UK Trade & Investment presented a varied session on petroleum investment opportunities in East and West Africa today, focusing on Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, and Ghana. Mrs. Wanjiku Manyara, general manager of the Petroleum Institute of East Africa…
Jack-up barge provider Gulf Marine Services is building its third E-Class jack-up vessel, GMS Enterprise, it has announced. The vessel will add to GMS’ two existing E-Class units, GMS Endeavour and GMS Endurance. GMS Enterprise will…
About 40 oil and gas students from across Europe are taking part in the final of the inaugural SPE Europe Petro League today. Through case study analysis and fast-paced oil and gas question and answer rounds, students will have the chance…
Emas AMC’s newly converted S-lay deepwater pipelay vessel Lewek Centurion has just completed its first contract since its conversion, laying pipe for Wintershall in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The vessel was acquired from Helix Energy Solutions in July…
Centrica Energy, stand 5D50, has completed its longest horizontal well using the Noble Julie Robertson (NJR) jack-up rig on the southern North Sea gas field. Running 19,000feet (6km), the extended reach well was drilled between December…
Technip has signed a four-year frame agreement with Petrobras for projects modifications services for the Rio de Janeiro Operations Unit (UO-RIO)*, including existing offshore platforms located in the Campos Basin area, Brazil. The services comprise basic and detailed design…
Following execution of a Letter of Intent (LOI) by EXMAR with LNG Partners, LLC and LNG BargeCo BVBA for the long-term charter of a floating liquefaction and storage unit (FLSU) to serve the BC LNG Project near Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada…
Enclosure designs for protecting offshore equipment are evolving rapidly to combat the widespread problem of corrosion, and to meet industry demands for higher levels of safety and reliability, and new functionality. At Offshore Europe 2013…
The UK oil and gas industry has served our country for over 100 years. It delivers the energy needed to fuel and power our economy, provides vital revenue for the UK Treasury and supports about 450,000 jobs in Britain. The oil and gas industry has an impressive history…
Deepwater drilling and performance improvement firm Exceed has set up new business units in Canada and Ghana on the back of recent contract wins. The firm, on stand 3D210 at SPE Offshore Europe, is now also setting up new units in Angola…
Kongsberg Maritime has launched its next generation Munin compact autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at Offshore Europe today (stand 2C90). The Munin follows Kongsberg’s development of the Hugin and Remus AUVs, through Kongsberg-company Hydroid…
Petrofac has awarded JDR Cable Systems a contract to design and manufacture five subsea power and communication (composite) cables and associated accessories for the Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi. Petrofac…
OneSubsea, the newly formed subsea partnership between Cameron and Schlumberger, is making its first major show debut this week. The company, which started trading on June 30, has already announced a US$500 million contract with Chevron on the North Sea Rosebank development…
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has announced two new categories for this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards, which launch on October 1. The awards, supported by TAQA, have a 27-year history of celebrating outstanding…
In the short-term, a lack of transition training to capture transferable skills is the biggest human resources issue for the industry, says industry skills body OPITO. “The Transition Training Programme (TTP) is a fast-track course which takes workers with relevant…