The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said it is seeking a new director general to succeed Bente Nyland, who will complete her term at the end of 2019 after 12 years in the role.NPD said the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has started its search for a successor…
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA has put its Peroa and Cangoa shallow-water natural gas fields and a deepwater exploration concession known as Malombe in the state of Espirito Santo up for sale, the company said.In a securities filing…
Controls technology company Proserv said it has sold its through-water digital acoustic communications and positioning systems business, Nautronix, to Imenco, a Norwegian supplier of subsea electronic and mechanical products.The divested unit will become a division within Imenco…
A technology used in security and drug enforcement was modified to solve the age-old problem of how to use radiography for non-destructive testing of pipelines on rigs without affecting nucleonic measurement associated with pressure vessels…
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA is scheduled to hold a final 're-bid' for two oilfields off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on July 8, four sources told Reuters this week, after the state-run oil firm annulled a previous bidding round.Among the…
The subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry Rever Offshore continued to consolidate its North Sea presence, announcing the successful completion of three standalone contracts for energy major, Total E&P UK.The UK-based company said…
Dutch offshore services provider OOS International has formed a joint-venture with compatriot demolition company Sagro, which would be named Sargoos.According to OOS International, both companies will excel in their distinctive specialisms.OOS…
Dutch marine outfit Chevalier Floatels vessel DP Galyna has won another assignment after completing an inspection and maintenance campaign for an oil and gas company in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.'Within 2 hours of contract notification…
Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services (RVOS) has contracted Netherlands-based Praxis Automation Technology to deliver dynamic positioning systems for its fleet of offshore support vessels (OSVs) operating out of the country. RVOS…
ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore (STEHMO) installed a NOV crown mounted compensator (CMC) on Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Blackhawk drillship.The 215-metric-ton passive heave compensator was fully assembled and lifted on the top of the derrick on May 22…
Kraken Robotics' OceanVision marine technology development project will move forward with conditional approval – and millions in funding – from Canada's Ocean Supercluster.The three-year, $20 million project is being spearheaded by Kraken subsidiary…
Equinor has, on behalf of the Oseberg partners, made a profitable oil discovery related to Oseberg Vestflanken, the Norwegian energy company announced on Thursday. It said the well was drilled by the Askepott rig and the discovery will soon…
Israel-focused gas driller Energean said on Thursday it will buy Italian energy group Edison's oil and natural gas unit for an initial consideration of $750 million.The acquisition would significantly expand Energean's operations in the growing eastern Mediterranean gas hub…
Norwegian semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner Prosafe has taken delivery of the Safe Eurus, an advanced and flexible vessel for worldwide operations excluding Norway.The Safe Eurus was delivered in May and will shortly begin mobilization…
South Africa’s offshore space is getting busier ahead of the finalization of the country’s oil and gas regulatory framework as more well-endowed exploration firms position themselves for a long-drawn exploration of the country’s under-explored offshore hydrocarbon reserves…
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