CAPE Holland successfully deployed its first commercial application of the new Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) to install four piles in 90m water depth at the Maersk-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. This installation is part…
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced the appointment of Andrew Glass as managing director. Glass will be responsible for leading the business in implementing strategy, direction and policy, ensuring the company continues to…
Image: diver working/Harkand Harkand has carried out the first-ever free inertial metrology in Mexico's waters and at a new depth for this approach in the region. The global inspection…
More than 40 new exploration licenses have been issued in the UK North Sea by the newly formed industry regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Image from Dolphin Geophysical. The…
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), a provider for the design, production and rental of advanced subsea technology for the offshore energy industry, is pleased to announce the addition of IKM Technique’s ROV gas sampling systems to their range of ROV sensors and tooling…
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has secured a contract to supply its thermal insulation, corrosion and passive fire protection (PFP) solutions for use on the new Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, off Norway. Contracted by Kvaerner…
Red Emperor Resources NL announced that it has received formal notification from the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines that approval of the assignment of the company’s 15% working interest in Block SC55 has been granted…
Cue Energy discovered a new play type offshore Western Australia and is requesting an extension from NOPTA in order to allow further time to mature the prospect. Map from Cue. The new play type…
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the jackup rig Mærsk Innovator with ConocoPhillips Norway for work on the Eldfisk field, part of the greater Ekofisk area, offshore Norway. The duration of the contract extension is 16 months…
Drilling has started on the Aje 5 production well in Aje field offshore Nigeria, paving the way for first oil on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel development. The three-phase development, starting with two production wells…
Primeline Energy has contracted China Oilfield Service Co. (COSL) as drilling contractor for its Block 33/07 exploration program in the East China Sea. Primeline says the rig market has proved favorable with good availability of suitable rigs and competitive prices…
Shell's acquisition of BG Group has cleared another major hurdle - unconditional merger clearance from the Brazilian competition authority (CADE). The clearance follows CADE’s initial approval of the combination on 8 July 2015, and…
Equalizer Group has set up a separate service company headed up by general manager Alan Morrison to take forward the development of its award-winning Xtegrity system. As GM of Equalizer Flange Integrity Systems (EFIS) Morrison, who has almost 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector…
Seabed Geosolutions is due to mobilize for a variation order signed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a shallow water seabed survey offshore Abu Dhabi. The survey is over the Ghasha-Butini field, will take around 12 months and has a value of around US$125 million…
The subsea sector is highly consolidated with just five players servicing the US$12billion annual requirements of the global exploration and production community. The two largest, FMC and OneSubsea, account for approximately two-thirds of the market but despite this…
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