CGG launched a US$378.8 million (€350 million) rights offering to existing shareholders to fund its “transformational plan” to convert CGG from a seismic acquisition company into an integrated geosciences group. The CGG Oceanic Vega…
Tullow Oil's TEN project is now 80% complete, with first oil scheduled for between July and August this year, the firm said this morning. Sailaway of the TEN FPSO from Singapore to Ghana is expected late January, with arrival in Ghana in early March…
The first major contract on Premier Oil’s Sea Lion field offshore the Falkland Islands has been awarded following completion of pre-front end engineering and design (FEED) on the project. Netherlands headquartered floating production…
ABS Group subsidiary Genesis Technology Solutions has been awarded a contract by Golar LNG to develop an intelligent maintenance strategy for the company’s new fleet of floating LNG (FLNG) vessels utilizing the GoFLNG floating liquefaction technology…
Subsea UK today urged the industry to turn talk into action now to safeguard the future of the UK’s £9 billion subsea sector. The call was issued as Subsea UK announced the final speaker line-up and program for its eleventh annual conference and exhibition…
Ophir Energy has appointed Dr John Bell to the position of director – Asia and Dr Oliver Quinn to the position of director – Africa and Global New Ventures. Both Bell and Quinn start their new roles with immediate effect, reporting directly to COO Dr Bill Higgs…
Embattled Brazilian state owned firm Petrobras has made deeper cuts to its previously announced 2015-2019 business plan, with the company announcing a 25% drop in capex today (12 January). Petrobras will drop its planned capital expenses by US$32 billion in its 2015-2019 business plan…
The European Commission (EC) has authorized Italy’s Eni to sale 12.5% of its stake in its subsidiary Saipem to Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI). Image from Saipem. According to the Italian giant…
Fugro entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with Icon Investments for two of its geotechnical vessels, the Fugro Scout and the Fugro Voyager. The Fugro Scout. Image courtesy of Fugro. The…
Statoil awarded IKM Ocean Design a contract worth an estimated US$22.5 million (NOK 200 million) for the Johan Castberg subsea integration pre-FEED and FEED project. Image of the contract signing in Oslo of Peder Hoås and Geir Paulsen…
Subsea engineering company Sonardyne International, UK, has successfully demonstrated its wireless integrity monitoring technologies during a series of in-water demonstrations held at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston, Texas. Hosted by OneSubsea…
UK oil giant BP plans to cut approximately 4000 jobs across its global upstream sector in the next two years to simplify its business, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. Image from BP. BP…
First production from the Greater Stella Area development in the UK North Sea has been set back once again. Sail-away of the FPF-1 floating production facility is expected to be delayed by six-12 weeks due to slippage in completion of…
The shortlist for the 2016 Offshore Achievement Awards, supported by OE, has been announced today. With approximately 100 entries received this year, a record since the awards were re-launched in 2011 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section…
Norwegian technology firm Badger Explorer has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's CNPC DR, signaling the firm's intention to become a full partner in the Badger Explorer development program. The Badger Explorer is a…