UK-based engineering group Wood Group has been awarded a five year, US multi-million dollar contract by French operator Total, which includes the option for two, one-year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering…
Oil prices are set to rise on average US$10/bbl annually towards 2020, with global liquids supply and demand balancing out in around two years, according to Oslo-headquartered oil and gas consulting and business intelligence firm Rystad Energy…
Strategic Marine delivered the StratCat multi-purpose service vessel (MSV) to Njord Offshore. The Njord Odin. Image from Njord. The MSV is capable of transporting up to 24 crew, and is a first in its class in three particulars…
Maersk Oil North Sea awarded Harkand a multi-million dollar contract for the provision of diving support vessel (DSV) services in the North Sea. Harkand Da Vinci. From Harkand. The 12-month contract covers well tie-ins…
North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service, supplementing national SAR cover for parts of the Central North Sea. The participating companies have awarded Bond Offshore Helicopters a US$88…
Atlantis awarded Lockheed Martin a construction contract for the tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, to deliver the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbine to fulfill the company’s MeyGen project turbine supply obligations. The 1…
Vertech is preparing to take delivery of its first specialist vessel as the company’s diving team enhances its capabilities for operations worldwide. Image from Vertech. The new 14…
Statoil awarded 2H Offshore a contract for tieback conductor, platform conductor and surface riser engineering analysis on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. 2H had already conducted engineering studies…
Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS), the UK wide commercial law firm, has appointed Jill Reid, the former general counsel and company secretary of Dana Petroleum, as a partner to lead its oil and gas team in Aberdeen. Reid has worked her entire career in the oil and gas industry…
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Offshore Services has inked a deal with a Singapore shipyard to build what it says will be the world's largest semisubmersible crane vessel (pictured). The vessel, whose designed was unveiled in March last year…
Statoil started the first stage of the Polarled installation project with the Solitaire pipelaying vessel connecting the pipeline in the Norwegian Sea to Nyhamma. Solitaire. From Allseas. The…
Three university students studying topics relating to the oil and gas sector have been picked as the winners of the Offshore Mediterranean Conference 'five minute speech contest.' Out of about 20 technical papers presented in just five minutes…
Mediterranean countries cannot be naive about the industrial risks around oil and gas exploration and production, delegates at the Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC) in Ravenna were warned this morning. The region, which comprises EU member states as well as non-member states…
Schlumberger released the ACTive Straddle coiled tubing real-time multiset inflatable packer, which provides all functions needed to isolate and treat multiple zones on a single run without coming out of the well, which reduces intervention time and optimizes production…
Stavanger-based Ziebel announced that for the first time in oil and gas history, the Z-Line, a gravity-deployed slim carbon composite cable, was used to acquire meaningful distributed temperature and distributed acoustic fiber optic data during a commercial well intervention…
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