Byron Energy will further its efforts at the SM71-1 well in the Gulf of Mexico after encountering the presence of oil in three intervals, according to partner Otto Energy. A quad combo porosity logging run has been acquired and 7 5/8in…
Mubadala Petroleum encountered oil at two wells in the Manora field, offshore Thailand. Map from Mubadala. The Atwood Orca jackup drilled wells MNA-15 and MNA-16 wells to final total depths of 2566m and 2998m…
Amec Foster Wheeler has appointed Halliburton's senior vice president, Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Lewis, as its new chief executive officer, with effect from 1 June 2016. On the same day Ian McHoul will cease to be interim CEO, and will remain as CFO…
A new report from DNV GL paints a very automated future for many oil and gas processes and sectors. Melissa Sustaita sets out the details. Sames. Image from OE staff. Over the…
Aker Solutions and ABB have agreed to work together on subsea processing solutions, bringing together their strengths in subsea, power and automation technologies. The cooperation will integrate Aker Solutions' subsea capabilities and…
Ireland’s Lansdowne Oil & Gas has failed to farm out of two licenses off the south coast of Ireland, due to industry conditions that will prevent drilling at the prospects. “Due to adverse industry conditions, attempts to farm-out SEL 5/07…
Bell Geospace’s Houston team is being expanded in response to increased activity in their specialist services. As well as a number of in-house support staff, Richard Alan Morgan has joined the company as senior geoscientist. Morgan has…
Maersk Oil has awarded Datum360 a four-year contract to implement Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for the Culzean development in the UK North Sea. The key component of the solution, PIM360, will be at the centre of Culzean’s engineering data management…
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has been awarded long term charters for eight offshore supply vessels with a combined value of approximately US$167.5 million by a Middle Eastern national oil company. POSH will supply eight anchor-handling…
Cyprus-based Ocean Rig has stepped in to buy the sixth generation ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillship Cerrado, which once drilled the giant Libra prospect offshore Brazil, following its owner Brazil-based Schahin Group bankruptcy declaration last April…
Statoil has entered into the German offshore wind market, through a 50% acquisition of the Arkona offshore wind farm. Statoil and E.ON also announce the final investment decision on the 385 MW project. The estimated total investment for the project will be in excess of US$1…
Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 60 direct-drive offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6MW. The customer for the project is a consortium between the German power provider E.ON, based in Essen…
Fugro has been awarded a supply arrangement by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to provide vessel based hydrographic survey services. Under the contract CHS will procure hydrographic surveys as needed, anywhere in Canada, to enhance…
Deep Sea Supply has been awarded multiple contracts by several international oil companies for work in the North Sea, offshore Asia, and South America. Statoil awarded Deep Sea a two-year contract, plus three yearly options for the PSV Sea Falcon for operations in the North Sea…
Halliburton has cut more than 6000 positions during Q1 2016, bringing its workforce down by one-third since late-2014, in addition to a decreased revenue of 40% during the period. Image from Halliburton…