Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s well intervention vessel, the Skandi Constructor, is moving to the Gulf of Mexico to begin operations in 1Q 2015. The Skandi Constructor, a dedicated light intervention mono hull equipped with the Helix 7 3/8in…
Aberdeen-based Wireline Engineering further expanded its operations in Southeast Asia with an increase in staff and office space. Equipment maintenance is carried out by skilled technicians. Image…
Forum Energy Technologies is beginning the construction of its new European operations center. Forum’s multimillion-dollar investment in its new Westhill facility will bring together five Forum businesses that are currently spread throughout Aberdeenshire…
Semco Martime received their first orders for their rig projects at Invergordon, UK, which include equipment, upgrading two Prospector Drilling jackup rigs and the Songa Offshore semisubmersible rig Songa Dee. Songa…
Mirage Machines, an Acteon Company, has invested in the launch of a subsea-focused engineering research and development subsidiary for North America in Houston. Mirage Subsea has been established with an initial staff of five operating…
Maersk Drilling’s Convincer jackup rig received an additional one-year extension from Petronas Carigali, E&P subsidiary of Malaysia’s national oil company. The US$56 million contract is expected to end mid-November 2015. “Together with Petronas Carigali…
Balmoral Offshore Engineering's new Brazilian manufacturing facility will open by Q3 2015, the buoyancy, insulation and elastomer product company announced at Rio Oil and Gas. Balmoral’s Aberdeen headquarters exports more than 95% of its manufactured goods worldwide…
Saudi Aramco announced the opening of the new Aramco Research Center on Houston’s west side in the energy corridor, on Friday, 19 September. Khalid A. Al-Falih, president & CEO Saudi Aramco, at…
TGS is continuing its Explorer series seismic acquisition program in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico with Panfilo 3D. Panfilo 3D will add 11,500sq km to TGS' multi-client library in the Lund and Henderson Central Gulf of Mexico protraction areas…
ExxonMobil and Rosneft will end drilling operations in the Kara Sea due to Western sanctions. The West Alpha ExxonMobil released a statement today (19 September), which said the supermajor will comply with all US sanctions…
Statoil will complete the drilling of the Pingvin prospect in exploration well 7319/12-1 in the Norwegian Barents Sea, says partner on the well North Energy. The well identified gas in a sandstone reservoir. The well acquired extensive data through coring…
Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro, will sign a contract to build and lease a floating production ship for its Libra offshore project this month, company Chief Executive Maria das Gracas Foster said on 18 September, as reported by Reuters…
The Technical University of Denmark’s (DTU) new Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre opened 18 September. DBU platform Image: DTU DTU said that it wants to train…
Houston-based Dune Energy has been acquired by Eos Petro Inc. in a cash deal. Eos will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Dune for $0.30 per share in cash pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated 17 September 2014. It…
Petrobras awarded GE Oil and Gas a subsea equipment supply contract for pre-salt fields worth approximately US$300 million. The contract includes eight manifolds that will be designed with retrievable injection modules to allow water-alternated gas injection for up to four wells…