OKEA announced it has won a tender from fellow oil producer Neptune Energy for supply to drilling operations on the Fenja field (formerly Pil & Bue) at Haltenbanken, offshore Norway.The 89-meter platform supply vessel (PSV) Siem Pride will supply…
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of Stage 2 of the Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for Offshore Wind.The program aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms…
The multinational oil and natural gas service company Weatherford International announced it has signed an $80 million liner-hanger frame agreement with Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor.The four-year deal represents the largest liner-hanger frame agreement ever signed by Weatherford…
UK's offshore wind farms are about to get bigger after the Crown Estate decided that seven sites could comfortably expand their operations without posing any threat to the environment.According to an official statement the Crown Estate has given…
The hydrocarbon exploration company Vaalco Energy is set to begin a drilling program off Gabon following a successful full-field maintenance shutdown at the Etame Marin licence.The Houston-based energy company provided an operational update…
Norwegian-based PG Flow Solutions said on Wednesday it has secured orders to supply large liquid-cargo systems and associated equipment for two multipurpose support vessels (MPSV) being constructed in China for an undisclosed shipowner.Under the contract with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding…
Networking solutions provider RigNet announced on Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Borr Drilling to exclusively provide enhanced managed communication services on any band (C, Ku or Ka) on all of the offshore drilling…
Survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) subsea solutions provider N-Sea announced an investment in its data management capabilities by acquiring a new storage system valued in excess of €1.8 million ($2 million).Based on the latest technology…
Norway's Troll gas field, the country's largest gas export source to Britain and continental Europe, will see its output availability cut by 1.8 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2020, early maintenance estimates showed on Wednesday.The estimates…
Petrofac Ltd on Wednesday reported a fall in first-half order intake and forecast lower 2020 revenue, citing uncertainty relating to an investigation into the oilfield services company's dealings in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.Petrofac, which designs…
Maria Moraeus Hanssen, COO and Deputy CEO of Wintershall Dea, will leave the company at year end to pursue other opportunities, the independent oil and gas company announced on Wednesday.Until on December 31, 2019, Hanssen will continue in her…
The success of a drilling operation hinges upon finding the right solutions for a specific site. As fluids have different base liquids, chemical additives and diverse physical characteristics, they can behave differently in varying environments…
Blue Logic, based near Stavanger in Norway, is not the only firm producing inductive subsea connectors (WiSub, near Bergen is doing similar), but Blue Logic has been heavily involved in building a key piece of the infrastructure that will enable…
Oceanteam and Bourbon charter contract for the construction support vessel (CSV) Bourbon Oceanteam 101 (CSV BO 101) has been extended for operations in Angola.The CSV BO 101 is jointly owned by Bourbon and Oceanteam.The current charter agreement…
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions for its rigs, with associated revenue backlog of $84 million.The largest offshore drilling and well drilling company in the world, formerly known as EnscoRowan…