Norwegian geoscience firm Spectrum has started a 1800sq km multi client 3D seismic survey offshore Norway in the Western Barents Sea. The new survey, designed based on interest from industry will tie and complement Spectrum's existing 3D surveys in the area…
Shell Canada is moving on to its next prospect in the Shelburne basin, offshore Nova Scotia, after failing to find commercial hydrocarbons at its first exploration well in the program. Map of the Shelburne basin exploration project…
Cautiously optimistic executives expect oil prices to return to US$60-80/bbl – spurring investment and economic growth, according to a new survey conducted by advisory firm Deloitte. The two-year downturn in the oil and gas industry may be coming to a close…
US private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has appointed former Statoil and BG Group boss Helge Lund as an operating advisor to CD&R's funds. Lund. Image from BG Group/Shell. Lund…
More than 300 oil service employees in Norway have gone on strike this morning after mediation talks yesterday were said to have failed. Industry Energy, a union which represents workers, claimed the Norwegian Oil & Gas association did…
Interest in new licenses in existing exploration plays offshore Norway has dropped by about a quarter. Some 33 companies have applied for licenses in Norway's 2016 awards in pre-defined areas licensing round, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said this morning…
Supermajor Shell is moving most of its employees in Houston from its downtown location to the west side of the city. The changes, which are expected to take effect in Q1 2017, will move about 3400 employees from the Central Business District…
Halliburton (HAL) has released the Acoustic Conformance Xaminer service (ACX), a technology designed to help operators identify and pinpoint wellbore leaks by analyzing sound waves that describe flow patterns in the formation and casing. The…
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is once again decreasing its capex by 25%, the company revealed as part of its 2017-2021 business and management plan today (20 September). Libra operations. Image from Petrobras…
FMC Technologies has installed and tested its annulus monitoring system (AMS) in an offshore well in Malaysia owned by Petronas. A winner of the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference Spotlight on New Technology award, FMC Technologies’…
Siemens is set to build a wind project offshore Denmark with innovative foundations and cable systems, the company said today (20 September). Four wind turbines and related equipment take a large step into the future of offshore wind…
PT Medco Energi Internasional has agreed to acquire two subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips, seeing it take over the South Natuna Sea Block B production sharing contract, offshore Indonesia, with a 40% working interest. Image from ConocoPhillips…
CGG's Fast Trax Reverse Time Migration (RTM) data from its Encontrado multiclient mega-merge project covering the Perdido fold belt has been delivered ahead of Mexico's December Licensing Round. The Encontrado reprocessing project is a merge of over 38…
MacGregor won comprehensive equipment package contracts for a variety of seven specialist support vessels that will operate in the Middle East region. MacGregor will deliver deck cranes and a range of deck machinery to each vessel. The order is booked into Q3 2016 order intake…
Strainstall has been awarded a contract to provide mooring monitoring for the Hywind pilot park – the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. The contract with MacGregor will provide an integrated offshore mooring solution for the floating turbines…