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Hoover Ferguson acquires Uniteam business

Dec 22, 2016

Hoover Ferguson Group (Hoover Ferguson), a provider of container, workspace and packaging solutions for the energy and petrochemical industries and general industrial enterprises, has acquired the rights and obligations of Uniteam Holding’s (Uniteam’s) offshore container rental business…

Two Maersk vessels sink off France

Dec 22, 2016

Maersk Supply Services has confirmed that two of its vessels have sunk off the coast of France today (22 December), while being towed to a Turkish shipyard for recycling. Image of one of the vessels that sunk off the coast of France…

Eni to use Scarabeo 8 for PL716 wildcat

Dec 22, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for wellbore 7318/12-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7318/12-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility. The…

Statoil to use Deepsea Atlantic for Johan Sverdrup

Dec 22, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-22 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility in position 58°55’33…

Lamprell delivers NDC Al Gharbia jackup

Dec 22, 2016

Lamprell completed the construction on the jackup drilling rig, Al Gharbia, and its delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Co. (NDC). Completion and delivery of the jackup rig, on time and on budget, was marked at an inauguration ceremony…

BW Offshore buys into Gabon PSC

Dec 22, 2016

BW Offshore and the BW Group entered into agreement to acquire 66.67% of the Dussafu production sharing contract offshore Gabon. Subject to closing of this first transaction, the partnership has secured a right to acquire a further 25% of the Dussafu license…

Vaalco back online off Gabon

Dec 22, 2016

Houston's Vaalco Energy is back online at the South Tchibala 2-H well after utilizing a hydraulic workover unit to replace a failed electrical submersible pump (ESP) system, offshore Gabon.   Image from Vaalco…

Scotland reveals new decom plan

Dec 22, 2016

A new decommissioning action plan launched today by the Scottish government’s economic development agencies hopes to help Scotland’s oil and gas sector take advantage of the estimated £17.6 billion forecast by Oil & Gas UK to be spent on…

Total, Petrobras form exploration pact

Dec 22, 2016

Total and Petrobras have agreed to work together on exploration and upstream technology, which will see Total become a partner on two pre-salt licenses in the Santos Basin. Image from Total. The licenses are the BMS-11 license…

Schlumberger inks double Transocean deal

Dec 21, 2016

Cameron, a Schlumberger (SLB) company, has signed two 10-year pressure control equipment management service contracts on behalf of Transocean valued at greater than US$350 million.  The first contract calls for Schlumberger to manage Transocean’s Cameron risers in the Gulf of Mexico…

Updated: Exxon, Eni, Total win Cyprus blocks

Dec 21, 2016

The government of Cyprus has selected companies, which include ExxonMobil, Eni, and Total, to negotiate exploration drilling terms for three blocks in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Image of the 3rd licensing round map…

Siemens gets Rentel wind order

Dec 21, 2016

Siemens has entered the offshore wind market in Belgium with a first order for the 309MW Rentel wind project. The customer is Rentel, part of the Otary partnership, a conglomerate of specialists from the Belgian renewable energy industry including investment and development companies…

Petronas to cut 2017 production

Dec 21, 2016

Malaysia's Petronas will voluntarily make some adjustments to its crude oil production beginning in January 2017, a decision that stems from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers made earlier this month…

Petrobras, Karoon deal remains suspended

Dec 21, 2016

Australia’s Karoon Gas is going back to court to defend its deal with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for stake in two fields, following a rejection to lift the injunction made by the Brazilian state-owned company in the federal court of Sergipe…

Statoil releases Statfjord fire findings

Dec 21, 2016

Statoil has completed its internal investigation on a fire at the Statfjord A platform on 16 October, an incident that was part of a string of hazardous events, leading the Norwegian giant on a safety mission. Image…

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