Offshore handling systems firm Caley Ocean Systems is supplying Singapore based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh dive support construction vessels (DSCV)…
We have the saying “digital oilfield” within the industry, but does it exist in reality? Audrey Raj reports. Technip CEO Thierry Pilenko. Images from OTC Asia. With offshore…
There’s no disputing the somber mood of this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, but industry leaders attempted to stay upbeat. Melissa Sustaita reports. Wael Sawan executive vice president…
The downturn is forcing operators to go back to the drawing board in order to advance projects. EIC Analyst Angeline Elias provides an overview of activity in Asia Pacific. Dockwise loading out the SHWE platform…
Laurentino Rangel, a consultant with Poten & Partners, provides an overview of current floating LNG projects around the globe. PFLNG SATU. Photo from Petronas. A floating LNG…
Australia's Santos is planning drill stem tests on the G Sand and K Sand reservoirs as part of its Ande Ande Lumut (AAL) project offshore Indonesia. AAL is in the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract, in the Natuna Sea, which operator Santos shares with AWE…
SapuraKencana Energy discovered gas in two of the three wells drilled in 2015 within the SK408 block contract area, offshore Malaysia in Sarawak. The first well Jerun-1 is approximately 5km north of the 2014 Bakong gas discovery. Based on analysis of electric log…
Parker Drilling was awarded an extension and additional rig to its operations and maintenance (O&M) contract on Sakhalin Island, Russia. The prior contract term was set to expire in Q3 2017 and covered operating and maintaining three customer-owned rigs in support of the Sakhalin-1 Project…
Mermaid Maritime’s Western Hemisphere business unit (MSSW) has been awarded seven different subsea projects in the Middle East with an estimated value of US$11 million. In addition, Mermaid has also secured extensions for three newbuild deliveries…
Vallourec subsidiary that specializes in the production and repair of accessories for oil and gas wells, Vallourec Tube-Alloy, opened a new plant in Singapore, to be known as Vallourec Tube-Alloy Asia-Pacific. This new site will support…
Mubadala Petroleum has failed to find commercial quantities of oil at its Sri Trang-1 exploration well in the northern Gulf of Thailand. Sri Trang-1 is located in the G1/48 concession, approximately 18km north-northeast of the Manora oil development…
Lifting, drilling and subsea solutions company Huisman introduced a new 400mt offshore mast crane simulator at its facility in Singapore. Crane simulator in Singapore, from Huisman. The…
Aqualis Offshore has been reappointed by United India Insurance Co. to provide marine warranty services to ONGC’s assets, offshore India. This is the third one-year contract Aqualis has received after the company first started working for United India Insurance and ONGC in 2014…
Primeline Energy has begun arbitration proceedings against China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) for continuing disputes over the development, production and sale of gas from the LS36-1 gas field in the East China Sea. Primeline, which has 49% stake in LS36-1 in Block 25/34…
The government of India is launching a small field bidding round this week that consists of 67 discovered small fields in 46 shallow water, deepwater, and onshore contract areas. The Discovered Small Field Bidding Round – 2016 will be launched tomorrow…