Schlumberger has acquired France-based Saltel Industries in a move that will strengthen the company’s completions technology portfolio. Image of Saltel's SES Patch for pipeline repair, from Saltel Twitter…
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Anna Keen as regional manager for the Asia Pacific region. Keen, who previously…
AccessESP, a leading provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, appointed Anwar Assal as Middle East and North Africa region manager. Based in Dubai, Assal will be responsible for developing and enhancing…
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has signed a contract to provide position keeping services for the installation of the Ichthys LNG Project FPSO. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will manage the position…
Det norske oljeselskap awarded a framework agreement to First Geo for delivery of a broad range of subsurface and well engineering services. Under the contract, First Geo will provide personnel within the technical areas such as subsurface specialists…
Saudi Arabia has taken two steps towards boosting its in-country rig building and high-end manufacturing capabilities in the sector. Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom's oil super-major, Abu Dhabi-based engineering and rig building firm Lamprell…
Italy's Remacut is due to deliver its first system from its new assembly workshop in Genova. The delivery will be a portable 150-tonne vertical lay system for McDermott, to be used initially on the firm's V108 vessel for Inpex's Ichthys project off Australia…
Offshore handling systems firm Caley Ocean Systems is supplying Singapore based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh dive support construction vessels (DSCV)…
Norwegian firm Stinger Technology has developed a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for a client, which wanted a unit to inspect a subsea oil storage tank. The new unit, called Nano ROV, had to be able to fly through 10in pipelines…
Subsea 7 has had its day-rate contract for the pipelay support vessel Seven Mar terminated early after the vessel lost its operating license. Brazilian maritime law prioritizes Brazilian-flagged vessels over international vessels of a similar specification…
Wellhead servicing specialist Well-Centric is investing £300,000 in a significant expansion of its workshop facilities in Dyce, Aberdeen. The upgrade of the Dyce workshop will provide additional capacity and allows Well-Centric to offer its maintenance…
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) provider ROVOP has been awarded £3 million worth of new contracts, which sees the company expanding into two new territories - southeast Asia and Mexico. The company has also announced the appointment of…
Despite depressed oil prices, the Gabonese 11th deepwater licensing round has generated considerable interest from both international oil companies (IOC’s) and newcomers alike, encouraged by the success of exploration in the conjugate margin offshore Brazil…
The offshore substation jacket for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, made in Lowestoft by Sembmarine SLP, has been successfully installed in the seabed on site. The four-legged jacket, designed and built by Sembmarine SLP, stands at a near-perfect verticality of 0…
Coretrax, leading engineered servicing company for wellbore clean and abandonment, has secured cost savings of nearly £10 million in rig time for UK operators. Focused on improving operational efficiencies and saving rig time in wellbore clean up and abandonment operations…
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