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Enquest N. Sea Contract Goes to KCA Deutag

Feb 25, 2019

Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has announced that its offshore business unit has been awarded a new drilling contract by Enquest Heather Limited for three platforms in the UK North Sea.The UK-based drilling contractor…

Finalists Revealed for 2019 Offshore Achievement Awards

Jan 20, 2019

Finalists for the Offshore Achievement Awards 2019 have been revealed last week.The annual awards, which are hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, give recognition to the best talent, performance and innovation in the offshore energy industry…

Hundreds of Oil Workers Strike in Norway

Jul 10, 2018

Hundreds of workers on Norwegian offshore oil and gas rigs went on strike on Tuesday after rejecting a proposed wage deal, leading to the shutdown of one Shell-operated field and helping send Brent crude prices higher.One union said hundreds…

Statoil Awards $1.5 Bln Drilling Contracts

Apr 03, 2018

Statoil has awarded drilling contracts to Archer, KCA Deutag and Odfjell Drilling for drilling, completion, intervention services, plugging, maintenance and modifications on 18 of Statoil’s fixed platforms.The contracts take effect from October 1…

P&A simulator launched at Scottish university

Dec 04, 2017

A university in Scotland has launched a 'world-first' simulator for decommissioning activities in the UK North Sea and further afield.  Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) in collaboration with funding partners The Oil & Gas Technology Centre…

KCA Deutag inks Sakhalin extension

Feb 20, 2017

Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. awarded KCA Deutag a four-year contract extension for platform drilling services on three platforms offshore Sakhalin Island in Russia.   The contract extension is effective from 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2021…

Mighty Murchison – End of an era

Dec 01, 2016

After more than three decades’ production, the mighty Murchison platform was finally down-manned this year. Work to dismantle the 25,000-tonne topsides is ongoing. Elaine Maslin reports. CNR International’s…

KCA Deutag sells last mobile offshore unit

Jun 09, 2016

Drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has sold its jackup drilling unit, the Ben Rinnes, to an integrated energy and services company for an undisclosed sum.    Built in Clydebank, Scotland, in 1973 and acquired by KCA Deutag in 2005…

Statoil extends trio's drilling contracts

Mar 31, 2016

Statoil has has extended its drilling contracts with KCA Deutag, Odfjell Drilling and Archer for services on its platforms on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract options, based on contracts initially awarded in 2012, were exercised…

BP Caspian work for KCA Deutag

Dec 17, 2015

Drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has been awarded two contracts with BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) with about US$360 million for the initial contract or $1 billion including all options. The first contract has been awarded…

Bentec secures Caspian contract

May 26, 2015

Drilling rig equipment manufacturer Bentec has been awarded three multi-million dollar contracts, including the firm’s first complete rig for the Caspian Sea offshore sector.  The Caspian rig contract is for Nobel Oil for work off the coast of Azerbaijan…

Talisman UK CEO joins private equity firm

Feb 02, 2015

Private equity group Epi-V has taken on Talisman Sinopec Energy UK CEO Geoff Holmes to lead its FourPhase portfolio company CEO as it looks to grow its global portfolio. it has also taken on Expro director Tony Kitchener, as Chairman…

Volatility hits oil and gas contracting levels

Oct 30, 2014

The latest EIC Monitor report paints a mixed picture of activity across the global upstream sectors in 3Q 2014, with a large decline in upstream activity. The global oil and gas industry has followed a gentle downward trajectory of project…

RDS inked for Sea Lion study

Sep 02, 2014

Rig design and engineering firm RDS has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by AMEC for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the North Falklands Basin. The FEED work is part of AMEC’s overall FEED contract for…

Energean buys tender assist rig

Aug 27, 2014

Greece-based exploration firm Energean Oil & Gas has launched a US$225 million investment program to develop 30MMbbl of reserves in North West Greece and to increase production from the Prinos, Prinos North and Epsilon fields to 10,000bbl/day by 2016…

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