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OMV, Aptomar sign field service agreement

Nov 20, 2015

OMV Norway signed a three-year frame agreement with Aptomar to deliver its integrated field monitoring services for the operator’s future drilling activities.  As part of the frame agreement OMV will have access to the Aptomar’s 24/7 environmental monitoring services…

Polarcus wins Egypt work

Nov 20, 2015

Polarcus has announced it has signed a contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt utilizing Polarcus' RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project will commence in Q4 2015 and run for approximately two and a half months.

MacGregor appoints Høyesen over new division

Nov 20, 2015

MacGregor create a new division 'Advanced Offshore Solutions' by merging its two Norway-based divisions and combining the strengths in offshore mooring, loading and load handling businesses. With the new joint division MacGregor aims to gain…

PSA audits Gullfaks A maintenance management

Nov 20, 2015

From 2-4 September 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum's maintenance management at Gullfaks A (GFA). The audit is part of the processing of the application for consent for an operating life extension for GFA…

Black Elk, WGPSN charged in deadly 2012 rig explosion

Nov 20, 2015

Several companies and individuals, including Black Elk Energy Offshore and Wood Group PSN (WGPSN), are being charged with crimes for the fatal November 2012 explosion of the West 32-E platform in the Gulf of Mexico that left three contract workers dead…

Deadline looming for Offshore Achievement Awards

Nov 20, 2015

There is just over a week left to enter the 2016 Offshore Achievement Awards, which offers companies and individuals the opportunity to be recognized among some of the industry’s greatest success stories of the last 30 years. Entries for the 30th annual awards…

BG Group, Woodside start Myanmar seismic

Nov 20, 2015

Two seismic acquisition campaigns are due to start offshore Myanmar in coming weeks according to reports of a notice in state media from the country. UK-based BG Group and Australia’s Woodside Energy will both start 3D campaigns later this month using the Ramform Sovereign and Ramform Titan…

Small discovery for Statoil

Nov 20, 2015

Norway's Statoil has made a small discovery on its Tarvos exploration well in production license 120 in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea. Well 34/8-16 S was drilled on the east flank of the Visund field, about 140 km northwest of Bergen…

Shell hits at Kaikias in GoM

Nov 19, 2015

Shell made a “major discovery” at its Kaikias well that could possibly surpass 100 MMboe, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.  Map of the Mars-Ursa basin. From Shell. Kaikias is located about 60mi south of Louisiana…

Ophir Thai well fails

Nov 19, 2015

Ophir Energy’s G4/50-11 wildcat exploration well in the South Western Graben of the Gulf of Thailand failed to encounter a commercial discovery and will be plugged and abandoned.   The well targeted the Parichat Southwest prospect. The…

Fugro inks Total underwater gig

Nov 19, 2015

Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection…

Shell, BG merger gets Auz clearance

Nov 19, 2015

The US$70 billion Shell and BG Group mega merger received antitrust clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Image from Shell. This leaves the…

Seajacks Scylla delivered

Nov 19, 2015

UK-based offshore installation and maintenance contractor Seajacks International has taken successful delivery of its fifth self-propelled jackup vessel, the Seajacks Scylla. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea, Seajacks says Scylla…

2017 turnaround for Norwegian oil sector

Nov 19, 2015

The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association has offered a glimmer of hope for contractors and suppliers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), suggesting investment is set to rise 'substantially' in 2018 and 2019.  The trade body said investment…

Sembcorp inks Culzean FSO contract

Nov 19, 2015

Sembcorp Marine has won a contract to design and build a new floating, storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for Maersk's Culzean development in the North Sea. The vessel, to be built under a contract with MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore)…

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