Petronas has confirmed that an incident occurred during lifeboat maintenance work at the Sepat floating, storage and offloading (FSO) unit offshore Malaysia, resulting in three fatalities and one injury.The incident occurred at approximately 12:50 p…
Mission Specialist SeriesIntroducing the VideoRay WraithThe new Mission Specialist Wraith from VideoRay is a next-generation compact ROV that sets a new standard in subsea agility, power, and operational versatility. Featuring a ten-thruster design with true six-degrees-of-freedom control…
Energy services company Weatherford has been awarded a deepwater integrated completions contract by Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria (EEPNL), an ExxonMobil affiliate, offshore Nigeria.The contract falls within Weatherford’s Well Construction and Completions portfolio…
Wood has secured a contract by China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) to deliver detailed design work for QatarEnergy’s Bul Hanine EPIC2 offshore oil and gas redevelopment project in Qatar.The scope includes the design of 25 subsea pipelines…
Shell’s Mars platform has produced its billionth barrel of oil equivalent, becoming the first single offshore platform in the Gulf of America to reach the milestone nearly three decades after production began.The deepwater oil and gas platform…
Energy data and intelligence specialist TGS has secured of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in the Norwegian North Sea.Mobilization will start in June, and the contract has a duration of approximately 25 days.'We are very pleased to secure…
Equinor and Aker BP have agreed to swap stakes in several oil and gas fields offshore Norway, as part of a strategic collaboration aimed at increasing production and value creation across selected areas.The companies said the agreement focuses initially on the Troll-Fram…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 15/6-17 in production license 979.The license is operated by Aker BP with 60% working interest, while Equinor holds the remaining 40%…
Crane specialist Liebherr has completed an extensive inspection and refurbishment of a BOS 35000 offshore crane aboard ZITON’s jack-up vessel Wind Enterprise during a 10-day service campaign in Denmark.The board offshore crane was installed…
Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project for the Jackdaw field in the UK sector of the North Sea by Adura.The two-month survey will deliver high-resolution OBN data…
Yinson Production has secured a $131.5 million senior secured bank financing facility together with joint venture partner PTSC for a floating storage offloading (FSO) vessel being built for the Block B gas project offshore Vietnam.The company said the facility…
Dutch non-destructive testing specialist Ned Marine has launched drone and remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based inspection services aimed at vessels, offshore installations and industrial assets.The company said the new services combine aerial…
Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has selected Incat Crowther to design a fleet of 10 new DP2 fast crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for offshore operations supporting Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint venture between Shell and the Government of Brunei.The…
Dolphin Drilling has signed a contract with Harbour Energy for the semi-submersible drilling rig Paul B. Loyd Jr. in the U.K. sector of the North Sea, adding about $150 million in firm backlog, while also securing extension for Blackford Dolphin rig operating off India…
Syria has identified an offshore site for its first deep-water oil and gas exploration project with U.S. major Chevron and Qatar’s UCC Holding, the Syrian Petroleum Company said on Monday.The move is part of a broader push by Syria’s new government…