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Aquatic awarded Vancouver power cable contract

Sep 16, 2015

Image: Aquatic's multi-reel solution designed to enable the barge to transit 250km to the project site/Aquatic Engineering and Construction Aquatic Engineering and Construction…

Esso achieves first oil at Erha North

Sep 16, 2015

ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso E&P Nigeria started oil production earlier than planned at the Erha North Phase 2 deepwater subsea development project, offshore Nigeria. Esso North subsea structures…

ABB inks $90 million Johan Sverdrup power contract

Sep 16, 2015

Sweden’s ABB has won a US$90 million contract to supply a two-cable high-voltage system to power, from shore, for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field.  The move paves the way for the entire Johan Sverdrup field to be powered from shore, as well as other fields on Norway’s Utsira High…

MODEC inks Culzean FSO deal

Sep 16, 2015

Japan's MODEC has made its first entry into the North Sea thanks to a contract with Denmark's Maersk Oil. Maersk Oil's UK North Sea business has inked a contract with MODEC for the supply of a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for the US$4…

Tower grabs offshore Cameroon acreage

Sep 16, 2015

Africa-focused explorer Tower Resources says the down turn will offer it an opportunity to leverage lower seismic acquisition and drilling costs after is signed the shallow water Thali Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore Cameroon…

Woodside selects Aibel for FPSO modifications

Sep 16, 2015

Australia's Woodside has awarded Norway-based Aibel a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract in connection with the subsea tie back to the Ngujima-Yin floating production, storage and offloading vessel. The Greater Enfield Development…

Stork installs North Sea erosion monitors

Sep 15, 2015

Stork successfully installed Emerson Process Management’s Roxar SandLog wireless sand erosion monitoring solutions on a major North Sea operator’s installation.    The collaboration with Stork marks the first installation of the Roxar…

Peak extends SIMPLUS plug range

Sep 15, 2015

Peak Well Systems announced that it has extended its range of ISO 14310:2008 V3 validation grade SIMPLUS plugs with the addition of a 7in retrievable bridge plug to cover 23# - 26# tube casing. Testing of the new product was completed at Peak’s testing facilities in Perth…

Red Marine delivers load test system to Technip

Sep 15, 2015

Red Marine delivered a high capacity load test system, to Technip, for the periodic load testing of the pipelay system onboard the Skandi Africa, a newly built pipelay and construction vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed for…

SPE Offshore Europe show wrap up

Sep 15, 2015

Day 1 opening plenary on “How to Inspire the Next Generation,” featuring: Professor Brian Cox; Keisuke Sadamori, IEA; Liz Rogers, Head of Environment and Social Responsibility, BP; Simon Bittleston…

Statoil Mariner jacket installation

Sep 15, 2015

In this video, Norwegian giant Statoil shows the installation of its largest-ever built jacket for one of its project, the Mariner project. The steel jacket for Statoil’s Mariner platform on the UK Continental Shelf has now been placed on the field…

Seadrill cancels West Mira newbuild

Sep 15, 2015

Seadrill is exercising its right to cancel the construction of the newbuild West Mira after Hyundai Heavy Industries failed to deliver the vessel on time. West Mira illustration. From Seadrill…

Chevron to jointly explore Australian Bight

Sep 15, 2015

Chevron is partnering with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to investigate unexplored deepwater regions in the Great Australian Bight, in the first commercial partnership to operate the marine research vessel RV Investigator…

ADMA-OPCO picks Sparrows

Sep 15, 2015

Offshore lifting products and services related firm Sparrows Group has won a five-year deal with Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. (ADMA-OPCO) in the Middle East. The successful retender through the company’s local partner, Abu Dhabi Oilfield Services…

Wood Group drives JIPs

Sep 15, 2015

Wood Group is leading five new joint industry projects (JIPs) which will use the company's extensive subsea experience to solve industry-wide challenges.  These international projects, which will run 2015-2018, will see Wood Group Kenny (WGK) work with several oil and gas operators…

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