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Ophir moves into Seychelles

Mar 04, 2014

Ophir Energy has entered into an agreement with Australian explorer WHL Energy to acquire a 75% operated interest in Blocks PEC-5B/1 and PEC-5B/2 offshore the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean (pictured). In exchange for the acquired interest…

COMESA inks Paradigm for seismic process

Mar 03, 2014

Paradigm announced that Mexico seismic services company, COMESA, has incorporated the full Paradigm software suite for seismic processing and imaging, interpretation and modeling and reservoir characterization, including: GeoDepth, SeisEarthand Geolog…

OneSubsea wins Egypt deal

Mar 03, 2014

Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC) awareded OneSubsea an US$80 million subsea supply contract for the East Nile Delta END-3 development offshore Egypt. The contract calls for the supply of four well systems including subsea production equipment…

EnQuest completes Kittiwake acquisition

Mar 03, 2014

EnQuest has completed the acquisition of the UK Continental Shelf Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA) assets previously owned by Centrica North Sea Oil Limited (Centrica), as well as Centrica’s 100% interest in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline…

DNV GL opens Singapore base

Feb 27, 2014

DNV GL has opened a new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. The new headquarters was officially opened today by S Iswaran, Minister for the Prime Minister’s office, second minister for home affairs and second minister for trade & industry Singapore…

Aqualis makes Tristein acquisition

Feb 27, 2014

Aqualis ASA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire Tristein AS, a provider of marine operations for the offshore oil, gas and wind industries. The financial details of the transaction are undisclosed.  “The combination…

Alewijnse wins FPSO deal

Feb 27, 2014

Alewijnse Marine Systems won a service and maintenance contract for M3nergy’s 94,000 DWT FPSO Perintis, three weeks before it officially announces the setting up of two new Asian hubs, in Malaysia and Singapore. Under the agreement Alewijnse…

KrisEnergy quits Thai block, adds Indonesian PSC

Feb 27, 2014

Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. has added an operatorship offshore Indonesia, and also announced it will not acquire the G3/48 exploration licence in the Gulf of Thailand. KrisEnergy announced in January that it had been seeking a 60%…

OMV, Rock Solid Images sign R&D agreement

Feb 26, 2014

OMV Norge AS and Rock Solid Images (RSI) have entered into an initial one-year R&D/service agreement to work on the integration of geophysics, rock physics and geology to provide improved quantitative interpretation in exploration. The project…

All Coast to build new lifeboat

Feb 25, 2014

All Coast LLC, the largest liftboat operator in the Gulf of Mexico, has entered into a contract with SEMCO, LLC to construct a new 250 foot leg liftboat which will be equipped with two 175 ton leg mounted cranes and will have the capacity of accommodating 50 people…

Swire to launch OverVU at AOG

Feb 21, 2014

The global launch of a significant new product line will be the key topic for discussion when Swire Oilfield Services brings its international team to AOG 2014 in Perth from February 19-21. A number of senior executives from the UK and…

Teekay Offshore to acquire ALP

Feb 21, 2014

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. has agreed to acquire ALP Maritime Services B.V., a Netherlands-based provider of long-haul ocean towage and offshore installation services to the global offshore oil and gas industry. ALP currently provides…

Bibby completes PTTEP job

Feb 19, 2014

Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS) has completed a call out contract with PTT Exploration & Production Co Ltd (PTTEP). The project involved a short notice mobilization, and saw the BOS-operated DP2 ROV Support Vessel, the Bibby Spring, perform…

Marin opens gulf coast base

Feb 18, 2014

Marin has expanded its subsea business by establishing a base in the gulf coast. The objective is to support clients in the areas of deepwater excavation, claycutting and route preparation. The recent appointment of Frank Hazen, President of Marin Deepwater Operations…

Wartsila chosen for LNG conversion

Feb 18, 2014

Totem Ocean Trailer Express has announced that Wärtsilä will supply main engines, generators and integrated LNG storage and fuel gas handling systems (LNGPac(TM)) for the largest LNG conversion ever undertaken in North America. The contract was signed in 4Q 2013…

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