On 1 June 2015, Omega Subsea UK opened an office and established a subsidiary in Aberdeen, Scotland. Its parent company, Omega AS, provides project personnel and project systems, primarily to the oil and gas and energy sectors. The Norway…
The Atwood Achiever drillship spud the MZ-1 well and commenced drilling operations within the Mazagan permit, offshore Morocco, announced Pura Vida Energy. Based on the well plan, drilling is expected to continue for approximately two to three months…
Paragon Offshore announced that Alejandra Veltmann has joined the company as vice president and chief accounting officer reporting to Steven A. Manz, Paragon's senior vice president and CFO. Veltmann will be responsible for overseeing corporate accounting and financial reporting…
LLOG Exploration and its partners Ridgewood Energy and Stone Energy Corp. drilled a successful exploration test at the Viosca Knoll 959 “Crown & Anchor” prospect. The initial exploratory well encountered greater than 50ft of net oil bearing sand in a high-quality Miocene reservoir…
Höegh LNG Holdings announced that the company has ordered its floating storage and regasification unit, FSRU#8, at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. FSRU#8 is designed to the highest specifications, has full trading capability…
Atlas Knowledge has been awarded a contract by INPEX to provide training for production workers involved in the US$34 billion Ichthys LNG project. The INPEX-operated project includes some of the world’s largest offshore facilities off the coast of Western Australia…
Houston headquartered Apache Corporation has shaken up its leadership team and regional operating structure to 'streamline' the business, including creating an 'offshore' division. The move includes creating 'more integrated, super-region structures…
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions announced a new strategic partnership with FGS Commercial e Serviços Técnicos Eletrônicos to provide operators and end-users in the Brazilian marine and oil and gas markets with a range of life safety and asset integrity solutions from a single supplier…
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and Italian giant Eni entered into a US$2 billion deal for exploration and development activities offshore Egypt. Image from Egypt Ministry of Petroleum…
Hercules Offshore received a welcome notice from Saudi Aramco—a withdrawal notice to rescind Aramco’s previously issued notice of termination of its contract for the Hercules 261. As a result, almost all terms and conditions of the contract…
CGG GeoSoftware releases HRS 10.0, adding to its Hampson-Russell seismic interpretation and reservoir characterization software suite. HRS 10.0 unveils two completely new products: RockSI, an interactive tool for exploring the link…
Topaz Energy and Marine, a offshore support vessel company, has bolstered its emergency response and recovery vessel fleet with the addition of a new vessel, Topaz Responder. The newly-built, Topaz Responder will primarily provide…
With new rules and regulations affecting the platform supply vessel (PSV) market, Wärtsilä is launching a new PSV ship design at this year's Nor-Shipping exhibition being held in Oslo from 2-5 June. The new design puts emphasis on cost efficiency…
Israel’s Delek Group is proposing a US$155 million deal to acquire 19.9% stake in Block 12, offshore Cyprus, from Houston-based Noble Energy. Map from Noble. Block 12 covers approximately 2684sq km in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea…
International marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore established an office in Aberdeen, Scotland. “We know that job cuts currently is a common theme in the oil industry, but we are taking a long-term approach…
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