UK-based Expro Group has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil worth more than US$100 million over three years. The contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project (see map)…
Sweden's Alfa Laval has won an order to supply its Framo pumping systems to the Johan Sverdrup field development in the Norwegian North Sea. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK 200 million (US$24…
Suncor Energy Norge's Niobe exploration well has been classified as a dry well, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The well, 25/10-13 S, in production licence 571, was drilled in 119mm water depth, in the central part of…
A fire aboard Petróleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) unmanned Akal-H platform was quickly put out on Monday (22 June) in the Bay of Campeche. The Akal-H platform. From Pemex Flickr. Four…
With HelWin2, Siemens has handed over the fourth North Sea grid link to the customer TenneT. This marks the start of commercial operation of the grid connection by the German-Dutch transmission grid operator. There are now four Siemens grid links with a transmission capacity of over 2…
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…
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…
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…
Optimus Seventh Generation, an Aberdeen-headquartered behavioral change consultancy, has strengthened its safety portfolio by securing its first decommissioning contract in a six-figure agreement with a major North Sea operator. The four-month contract…
Subsea connector specialist First Subsea is supplying a relatchable bend stiffener connector to NOV Completion & Production Solutions for a flexible production riser for Statoil’s new Gina Krog, turret moored, floating storage and offloading vessel in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for exploration well 10/4-1 in the North Sea. Well 10/4-1. From NPD. 10/4-1 is located in production license 734…
The full impact of cost reduction measures and the deferral or cancellation of capital projects in the UKCS is yet to be fully felt, according to professional services firm KPMG. The next six-12 months will be critical for oilfield services…
Total is expecting to finally achieve first gas on its Laggan-Tormore project in 3Q 2015, according to contractor Petrofac which is set to take a further hit on the project. Petrofac's losses on the 125km subsea-to-shore west of Shetland…
Statoil has awarded Tenaris the contract for the supply of casing, tubing and all related services for the Mariner project. Discovered in 1981, Mariner is the largest field development on the UK Continental Shelf in more than a decade…
The main theme of ONS 2016 has been decided. Transition will set the scene for the conference when the world’s energy industry gets together for ONS 2016 in Stavanger, Norway. According to the organizers, transition is a relevant theme today in both the energy industry and the world…