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OTC14: Wild Well, Check-6 to join in training

May 05, 2014

In a press conference during OTC, Wild Well announced a joint agreement with Check-6 to develop the next generation of well control training for the oil and gas industry. The partnership will result in a new standard of training by providing…

ABS wins Petronas classification deal

May 05, 2014

ABS has been awarded the classification contract from Petronas for the company's second floating LNG facility (PFLNG 2). The vessel will be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea. ABS has a history working with floating gas concepts…

Ceona delivers new vessels to Brazil, GOM

May 05, 2014

Ceona has completed final outfitting of the Polar Onyx and the Normand Pacific to begin clients’ projecs in Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico, respectively. The successful delivery of the two flexlay and subsea construction vessels marks the…

OTC14: Oerlikon Fairfield debuts jacking drives

May 05, 2014

Oerlikon Fairfield will market two new jacking drives, its S1500 and its S500, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) May 5-8 at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. With the addition of these two models, Oerlikon Fairfield now has a…

OTC14: ABB, Statoil partner in DW technology

May 05, 2014

ABB has entered a joint industry program (JIP) with Statoil to develop solutions for transmission, distribution and power conversion systems designed to power and control subsea pumps and gas compressors at depths of 3000m and over vast distances…

OTC14: Baker Hughes launches Harpoon spear

May 05, 2014

Baker Hughes has announced the commercial release of the Harpoon cut and pull spear, designed for casing removal during plug and abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery operations. The Harpoon spear can be set and reset several times and enables multiple cut and pull attempts in a single trip…

OTC14: Sondhi joins Foundocean

May 05, 2014

FoundOcean announced that offshore structures expert Naval Sondhi recently joined the company to lead its strengthening, modification, and repair (SMR) design services division. Jim Bell, FoundOcean's Managing Director said: 'Naval’s…

OTC14: SSP shows off offshore logistics base

May 05, 2014

SSP Offshore Inc. will showcase its offshore logistics base, the SSP HUB, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on May 5-8. Earlier this year, Bristow Group, an offshore helicopter service provider, signed an agreement with SSP Offshore Inc…

BorWin beta topsides installed, German North Sea

May 03, 2014

OVERDICK announced that the BorWin beta topsides has been successfully installed in the German sector of the North Sea, about 53nm NNW of the island of Borkum. The step marks the completion of the most critical phase in the offshore campaign…

Noble to drill Hagar Qim off Malta

May 03, 2014

Phoenicia Energy Co. Ltd.  informed Mediterranean Oil & Gas plc (MOG) that the Noble Paul Romano deepwater semisubmersible is moored in Valletta Harbor and is undergoing final inspection and acceptance tests before it begins drilling the Hagar Qim-1 wildcat in Block 7 of Area 4 offshore Malta…

FMC breaks ground on new facility

May 02, 2014

FMC Technologies Inc. announced that it has broken ground on a new campus at Generation Park, located on the northeast corner of the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, Texas. Within the next 10 years, the company's goal is to consolidate…

OilOnline,OHH aid industry families

May 02, 2014

OilOnline and Oilfield Helping Hands are partnering to make a difference in the lives of oilfield families in need. The two organizations are launching a “Profile Share” partnership to raise awareness and funds for oil & gas families in financial crisis…

Exxon E&P Malaysia completes topside install on Tapis

May 02, 2014

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. has successfully installed the topsides of Tapis R offshore platform at the Tapis field off Terengganu, Malaysia. Tapis R— one of the largest offshore platform in Southeast Asia—is a part of the US$3…

2014 - a deepwater make or breaker?

May 02, 2014

Conventional exploration continues to be very successful, but 2014 is a make or break year for frontier deep water exploration, according to analysts. Richmond Energy Partners measures annually the pulse of international conventional…

North Sea activity slows

May 02, 2014

Poor weather and high costs have impacted Q1 exploration and appraisal drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf, according to a report by Deloitte.  The report, which details activity across North West Europe during Q1, was compiled by Deloitte’s Petroleum Services Group (PSG)…

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