Umbilical, cable, and IWOCS firm JDR is increasing its global footprint with the opening of a new service and maintenance facility in Brazil. The JDR facility will be the latest addition to the bustling port city of Macaé when it opens for business in Q3 of 2014…
The first meeting of a new knowledge-sharing forum on subsea integrity management practice will take place in Houston during OTC week. The SURF IM Network is being led by Wood Group Kenny with support from the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) and 13 operating companies…
Craig International Supplies (CIS) has been awarded new contracts with Shell which will almost double the turnover of its business. The contracts will increase the international reach and buying power of the procurement division of Scottish family-owned energy services and shipping firm…
EMAS AMC have awarded welding specialist Serimax a long-term frame agreement to provide comprehensive welding services for their global spool base operations. EMAS AMC said the global frame agreement will further strengthen its…
Emerson Process Management has today announced the successful first deployment of its Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System. The new instrument has been deployed as part of the completion on Statoil’s Skuld field in the Norwegian North Sea…
OVERDICK announced that the BorWin beta topsides has been successfully installed in the German sector of the North Sea, about 53nm NNW of the island of Borkum. The step marks the completion of the most critical phase in the offshore campaign…
Poor weather and high costs have impacted Q1 exploration and appraisal drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf, according to a report by Deloitte. The report, which details activity across North West Europe during Q1, was compiled by Deloitte’s Petroleum Services Group (PSG)…
BW Offshore has signed the contract with Premier Oil for the provision of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The firm charter period of the contract is seven years…
Accurate measurement of the output of wet gas fields is an important means of reducing the financial risks that exploration and production (E&P) companies face in sales gas allocation. Ultrasonic flow meter technology is proven for dry…
The UK Materials Technology Institute (MATRI), a Pera Technology company is part of a consortium of nine companies from across Europe that have announced their involvement in a European funded research project called CeraSphere. The…
Aquatic Engineering and Construction, an Acteon company, celebrated its 40-year anniversary of operating in the North Sea with a celebratory event held onboard the Gulden Leeuw, a three-masted tall ship, moored in Aberdeen Harbour on 24 April…
UTEC Survey has advanced its service offering by doubling its AUV fleet to 4 vehicles in response to increasing demand for its highly regarded AUV services, the company reports as it prepares to head to OTC (Houston). The firm now operates a fleet of four…
Doubt still hangs over Statoil’s Barents Sea Johan Castberg project after the firm made an oil and gas discovery in its fifth and final exploration program around the field. The latest well, 7220/7-3 S, was on the Drivis prospect in production license (PL) 532…
The latest Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-19 has found 6m of good quality oil filled sandstone of lower Jurassic/upper Triassic age in the Geitungen area in the north eastern part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery, according to Lundin Petroleum…
Industry excellence in health and safety was recognized at the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards yesterday. Held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, the event recognizes and honors the companies and people who embody the spirit of safety and innovation across the sector…