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Subsea Innovation Bags Two Contracts with Royal IHC

Nov 29, 2018

Subsea Innovation, the supplier engineered equipment and technology used in the installation of subsea equipment for the offshore oil and gas, has announced two high profile contract wins with Royal IHC, as part of a collaborative framework agreement…

IOG Delays North Sea Project Financing

Nov 29, 2018

UK based oil and gas development & production company Independent Oil and Gas Plc (IOG)cautioned that current oil price volatility and capital market conditions aren’t conducive to deliver its financing plan for the core Southern North Sea project before year-end…

DOF Subsea Awarded Australian IMR Contract Extension

Nov 29, 2018

The international subsea operating company DOF Subsea said that its subsidiry DOF Subsea Australia Pty Ltd’s existing Subsea Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Contract with Chevron Australia has been extended. DOF Subsea has successfully provided IMR vessel…

KNOT Offshore CEO/CFO John Costain Steps Down

Nov 29, 2018

UK-based KNOT Offshore Partners has announced that John Costain has decided to step down as CEO and CFO of the partnership.'Although Costain is resigning in order to pursue other interests outside of the partnership, he will be available for the partnership until 31 May 2019…

Transocean Shareholders OK Ocean Rig Acquisition

Nov 29, 2018

Transocean, international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, has announced that its shareholders approved the acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW, by approving the proposals presented at Transocean’s Extraordinary General Meeting…

Lukoil Sees Production Up 3.5% in 2018

Nov 29, 2018

Russian oil producer Lukoil said on Thursday that it was expecting its hydrocarbon production to increase by 3.5 percent this year.The company also plans an increase in hydrocarbon production of 1 percent next year, a company official said on a conference call…

Vestdavit to Equip Nexans Cable Layer

Nov 29, 2018

Bergen-based Vestdavit said has secured a contract to equip the Nexans flag ship cable layer Nexans Aurora with its MissionEase multi-boat handling system for mission bays.The cable laying vessel (CLV) has been designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund…

ABS, GE Partner on Digital Rigs

Nov 29, 2018

ABS awarded GE Service Provider recognition for GE’s Marine Solutions’ SeaStream Insight—a data analytics-informed solution that provides health and performance monitoring of rig equipment via a digital twin—enabling condition-based maintenance on ABS classed rigs…

Crude Inventory Growth Sends Brent Below $60

Nov 29, 2018

The latest weekly survey results by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicate a 10th straight week of crude inventory build in the U.S. – striking fears of a repeat of the 2014/16 oil glut.In the week ending 23 November crude inventory grew by 3…

Tullow Acquires 35% Stake in Comoros PSC

Nov 29, 2018

The wheels of discovering and exploiting hydrocarbon resources offshore the Union of the Comoros, off Africa's east coast, may have been moving albeit slowly since 2008 when the government first invited bids for exploration of oil and gas in the Indian Ocean's volcanic archipelago…

MHI Vestas Hires US Offshore Vet

Nov 28, 2018

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW), a joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vestas Wind Systems, has announced the appointment of Jason Folsom, the US offshore wind veteran.Folsom, a respected offshore wind expert with extensive new…

Gabon Offers 22 Offshore Blocks

Nov 28, 2018

Gabon's Minister of Oil and Hydrocarbons Pascal Houangni Ambouroué has unveiled a new offshore licensing round covering 12 shallow-water and 23 deep-water blocks.A report from global law firm Dentons pointed out that this new bid round for offshore…

Hardide Coating for Subsea Duties

Nov 28, 2018

The provider of advanced surface coating technology Hardide Coatings has provided a coating solution for a new tool that will save oil and gas operators millions of pounds per year by extending weather windows for drilling operations.According to a press release from the manufacturer of coatings…

Perenco Acquires Polo Nordeste Fields

Nov 28, 2018

Petrobras says it reached a USD370mln deal with Perenco to sell its operations in the Polo Nordeste and granted oil 3R Petroleum a 40-year concession to operate 34 oil fields in Bacia Potigar in a deal worth USD453mln.According to a press release…

Thain Named CEO at THREE60 Energy

Nov 28, 2018

Energy services provider THREE60 Energy has appointed Walter Thain as Group Chief Executive Officer. He will be responsible for leading strategic growth across the group, broadening its technical and geographic capability and extending its footprint in key energy markets…

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