Airborne Oil & Gas, a composite pipe manufacturer, has secured an investment from Chevron Technology Ventures, the technology investment arm of Chevron Corp. The Dutch manufacturer has developed a range of composite pipe products that offer unique benefits for offshore oil and gas operations…
Total, the operator for production license 618 in the North Sea, has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway, to drill exploration well 1/5-5 using Maersk Gallant. Maersk Gallant is a jackup drilling facility…
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), the North Sea focused oil and gas company, will delay the Skipper appraisal well until there is greater stability and clarity in the oil market. This follows recent oil price movements and bad weather in the North Sea…
Ezion Holdings Ltd. has secured an agreement to jointly market two service rigs being built by a Chinese state owned enterprise to support the offshore windfarm, oil and gas activities in the energy sector, announced Ezion Holdings board of directors…
Nexans has awarded iSURVEY a multi-year frame agreement to provide navigation, positioning and survey support for its cable lay operations on board the C/S Nexans Skagerrak. iSURVEY will provide services including positioning and monitoring during cable lay and trenching operations…
Well Control School (WCS) received accreditation from International Well Control Forum (IWCF) for its System 21 e‐Learning Drilling course. Image from WCS Facebook. The IWCF System…
Technip and Vallourec subsidiary Serimax signed an agreement in principle in order to achieve a strategic partnership in the domain of pipeline welding that will see Technip acquire a minority stake in Serimax. Image from Technip…
Det norske oljeselskap has received consent from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Transocean Winner mobile drilling facility for production drilling and completion on the Volund field. Transocean Winner is a semi-submersible facility of the GVA 4000 type…
Protea has completed the manufacture of a comprehensive crane package for an FSO (floating, storage, and offloading) that will be chartered by Total for operation at the Martin Linge offshore development. Comprising of two deck cranes…
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), an Asia-based offshore marine services provider, has announced that it has entered into a joint venture (JV) and incorporated “POSH Saudi Co.” with Saudi Arabia’s Hmood Al-Khalaf Group as part of its plans to expand its presence in the Middle East…
Hardide Coatings, a UK-based provider of advanced surface coating technology, has announced the opening of its new Virginia production facility. In January 2015 the company commenced an investment of up to US$7 million in Martinsville to expand its production operations to North America…
Trendsetter Engineering has announced the acquisition of Wiltor Machine, a 6000sq ft precision machine shop in north Houston specializing in complete turnkey, proto‐type, and production machining for the oil and gas industry. This machine shop has experience machining stainless steel…
Datum360 has been awarded – and has already delivered – a contract to deploy its Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that will standardize engineering information for the largest oilfield project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian basin…
In contrast to 2015, upstream oil and gas deal activity is set to ramp up this year regardless of what happens to the oil price, according to Wood Mackenzie's M&A outlook for 2016. Should oil prices stay low, companies will be forced to sell assets and merge businesses: to free up capital…
Cathelco has won orders to supply hull corrosion protection systems for three FPSOs. Two of the systems are being supplied to MODEC, while the third will be installed by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong yard in Singapore. The FPSO Cidade de Campos…