Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) has approved auction terms for the first phase of Round 2, which will auction 15 shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico. The round is set to open in late March 2017. Image from CNH…
Det norske oljeselskap reported nearly a 21% decline in Q2 2016 revenues, when compared to last year, however, the Norwegian exploration and development company continues to move forward with several of its big name projects. Ivar Aasen jacket…
Offshore drilling services provider Ensco has revealed several global contracts in its latest fleet status report, along with its decision to sell several of its rigs for scrap value. Image from Ensco…
Remote Ocean Systems (ROS) has released three new products for ROVs, research, and oil and gas. The L350 Full Range Dimming LED is an underwater LED floodlight that allows full range dimming up to 7500 Lumen. Designed with the offshore operator in mind…
Visuray performed the first downhole X-ray diagnostic operation offshore Norway for Statoil on 27 June. The objective was to image and unambiguously diagnose the status of a downhole safety valve so the operator could plan future workover operations…
Rig inspection consultancy Aberdeen Drilling Consultants (ADC) has been awarded a contract by BP to provide engineering services support to more than 14 countries worldwide. ADC will deliver rig site assessments at all stages of operations…
KrisEnergy has started a seismic campaign over the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand using the CGG Amadeus. The 3D campaign will cover 884sq km 3D and is estimated to last 41 days. The seismic program will be carried out…
Delegates at SPE Intelligent Energy 2016 will hear about a collaborative venture between academic institutions and industry partners which aims to help oil and gas operators collect and interpret surges of real-time big data generated by oilfields and plants more efficiently…
Aberdeen firm EC-OG (East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering) has secured more than £1 million of external investment from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise. The investment follows the announcement of a £1…
Norwegian seabed seismic services company Magseis has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne International to support its upcoming deep water ocean bottom seismic survey of the Red Sea. Beginning this month and working in partnership with BGP on behalf of Saudi Aramco…
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has laid claim to delivering the world's largest semisubmersibles - the Ocean Greatwhite, for Houston based driller Diamond Offshore. Ocean Greatwhite, measuring 123m-long and 78m-wide, is capable of operating…
ENGIE E&P Norge has spudded the Cara exploration well in PL 636 Cara in the Norwegian northern North Sea. The well is 35km offshore and approximately 6km from the Gjøa field in about 350m water depth. The well, being drilled using the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible drilling rig…
Nearly 400 members of Unite and RMT unions working for Wood Group across eight Shell oil and gas platforms in the North Sea will be striking for the first time in a generation in a dispute over 30% pay cuts and changes to allowances, the Unite and RMT unions announced on 18 July…
With global offshore wind expenditure expected to reach about US$288 billion (£210 billion) over the next 10 years, Subsea UK is encouraging companies to expand into the renewables sector to sustain long-term growth. The industry body…
EnQuest and Delek Group have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to farm out 20% interest in the Kraken heavy oil development in the UK North Sea. The area is located in Blocks 9/2b and 9/2c in License P1575, approximately 350km northeast of the city of Aberdeen…