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Cosco jackup delivered

Jul 24, 2014

Singapore's Cosco announced on 23 July that the Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard, delivered jackup Kai Xuan Yi Hao to an unamed Asian buyer. The jackup, which measures 66.71m in length of all and is 67.06m wide, can operate at water depths of…

GE announces Meridium investment

Jul 24, 2014

GE’s Measurement & Control business announced a minority equity investment in Meridium. The companies will enter into a joint development and distribution agreement that will integrate Meridium’s asset performance management (APM) software…

Petrofac announces new VP

Jul 24, 2014

Pedro Vergel joins Houston-based Petrofac Training Services (PTS) as vice president of the Western Hemisphere for Petrofac Training, a newly-created role. Vergel will be responsible for PTS operations in Europe and the Americas as the…

The importance and potential impact of revising API 17G

Jul 24, 2014

The ongoing revision of API 17G (specification for subsea well intervention equipment) includes many changes from prior editions.  These changes extend beyond the added design rules and product qualification processes for hardware typically seen in design code updates…

SPE Aberdeen milestone

Jul 24, 2014

The Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Aberdeen section is making a milestone this year - it is the group's 40th anniversary - with a black tie dinner at top tier industry speakers from Shell, BP, Statoil, and Schlumberger.  The…

OMV starts Taranaki drilling

Jul 24, 2014

OMV New Zealand has spudded the Whio-1 exploration well in exploration permit PEP 51312 in the Taranaki basin offshore New Zealand, says JV partner Cue Energy Resources. The well is being drilled by the semisubmersible drilling rig Kan Tan IV about 110km southwest of New Plymouth…

Italy approving offshore blocks

Jul 24, 2014

Italian authorities are starting to actively progress offshore permit approvals that have been outstanding for some years, according to an operator in the region.  Northern Petroleum's CEO made the comments after the company was awarded two exploration permits in Italy…

TGS seeks Canada and Barents seeps

Jul 24, 2014

TGS has is to start two multi-client geochemical seafloor sampling and seep studies offshore Canada and in the Barents Sea. Sampling locations for both programs were identified using recently acquired multi-client seismic data. The Labrador…

Crowley welcomes Ocean Sky

Jul 23, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corp. will christen the new ocean-class tug, the Ocean Sky, in Houston tomorrow. The 156-ft long Ocean Sky is the fourth of Crowley's new ocean-class tugs to leave the Bollinger shipyard, following its sister ship, the Ocean Sun…

Petronas Bentara field sees first oil production

Jul 23, 2014

Petronas' Bentara field in the Balai cluster risk service contract (RSC) area located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia saw its first oil production on 25 May. BC Petroleum developed and operates the field, which is expected to produce around 1000b/d…

Vung Tau Rig Services partnership established

Jul 23, 2014

Semco Maritime and PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard (PVMS) establish Vung Tau Rig Services in Vietnam to repair, refurbish and upgrade rigs. Semco Maritime and PVMS have worked together since 2012 and aim to offer high quality and cost efficient solutions…

Hydroid, NOAA sponsor 2014 AUV hydrographic bootcamp

Jul 23, 2014

The AUV Hydrographic Bootcamp will take place 3-8 August 2014 at the University of New Hampshire’s Judd Gregg Marine Science Complex in New Castle, NH. The symposium will focus on developing new methods of AUV operations, data collection…

Repsol, partners win license off Colombia

Jul 23, 2014

Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) received bids from four companies for just five of 19 offshore areas offered in its 2014 licensing round. Spains's Repsol, as operator, was awarded the COL4 license, in the Caribbean Sea, with partners Statoil and ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia…

Repsol eyes Talisman

Jul 23, 2014

Talisman Energy has confirmed that it has been approached by Spain's Repsol over 'various transactions.' Repsol has been reported to have been considering a bid for Canada-based Talisman, Bloomberg reported.  A statement from Talisman…

PLSV Sapura Diamante sea trials

Jul 23, 2014

Watch as pipelay support vessel Sapura Diamante undergoes trials in the North Sea. IHC Merwede's fully-integrated pipelay vessel, a first for the Dutch shipbuilder, was contracted by SapuraKencana and Seadrill Brazilian joint venture…

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