Offshore North America News - page 215


Vallourec announces North American appointments

Jun 23, 2015

Vallourec, provider of premium tubular solutions primarily serving the energy markets, announced several key appointments in its North America region. William Gamisans has been appointed managing director for Vallourec Tube-Alloy worldwide effective 1 August 2015…

Offshore drillers continue to struggle

Jun 23, 2015

As expected, Hercules Offshore Inc. plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next month as a final solution to its US$1.2 billion debt woes. The firm is one of the first to crash and burn as a result of insufficient cash flow due…

McDermott wins Otis subsea work

Jun 23, 2015

Louisiana-based LLOG Exploration Offshore (LLOG) awarded Houston-based McDermott International a lump sum contract to support LLOG’s Otis development located in the Gulf of Mexico. LV 105. From McDermott…

Oberhelman joins Exxonmobil board

Jun 22, 2015

Exxon Mobil’s shareholders elected Doug Oberhelman to its board of directors. Oberhelman is also chairman of the board of directors and chief executive of Caterpillar Inc. With the election of Oberhelman, the ExxonMobil board stands at 12 directors…

US GoM lease sale attracts US$533 million in bids

Jun 22, 2015

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed its required evaluation of bids to ensure that the public receives fair market value for tracts leased as part of the Gulf of Mexico Central Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 235.…

Kongsberg offers new DP course

Jun 19, 2015

Kongsberg Maritime’s training center in Houston, Texas has become the first maritime training facility in North America to offer the Nautical Institute-accredited Sea Time Reduction Course for dynamic positioning operators (DPO). Kongsberg…

State of the UDW, jackup industry

Jun 19, 2015

The future of offshore oil and gas exploration will be exploited with high-specification jackups and ultra deepwater (UDW) drillships capable of working in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) environments, according to pure-play, high-specification offshore driller…

GulfSlope grabs two GoM blocks

Jun 19, 2015

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded GulfSlope Energy two offshore lease blocks for which it was the high bidder at offshore lease sale 235 in the central Gulf of Mexico. The company will control 107,961 acres covering 19 prospects…

Hercules gets saved

Jun 18, 2015

Houston-based Hercules Offshore entered into a restructuring support agreement with a group of its debt holders that will shakeup the company’s finances and position Hercules to benefit during the expected rebound in the offshore drilling industry…

Weatherford releases IntegraLine

Jun 17, 2015

Weatherford International has released their IntegraLine liner system with swage technology at the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) World Drilling 2015 Conference and Exhibition.  Weatherford’s IntegraLine liner…

API: Prioritize Arctic development

Jun 16, 2015

API encouraged congress and regulators to prioritize Arctic offshore oil and natural gas development as the House Natural Resources Committee prepared to hold a hearing on Arctic energy today (16 June). “Arctic oil and natural gas…

Shell, BG merger clears US regulatory hurdle

Jun 16, 2015

Shell has cleared its first hurdle in order to progress its takeover of BG Group, the supermajor announced on 16 June. Shell received an early termination of the US antitrust waiting period from the US Federal Trade Commission. The company…

Tropical storm Bill drives GOM rig evacuations

Jun 16, 2015

Tropical storm Bill in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is causing rig evacuations. The storm is 300mi wide, with winds up to 50 mph and rainfall from 6-10in in some areas. Tropical Storm Bill (2015). From NOAA's National Hurricane Center Facebook…

J2 Subsea opens subsea tooling facility

Jun 15, 2015

J2 Subsea opened a new subsea tooling facility at sister Acteon company, Seatronics’, subsea electronics location in Houston. The new facility marks the next stage in J2 Subsea’s global expansion plan. North American customers can…

Sparrows appoints Americas operations director

Jun 15, 2015

The Sparrows Group has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Steve Bertone, to head up its operations across the Americas. In his new role, Bertone will be based in Houston and will oversee all of Sparrows Group’s operations in the US…

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