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Mexico's CNH approves CGG

May 17, 2016

CGG become one of the few firms to be registered by Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) as an independent third party qualified to audit and certify Mexico’s reserves, either for oil and gas operators or directly for the CNH.  CGG…

DOF, N-Sea in SAT collaboration

May 17, 2016

Subsea inspection, maintenance and repair provider, N-Sea and subsea projects and engineering provider, DOF Subsea have entered into a two-year cooperation agreement to provide an Integrated Saturation (SAT) Dive Service. The cooperation…

Brutus back online as Shell repairs Glider

May 16, 2016

Shell announced on 15 May that production from the Brutus field in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed following a leak at the nearby Glider field on May 12, which shut-in all production to the associated tension leg platform.  While production…

BSEE forms panel to investigate Shell leak

May 16, 2016

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing its investigation of the oil release from Shell's Glider field on May 12. The Glider field, approximately 97mi south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, includes subsea wells…

Statoil, Trelleborg ink six-year deal

May 16, 2016

Statoil entered into a six-year framework agreement with Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Norway for the supply of Elastopipe, corrosion protection, Passive Fire Protection (PFP) as well as Thermal Insulation (Vikotherm R2, S1 and P7). Elastopipe is the first corrosion-free…

Airborne TCP FMECA for Libra

May 16, 2016

The Libra consortium has invited Airborne Oil & Gas to perform a failure mode, effect and criticality assessment (FMECA) for a TCP (thermoplastic composite pipe) Riser that could be used at the giant Libra field offshore Brazil. The request…

Forum delivers PLRs to North Africa

May 16, 2016

Forum Energy Technologies delivered nine of its largest subsea Pig Launchers and Receivers (PLRs) and laydown heads to a project in North Africa.  The PLRs have been deployed as part of a development of nine subsea wells, which vary from 4-24in size…

WFS appoints Australia, SE Asia project director

May 16, 2016

WFS Technology has appointed Mike Theobald as project director for Australia and Southeast Asia. Theobald brings his knowledge and understanding of subsea control systems, as well as an insight into how best to use Seatooth products and technology…

Tracerco completes Houston facility upgrade

May 16, 2016

Tracerco, part of the FTSE 100 Johnson Matthey, has completed a US$5 million upgrade of their facilities in Houston. The new facilities include an environmentally controlled subsea simulation tank to prepare their subsea diagnostic technologies prior to mobilization offshore…

ALE completes Malikai load out

May 16, 2016

ALE loaded-out the 27,500-tonne Malikai tension leg platform (TLP) at Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) West in Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia. Load out operations of the Malikai TLP, from ALE…

Santos starts Indonesia appraisal well

May 16, 2016

Santos began drilling the AAL-4X appraisal well, offshore Indonesia using the PT Apexindo's Raniworo jackup. AAL-4X is located in the West Natuna basin in the Northwest Natuna license and sits in 72m water depth Santos is drilling…

Swiber in Q1 revenue increase

May 16, 2016

Swiber Holdings reported a net loss of US$0.2 million for Q1 2016, in addition to a group revenue increase of $191.3 million due to South Asia projects. The offshore engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) company's…

Drilling at Statoil's Statfjord

May 16, 2016

In this video, Statoil shows still drilling at its Statfjord area, offshore Norway. Statfjord is one of the oldest producing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, and the largest oil discovery in the North Sea. The field…

Laggan Tormore at full production

May 16, 2016

Total's Laggan-Tormore subsea to shore development west of Shetland has now ramped up to full production at 90,000 boe/d. The French oil giant held an official inauguration ceremony at the Shetland Gas Plant, built to receive the production…

Initial crash findings released

May 16, 2016

The Super Puma helicopter crash which killed 11 offshore staff and two helicopter pilots in Norway was sudden, catastrophic and developed in just seconds, according to a preliminary report by Norway's Accident Investigation Board, released today…

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