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PMI opens shorebase on Louisiana coast

Sep 11, 2014

PMI Energy Services opened a shorebase in Morgan City, Louisiana, focused on supporting shelf, coastal and inland waters production and drilling activities. PMI MC Shorebase, aerial south to north PMI’s…

Wartsila wins ballast water management contract

Sep 11, 2014

Singapore-based Pioneer Marine awarded Wärtsilä a contract to supply 22 bulk carriers under construction at Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. in China, with ballast water management systems. 44 Wärtsilä…

FES connectors for Mariner development

Sep 11, 2014

UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a US$1,250,000 contract to supply four diverless bend stiffener connectors to NOV Flexibles. Diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) enable the quick, efficient and cost effective…

MeyGen secures 25-year lease

Sep 11, 2014

The owner of a Scottish tidal stream energy project has secured a 398MW, 25-year seabed lease from the Crown Estate, which owns the seabed, for the project.  Atlantis owns the MeyGen project, which earlier this month secured major funding packages…

47 apply in latest Norwegian license round

Sep 11, 2014

Nearly 50 companies have made applications for licenses in the Norwegian government's lates licensing round. The deadline for applications ended September 2. Norway's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum said applications had been received…

Barents Sea duster for Statoil

Sep 11, 2014

Statoil Petroleum has drilled a dry wildcat exploration well on the Ensis prospect in production license (PL) 393 B in the Barents Sea.  The well, 7125/4-3, was drilled about 4km south of the 7125/4-1 oil and gas discovery and about 105km northeast of Hammerfest…

Deep Gulf deepwater GOM contract for Technip

Sep 11, 2014

Deep Gulf Energy II has awarded Technip a lump sum contract for the development of the deepwater, high-pressure, high-temperature Kodiak field, in Mississippi Canyon Blocks 727 and 771, in the Gulf of Mexico. The in 1472-1710m water depth…

GE and Atmos form partnership to offer leak detection solution

Sep 10, 2014

GE's Measurement and Control business announced it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Atmos International.  As part of the partnership, the two companies will offer a more comprehensive leak detection solution to pipeline operating customers…

Odfjell Drilling wins Statoil contract

Sep 10, 2014

Statoil awarded Odfjell Well Services a contract for tubular running services and rental services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The frame agreement is for tubular running services on a selection of Statoil’s installations…

Flow Research predicts new technology growth

Sep 10, 2014

A new research study from Flow Research, Volume X: The World Market for Flowmeters, 5th Edition finds that the worldwide new-technology flowmeter market totaled US$4 billion in 2013 and is projected to grow substantially to exceed $5.7 billion by 2018…

Sembcorp buys SSP and builds new facility

Sep 10, 2014

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine announced they invested millions of dollars in the purchase of an American company and in a new facility in Singapore. The SSP Hub is capable of integrated delivery…

Statoil resumes Pingvin

Sep 10, 2014

Statoil resumed drilling operations on 10 September at the oil-bearing strata in the exploration well 7319/12-1 Pingvin after receiving permission from the Norwegian Environment Agency. The Pingvin prospect is in production license 713 in the Norwegian Barents Sea…

Vallourec gets piece of Edradour

Sep 10, 2014

Technip Umbilicals awarded Vallourec a contract for the Total-operated West of Shetland Edradour project in the UK. For the first industrial order, Vallourec will deliver super duplex welded tubes for umbilicals, a key component in subsea installations…

Roc abandons China Block 09/05

Sep 10, 2014

Roc Oil failed to find commercial hydrocarbons at the QK11-1-1 well in Bohai Bay, offshore China, reported joint venture partner AWE Ltd. The well was drilled to a total depth of 4377m measured depth and 3863 true vertical depth on 7…

GE enters Freeport LNG project

Sep 10, 2014

GE Oil & Gas announced that it is providing both technology and capital to help expedite construction of the Freeport LNG gas liquefaction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Southeast Texas. GE is supplying the main refrigeration compressors…

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