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Ocean Apex to Drill at Ironbark

Feb 13, 2019

Semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Apex, operated by Diamond Drilling, has been contracted by BP Developments Australia, for the drilling of the Ironbark prospect in exploration permit WA-359-P, in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia…

Petronas Contracts Rowan Drillship

Feb 13, 2019

Offshore driller Rowan Companies announced Tuesday that its R-Class ultra-deepwater drillship Rowan Renaissance has been awarded a one-well contract to drill offshore Mexico for PC Carigali Mexico Operations, S.A. de C.V. (Petronas).The contract…

Boskalis Wins Subsea Cable Repair Work

Feb 13, 2019

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract for the replacement and repair of a part of the inter-array cables at an unnamed offshore wind farm. The contract is valued at approximately $90.4 millionThe Dutch…

Velesto Gets Contract Extension from Hess

Feb 12, 2019

Malaysian drilling contactor Velesto Drilling said that the oil company Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia has extended the contract for the Naga 8 jack-up drilling rig in North Malay Basin, Malaysia.Naga 8 jack-up rig is owned by Velesto Drilling (previously known as UMW Offshore Drilling)…

SMC, Total in New Framework Deal

Feb 12, 2019

UK-based provider of consultancy, health & safety advisory, workforce solutions and software services Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has won a framework agreement from Total to provide geophysical acquisition supervision.SMC said that the…

Safe Scandinavia Extended at Ula

Feb 12, 2019

Aker BP ASA has exercised the first of eight one-month options to extend the charter of the tender support vessel (TSV) Safe Scandinavia, owner and operator Prosafe announced last week. The total value of the option is $4.5 million.In mid-August 2018…

Petrofac Bags Siccar UK Wells Contract

Feb 12, 2019

The provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry Petrofac said that its Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business has added to its growing Well Engineering portfolio with the award of a contract from independent Exploration and Production company…

Kvaerner to Study Floating Wind Structures

Feb 11, 2019

Norway based Kvaerner said it has signed a contract with Norwegian energy company Equinor to study how floating concrete substructures for offshore wind turbines can be designed and constructed for the planned Hywind Tampen project in the North Sea…

DOF Bags Multiple Offshore Vessel Deals

Feb 10, 2019

Norwegian offshore vessel provider DOF has won several contracts from undisclosed clients for work in Guyana, Saudi Arabia, and the Mediterranean.The Skandi Neptune has already commenced operation in Guyana for survey work and planning a second…

Shearwater GeoServices Bags Four Contracts

Feb 06, 2019

The Norwegian seismic JV between GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen GeoServices has won four Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) contracts by Aker BP and Equinor in Norway.Marine seismic specialist said in a press release that the contracts will fill backlog…

Shell Awards FEED Work for Crux

Feb 06, 2019

Wood and KBR,Inc. have secured a new multimillion dollar contract to deliver integrated front-end engineering design (FEED) for Shell Australia’s Crux project to build a not normally manned (NNM) platform and gas export pipeline located approximately 600km north of Broome…

TechnipFMC Wins EPCI Contract for Mero 1

Feb 06, 2019

TechnipFMC has been awarded by Petrobras, on behalf of the Libra Consortium, comprised of Petrobras, Shell, Total, CNOOC Limited, CNPC and Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Mero 1 pre-salt field…

McDermott Winds FEED for Scarborough FPU

Feb 05, 2019

McDermott International, Inc. on Tuesday announced it has signed a contract with Woodside Energy Ltd. to undertake a front-end engineering and design (FEED) activities for a floating production unit (FPU) for the Scarborough field natural gas development in Western Australia…

CGX, Frontera in Guyana Offshore Deal

Feb 04, 2019

Canadian oil and gas exploration company CGX Energy and compatriot petroleum exploration and production company Frontera Energy have executed a farm-in joint venture agreement covering CGX’s two shallow water offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licenses in Guyana…

JFO, First Subsea Team for Decommissioning

Feb 04, 2019

Subsea project delivery firms James Fisher Offshore (JFO) and specialist in offshore heavy lift market First Subsea have joined forces to launch a revolutionary cut and lift product that promises to streamline decommissioning projects worldwide…

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