Operators are evacuating platforms and rigs as Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, spins in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Hurricane Harvey's path…
The oil and gas industry has the data and the drive to pursue digital technology, but lacks a coherent strategy to fully digitalize its operations. Karen Boman reports from Halliburton's Landmark Innovation Forum and Expo (LIFE) in Houston…
Energy XXI Gulf Coast has appointed Tiffany J. (T.J.) Thom as chief financial officer of (CFO) the company effective 28 August 2017. Hugh Menown has resigned as executive VP, chief accounting officer and interim CFO to pursue other interests…
LQT Industries has been awarded aluminum accommodation modules to three platforms in the Gulf of Mexico to support drilling and production operations. The packages consist of 24 aluminum accommodations modules that will house approximately 136 personnel to support offshore operations…
DOF Subsea has been awarded several global contracts, securing utilization for several vessels in the subsea IMR projects segment. In the Asia Pacific region and the Atlantic region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts and work under existing frame agreements…
BHP Billiton has made an oil discovery in multiple horizons at the Wildling-2 appraisal well in the ultra deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. Deepater Invictus. Image from Transocean. According to the company…
Halliburton is entering into a strategic alliance with Microsoft to drive digital transformation across the oil and gas industry. The relationship will combine the expertise of a global leader in cloud and digital transformation with a global leader in exploration and production (E&P) science…
Weatherford International has appointed Karl Blanchard as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer. Blanchard. Image from Weatherford. Blanchard will oversee all region and product line operations…
Teledyne Cormon, a member of Teledyne Marine that provides corrosion and erosion monitoring equipment for the oil and gas market, has recently introduced an upgrade to its signature CEION and DCU product lines. CEION2…
Ensco and Atwood Oceanics have filed definitive proxy materials with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed merger announced in late-May. Atwood Oceanics headquarters…
Cortland has won a “significant” new order from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to supply a single 12,000m length of 9/16in Plasma HiCo synthetic rope. Plasma HiCo synthetic rope…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alaska’s manmade island, the Liberty Project, in the Beaufort Sea. Map of Liberty…
The US Bureau of Ocean Management's (BOEM) Lease Sale 249 brought in high bids of US$121 million from 27 companies with a total of 99 bids earlier today (16 August). Image from BOEM Facebook. A total of 90 blocks were offered…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has closed its investigation into Vantage Drilling International over Vantage’s possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. DoJ in a letter acknowledged Vantage’s full cooperation into the investigation…
Nabors Industries' acquisition of Tesco Corp. will accelerate the automation and integration of tubular services into Nabors’ rigs, creating immediate global scale for Nabors Drilling Solutions (NDS), while providing Tesco with an expanded platform for its businesses…