Australia's National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is giving UK supermajor BP until the end of August to resubmit its modified environmental plan for exploration drilling at the Great Australian Bight that the offshore regulator rejected last year…
A ballot by members of the unions Unite and RMT at engineering firm Wood Group working across Shell operated assets has seen a 'massive majority' supporting industrial action. In a joint statement, Unite and RMT said more than 50% of members voted in the ballot…
Total E&P Norge has entered into an agreement with ExproSoft for the use of WellMaster IMS to monitor and optimize well integrity management of the Martin Linge field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, in addition to ensuring well operations are within NORSOK and existing guidelines…
Searcher Seismic announced that the Olympus 3D reprocessing project in the Carnarvon Basin of Western Australia, has commenced processing at DownUnder GeoSolutions’ Perth facility. The project, in cooperation with Spectrum, comprises…
The UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for the second UK government funded £20 million seismic campaign to promote under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). PGS and WesternGeco have been awarded the…
Oceaneering has entered into a master service agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors through to December 2020. Under the agreement, Oceaneering will provide up to 10 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems with associated subsea tooling…
Subsea intervention, construction and engineering firm Canyon Offshore has opted for a Mermac electric winch solution to handle ROV systems on board the latest two additions to its Grand Canyon family of offshore support vessels. MacArtney has supplied a total of four winch systems…
Wood Group has been awarded an extension to its master service agreement (MSA) contract with Apache Corp. in the North Sea. Wood Group will continue to deliver subsea engineering and consultancy services, in support of Apache's routine operation and maintenance works…
Sea Trucks Group’s Nigerian business, West African Ventures (WAV), has completed the pipelay and construction campaign for Chevron’s Sonam Field development project. The Sonam Field development project is located in shelf concession OML 91…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is looking to sell 3D seismic data covering Block 31/5, as well as part of Block 31/4, southeast of Statoil’s Troll area that it acquired in September 2008 using the Ramform Challenger vessel. The seismic data…
The Houston BG Group office will close by the end of the year, and layoff a total of 154 jobs, with the majority set to be cut late next month. According to a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission, 118 employees will be laid off on 31 August…
Petrobras has started production from the Cidade de Saquarema floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit on the giant Lula field, offshore Brazil. Cidade de Saquarema, from SBM Offshore…
Hercules Offshore has sold a jackup drilling unit in a US$3.16 million deal with an undisclosed buyer. The Hercules 267, image from Hercules Offshore. The deal, through the company’s subsidiary Hercules International Drilling…
Houston-based Dril-Quip’s wholly owned subsidiary Dril-Quip Asia Pacific was awarded a US$40 million contract in late June to supply subsea drilling and production equipment and related services to Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd., a contractor for SKK Migas…
Premier Oil's Catcher floating production project in the UK North Sea is on schedule to deliver first oil in 2H next year. The UK-based independent says further cost savings have been secured against the project estimates. Premier now forecasts capex to first oil of US$1…