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Santos completes Indonesia appraisal well

Jul 08, 2016

Following a mechanical error, Santos has completed drilling the AAL-4XST1 appraisal well in the Northwest Natuna permit area, offshore Indonesia.  Map from AWE. The joint venture…

Altus inks Statoil frame agreement

Jul 07, 2016

Well intervention provider Altus Intervention, a subsidiary of Norway's Qinterra, has secured a long-term frame agreement with Statoil for the delivery of mechanical wireline services. The total duration of the agreement, including options…

DeepWell wins Statoil wireline services work

Jul 06, 2016

DeepWell has secured a long-term contract for provision of mechanical wireline services to Statoil. The contract value for the firm period, including options for add-on services, is estimated to exceed US$119 million (NOK 1 billion) over a four-year period…

Nexan offers 72.5kV accessories for windfarms

Jun 30, 2016

Nexans is offering a new range of cable and power accessories to meet the growing demand for higher capacity windfarms. The new generation of power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors…

AccessESP appoints Asia Pacific manager

Jun 22, 2016

AccessESP, a provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, has appointed Ed Sheridan as its Asia Pacific region manager. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he will be responsible for increasing market share in the region…

DeepOcean wins Middle East trenching work

May 26, 2016

DeepOcean 1 UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching of a 42km power cable from the shore to offshore United Arabic Emirates.  Work will be performed by DeepOcean’s recently upgraded T1 mechanical trencher…

Reach, Aibel to collaborate

May 20, 2016

Norway's Aibel and Reach Subsea have agreed to enter into a formal cooperation agreement for projects within subsea oil and gas, renewables, ship and rig repairs and decommissioning of existing platforms/subsea structures and other offshore installations…

First Subsea gains ABS mooring connector approval

Apr 28, 2016

Subsea mooring specialist, First Subsea, has achieved American Bureau of Shipping ABS 2009 Approval for its larger R4 steel forgings up to 562mm diameter. According to First Subsea, these are the largest diameter forgings to have received the approval…

Video: Glen Lyon FPSO arrives in Norway

Apr 20, 2016

BP's massive newbuild Glen Lyon floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived in Haugesund, Norway, for final commissioning work before heading west of Shetland on the UK Continental Shelf. The 270m…

Archer wins COP Norwegian contract

Apr 08, 2016

Archer has been awarded a five-year contract by ConocoPhillips for the provision of mechanical wireline services for the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process for ConocoPhillips’ well intervention services in Norway…

Chevron halts Gorgon due to mechanical issues

Apr 06, 2016

Chevron has temporarily halted production at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate project on Barrow Island, off the northwest coast of Western Australia due to mechanical issues. According to Chevron Australia, the propane…

Hydratight seals deal with Subsea 7

Dec 02, 2015

Image: MORGRIP mechanical connector/Hydratight Hydratight has won a pipeline connector order from Subsea 7 to support their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia…

Oil shows at delayed Falklands Humpack

Oct 16, 2015

Noble Energy has recorded oil and gas shows in the 53/02-01 Humpback exploration well, according to partner Falklands Oil and Gas (FOGL). The 53/02-01 well was drilled to 4718m with the oil and gas shows in the main target horizon and…

GMC Ltd. wins DeepStar funding, ASME recognition

Oct 05, 2015

GMC Ltd. has announced that they have received an award for their Intelligently Connected Pipe (ICP) technology from DeepStar as part of DeepStar Phase XII-B funding. The project titled ‘Testing of High-Strength Mechanically Connected Steel…

IKM obtains Oceaneering Norwegian subsidiary

Aug 28, 2015

Image: on-site machining/IKM Testing The IKM Group announced that IKM Testing has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Oceaneering’s Norwegian Onsite Machining & Cutting business…

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