Deck machinery firm ACE Winches has been awarded a six-figure contract in support of a project to connect the Hebron gravity based structure (GBS) with its topsides. The project will see ACE Winches supply hydraulic drum winch packages for the deep water Hebron oil field…
Subsea construction firm Bibby Offshore has made a move into the offshore wind array cable installation market. The company has purchased a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), which will enable it to lay power cables for offshore wind projects from its vessels…
Completions systems and services provide Tendeka has won a four-year contract with Wintershall Norge with a further four-year extension option. The company has been selected to supply sand screens for wells in the Maria, Brage, Skarfjell…
UPDATE: The European Safety Agency (EASA) has temporarily grounded all H225 Super Puma flights following a report from the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) into the 29 April fatal helicopter crash near Bergen. Norway's Civil…
Helix Energy Solutions completed its contract renegotiations with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2…
Elaine Maslin reports how Slovakian company GA Drilling hopes to make short shrift of section milling using a plasma-based downhole tool technology. Assembly of a plasma testing prototype. Photos from GA Drilling…
Colin Welsh Good news at last! In recent months, I have endeavored to counter some of the gloom that has pervaded the oil business for the last eight quarters by highlighting fundamentals such…
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has introduced two new IADC-accredited regulatory compliance training programs: an offshore drilling and a marine regulatory compliance training. OTC’s Offshore Drilling Regulatory Compliance Training is a five-day…
Dr. Lena Wilson, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise and chair of Scotland’s Energy Jobs Taskforce, is leading the first ever delegation of Scottish companies to Myanmar in a bid to identify trade, investment and collaboration opportunities in the market…
Schlumberger has acquired France-based Saltel Industries in a move that will strengthen the company’s completions technology portfolio. Image of Saltel's SES Patch for pipeline repair, from Saltel Twitter…
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Anna Keen as regional manager for the Asia Pacific region. Keen, who previously…
AccessESP, a leading provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, appointed Anwar Assal as Middle East and North Africa region manager. Based in Dubai, Assal will be responsible for developing and enhancing…
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has signed a contract to provide position keeping services for the installation of the Ichthys LNG Project FPSO. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will manage the position…
Det norske oljeselskap awarded a framework agreement to First Geo for delivery of a broad range of subsurface and well engineering services. Under the contract, First Geo will provide personnel within the technical areas such as subsurface specialists…
Saudi Arabia has taken two steps towards boosting its in-country rig building and high-end manufacturing capabilities in the sector. Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom's oil super-major, Abu Dhabi-based engineering and rig building firm Lamprell…
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