oil & Gas to provide an estimated 55 subsea wellheads (SG5) over the next three years for ONGC’s offshore drilling campaign, in shallow to medium waters offshore India…

Maersk names newest jackup Maersk Highlander

Aug 18, 2016

Lady Sponsor Gretchen H. Watkins, COO at Maersk Oil, has named Maersk Drilling’s newest jackup, the Maersk Highlander, at a ceremony at Invergordon, Scotland. Image of Watkins, from Maersk. Maersk…

SPIE, Sparrows form alliance

Aug 18, 2016

Sparrows Group and SPIE Oil & Gas Services have entered into a global agreement to work in collaboration to support the energy sector. The deal will see the companies work together to initially deliver their collective service offering…

URS investment adds ROV capacity

Aug 16, 2016

Utility ROV Services (URS), has unveiled two new custom ROV (remotely operated vehicle) systems at their base in Glenrothes, Scotland demonstrating a US$7.8 million (£6 million) investment in the company.  As a result of the additional capacity the extra systems will provide…

Premier Oil awards GE Anoa field decommissioning

Aug 16, 2016

GE Oil & Gas subsidiary, PT. VetcoGray Indonesia, has been awarded a field decommissioning contract with Premier Oil Indonesia, to support the shut-down of four subsea wells in the Anoa field, offshore Indonesia.  The deal will see GE…

MMHE, EPIC form Malaysian JV

Aug 16, 2016

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), and Eastern Pacific Industrial Corp. Berhad (EPIC) have formed the joint venture MMHE EPIC Marine & Services to provide repair services of marine vessels…

Siccar takes Mariner stake from JX Nippon

Aug 16, 2016

Siccar Point Energy, a joint venture owned by Blue Water Energy and funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners, has acquired 8.9% interest in the Greater Mariner Area from JX Nippon E&P UK. The Mariner Field, the centerpiece of the Greater Mariner Area…

Mitra takes stake in Inpex Vietnam duo

Aug 16, 2016

Kuala Lumpur's Mitra Energy acquired 30% interest in two blocks, Block 05-1B and Block 05-1C offshore Vietnam, from Inpex subsidiary Teikoku Oil in a US$14.3 million deal. Image from Inpex. Block 05-1…

Emerson inks Total global safety deal

Aug 15, 2016

Total E&P Services awarded Emerson a 10-year contract to provide control and safety system maintenance services that will support Total’s global upstream oil and gas operations. The 10-year frame agreement is part of Total’s Integrated Control and Safety Systems standardization strategy…

Det norske to use Maersk Interceptor for Ivar Aasen

Aug 15, 2016

Det norske has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use the Maersk Interceptor jackup to drill production wells at Ivar Aasen. Ivar Aasen is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, around 175km west-southwest of Karmøy in Rogaland county…

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