Bumi Armada intends to take legal action against Woodside Energy after Woodside terminated a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) charter contract for operations offshore northwestern Australia. The Armada Claire…
Unmanned marine systems software firm SeeByte's CoPilot system has been integrated into the workclass ROVs on Subsea 7's Normand Oceanic. CoPilot is an advanced, plug-and play software that makes piloting any ROV a much simpler task…
SAL Heavy Lift signed a contract with Dutch Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Boskalis and Volker Stevin International, for the transport of 67 transition pieces. The transition pieces are destined for the Veja Mate in offshore…
With just under two weeks until the 2016 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) take place, support by OE (Offshore Engineer) the trophy which will be presented to winners on the night has been revealed. Last year saw Gray’s School of Art student…
Cyberhawk Innovations completed an offshore remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAV) inspection offshore Newfoundland, Canada, for an oil and gas operator. The multiple workscope project was completed over the course of two weeks. Cyberhawk used ROAVs to inspect the live flare…
DNV GL has appointed Ditlev Engel as the new CEO of its energy business area. Starting 4 April, Engel will succeed acting CEO Elisabeth Harstad and report to the group president and CEO Remi Eriksen. Engel will be based at the DNV GL - Energy headquarters in Arnhem…
With a weak start of the year for CGG, the French seismic company will reduce its fleet by another three vessels by the end of Q1, as its revenue dropped 32% from 2014. The Oceanic Vega. Image from CGG…
Gas production has started from the Zora gas field offshore the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to operator Dana Gas. The project, using a fixed wellhead platform, started on 14 January, with sales gas produced by 28 February due…
The Prof. John Atta Mills floating production, storage and offloading vessel has arrived at the TEN project offshore Ghana, after a five week voyage from Singapore. TEN field operator Tullow Oil said first oil from the development is on track for July/August…
Australia's Santos has completed a deal to sell its 35% non-operated interest in the Kipper gas and condensate field, in the Gippsland Basin, offshore southern Australia, to Mitsui for AU$520 million. The Kipper field, operated by ExxonMobil…
Sweden's Lundin Petroleum has discovered 'significant gas shows' in the Maligan exploration well in Block SB307/SB308, offshore East Malaysia. The Maligan well was drilled with the West Prospero jackup rig to a total depth of approximately 1380m…
BP's Caspian Sea unit has inked 14 offshore support vessel contracts with Topaz Energy and Marine. The contracts cover a five-year period plus two one-year options at current market terms and will be primarily in support of BP’s ACG and Shah Deniz II fields offshore Azerbaijan…
Trendsetter Engineering has completed delivery of the subsea equipment for Noble Energy’s Gunflint project. Trendsetter’s scope consisted of five subsea pipeline end termination (PLET) and inline sled (ILS) structures, three jumper kits…
Dana Petroleum commenced drilling operations at the Manatee-1 exploration well on the Bakassi West block, offshore Cameroon, according to partner SDX Energy. Map of Bakassi West block, from SDX…
Seatronics, an Acteon company, and part of its survey, monitoring and data business segment, has announced the appointment of Kevin Strachan as head of finance. The new role will require Strachan to lead the finance function in each of Seatronics’ global bases and divisions…