Neptune Marine Services (Neptune) has opened a new office in Houston, Texas, operating under the name Neptune Subsea. The move will enable Neptune to provide the full suite of Neptune’s services to clients within the Gulf of Mexico and the Americas…
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the final plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sales for 2017-2022, excluding areas in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in the US Arctic…
The Amberjack debottlenecking project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has been completed, expanding its infrastructure and increasing Green Canyon Block platform (GC-19) off-take capacity by 60%. Amberjack illustration…
Noble Energy's long-term plans has cut 60 jobs from its workforce, with 55 of them in Houston, and lays out plans for its offshore assets in the Eastern Mediterranean. Tamar operations, image from Delek…
Oil markets could be in for another bumpy ride, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. The agency’s report also says that a true global gas market is upon us, in addition to the need to invest US$44 trillion in the global energy supply…
Danos has completed the fabrication of three boarding valve skids and one service line skid for Shell deepwater Appomattox facility. Requiring approximately 12 months to complete, the project engaged four Danos service lines, including project management…
BP and GE Oil & Gas announced the start-up of Plant Operations Advisor (POA), a new digital solution designed to improve the efficiency, reliability and safety of BP’s oil and gas production operations. POA is already helping BP manage the…
Repsol E&P sent an early termination notice to Rowan Companies last week, ending its contract for the Rowan Renaissance drillship effective immediately. “The company expects to continue to be paid by Repsol on a monthly basis through the original termination date of 22 April 2017…
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group appointed William (Bill) Mildon as president of newly formed Hydro Group Systems Inc. - a wholly owned subsidiary located in Pinellas County, Florida. Image of Mildon…
Douglas Stephens will assume the role of president and chief executive officer of Frank’s International effective 15 November 2016. Image of Douglas Stephens, from Frank's International. Stephens was most recently with Baker Hughes…
Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) unveiled its 2016-2021 business plan that will see the company take advantage of the Energy Reform with an aggressive farmout program, expecting to increase production by 15%. Image from Pemex…
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) received nearly US$563 million (CAD $758 million) in work commitments in its latest deepwater bid round for the East Newfoundland and Jeanne d’Arc regions, offshore the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador areas…
Technip Umbilicals has been awarded a contract by a major operator to supply a subsea control umbilical in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the project management and manufacture of 7km of a static and dynamic unarmored steel tube umbilical…
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, chairman of the board, president and CEO, of Weatherford International has resigned, effective immediately. Robert Rayne, current vice chairman of the board, will serve as chairman of the board. Krishna Shivram take over as interim CEO…
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA), and the Gulf Economic Survival Team (GEST) have submitted Freedom of Information…