The Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) has picked Tracerco as the winner of its first UTF Subsea Project Award. The firm, which has developed the Discovery under water CT scanner, which recently performed its first commercial trials in deepwater Gulf of Mexico…
Tullow Oil is looking to drill on its Block C-10 acreage offshore Mauritania in 2016, according to Sterling Energy. Sterling, which has just agreed to acquire a 13.5% stake in Block C-10 says Tullow has identified a drill-ready Neocomian…
Saipem awarded Aker Solutions its first order offshore Mexico at the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural gas field. Lakach map. From Pemex. Lakach, Mexico's first subsea gas development with onshore processing facilities…
Baker Hughes released its next-generation JewelSuite 6 software, which helps operators with data-driven decisions across all exploration and production domains with integrated applications for geological modeling and reservoir engineering…
Petrobras encountered a new oil accumulation at its ultra deepwater Sergipe basin at the Poco Verde field, offshore Brazil. Poco Verde map. From Petrobras. Well 3-SES-189 (Poco Verde well 4) is located in concession BM-SEAL-4…
Wood Group Intetech (WGI) joined forces with Wood Group Kenny (WGK) to develop a new, integrated software package for advanced corrosion modelling of pipelines: Maestro, powered by ECE. WGI’s ECE is an established tool for the…
KPMG Corp. Finance recently advised on the sale of a precision engineering specialist in the oil and gas industry. KPMG advised Vine Street Capital and the management of Lymington Precision Engineers on its sale to Senior, an international manufacturing group…
In this video, Shell shows the operation of the Noble Globetrotter II as it passed through the Bosphorus Bridge. The vessel is equipped with a multipurpose tower (MPT) specially designed to easily enter the Bosphorus. Its removable…
A total of 12 groups are challenging the US Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to reaffirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale that will allow oil and gas drilling in a nearly 30 million acre area of the Chukchi Sea outer continental shelf (OCS)…
EnerQuip, a new oil and gas services business being launched in Aberdeen, to provide torque machines and associated services to the drilling and downhole tools sectors. The business, which is to make an initial investment commitment of US$9 million (£6 million)…
This summer the lifting system of the world's largest ship Pioneering Spirit will be fitted with 52 Holmatro cylinders, each having 280 tons lifting capacity. Image of Holmatro cylinder, Pioneering Spirit…
The X-STERN solution from Ulstein was awarded the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping opening conference on 2 June. X-STERN. From Ulstein. With its focus on innovation…
CT Offshore will deploy its new trencher remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the CTO 107-1100, in June at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea off Germany. The CTO 107-1100…
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. (COPL) confirmed that it and its partner, ExxonMobil (XOM), remain committed to completing their Liberian Block (LB) 13 work program in Liberia under the production sharing contract (PSC). According to COPL (20% interest)…
Wireless video ensures a team approach to safety and saves money. Marieke Wijtkamp and Gregory Hale discuss the details. When a manhole cover fell multiple floors, narrowly missing two rig workers, an immediate health, safety, and environment (HSE) investigation ensued…