Aegion Corp. is on schedule to begin pipe coating and the application of pipe insulation material for use on the Shell Appomattox project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, this fall. The insulation material vendor for the project, Materia…
Atlantic Offshore has sold most of its operations and subsidiaries to newly established company Aegopodium in a US$2.1 million (NOK 16.9 million) deal, after its own restructuring solution was rejected by stakeholders. The Ocean Sprite…
Antelope Oil Tool has developed the CentraMaxRT1 (rotating), PI1 (push-in) and PT1 (pull-through) Centralizer Subs, adding to the CentraMax product line. Image from Antelope. The…
Statoil has awarded Proserv a multimillion-dollar contract to provide production control equipment for its Gullfaks project in the North Sea. Upon the terms of the agreement, Proserv will supply five wellhead hydraulic power units for the field…
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) hull design. Specifically conceptualized for near-shore operations, the vessel was designed with a length of 1050ft (320m)…
DOF subsidiary DOF Rederi has entered into agreements with both Nexen Petroleum UK and Maersk Oil North Sea UK for charter contracts in the North Sea. With Nexen, a contract is scheduled to start in May for the Skandi Marstein in the North Sea…
Schlumberger’s Muriel Barnier has been awarded the inaugural Outstanding Young Professional Award. Image of Barnier, from IOGP Twitter. Gordon Ballard, Executive Director at…
Australia's Woodside Energy and Norway's Siem Offshore entered into a five-year charter contract for the delivery of Australia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered marine support vessel in 2017. Woodside chief operations officer…
The third of four new Cat D rigs being built to work for Statoil by drilling contractor Songa Offshore has started drilling operations for Statoil on the Norwegian Continental Shelf under its eight-year contract. The Songa Encourage is on operational day rate and working on the Skuld field…
Vessel builder VARD, vessel operator DOF and subsea firm Technip celebrated the christening of the newbuild Skandi Açu pipelay support vessel (PLSV) at Dutch offshore equipment manufacturer and engineer Huisman in the Netherlands. The…
Marathon Oil has agreed to sell its 10% stake in the giant Shenandoah oil discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico as part of a major sell-off of assets. The firm has already sold out most of its major assets in the Gulf of Mexico. In November last year…
Polarcus has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic contract in Indonesia using the Polarcus' XArray (TM) technique for enhanced productivity and data quality. Cameron Astill, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific…
IKM Testing in Aberdeen has been awarded a multimillion dollar pre-commissioning services frame agreement by Bibby Offshore. The three-year contract, with the provision to be extended by a further two years, spans (3) DSVs, (1) CSV and…
Rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) provider AccessESP has named John Algeroy as the Europe and Africa region manager. Based in Houston, he will be responsible for all marketing, sales and operations for clients throughout the region…
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has sent its second cancelation notice this year to Athens-based DryShips, to terminate a vessel contract 16 months ahead of schedule that will set the company back nearly US$3 million. Image from Petrobras…
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