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European energy under focus at OMC 2015

Mar 20, 2015

What a difference two years make. Unrest in North Africa, the emergence of US shale and tensions with Russia have all put energy high on the agenda. OE spoke to Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC) 2015 chairman Innocenzo Titone about…

Subsea 7 lands Shell UKCS contract extensions

Mar 02, 2015

Subsea 7 has been awarded a two-year extension to two Underwater Services Contracts (USCs) by Shell Upstream International Europe, worth approximately US$240 million.  Under these life of field contract extensions for diving support vessel…

Hope for Arctic oil yet?

Feb 23, 2015

According to the United States Geological Survey, the area above the Arctic Circle holds approximately 90 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and an estimated 1,670 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of technically recoverable natural gas…

GoM lease sale reaches US$538 million

Mar 18, 2015

A total of 42 offshore companies showed up to the Central Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Lease Sale 235 that drew in more than US$538 million in high bids for exploration and development in the area. Gulf of Mexico map…

Chevron updates Gorgon

Mar 10, 2015

Chevron shows several new updates and project milestones for its Gorgon project, which is 90% complete as of 30 January. Gorgon is located between 130-220km off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The project aims to develop the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields…

Danos launches project management group

Mar 12, 2015

Danos launched a project management group (PMG) to provide a single point-of-contact for customers with large-scale projects involving multiple services lines. The PMG will streamline critical project communication as well as ensure complete…

Double digit tax cut needed

Mar 16, 2015

UK offshore industry trade association Oil & Gas UK has called for 'urgent action' to reduce and simplify North Sea oil and gas taxation, including a double digit reduction in the Supplementary Corporation Tax on UK producers. The trade body…

Transocean incident under investigation

Mar 05, 2015

Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has launched an investigation into an incident on Transocean Barents on 4 March when a roughneck suffered crush injuries. The injured drill floor worker was on the monkey board, about 10-12m in the derrick…

Mammoet installs Malampaya DCP

Mar 12, 2015

Mammoet installed the Malampaya Phase 3 depletion compression platform (DCP) in the West Philippine Sea for Shell Philippines Exploration, in a 48-hour operation. The Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project, off the coast of Northwest Palawan in Philippines…

Drydocks wins Johan Sverdrup contract

Mar 09, 2015

Norway's Kvaerner has chosen Dubai-based Drydocks World to fabricate components for Statoil's Norwegian North Sea Johan Sverdrup riser platform jacket. Drydocks World will carry out the fabrication of pile clusters and floatation…

Petrobras inks Libra AUV contract

Mar 09, 2015

Axa Engenharia Submarina Ltda. (AXA), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a contract for the provision of geo-hazard surveys on the Libra Field from Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) led consortia, consisting of Shell Brasil Petróleo…

BP developing Egypt’s West Nile Delta

Mar 06, 2015

BP signed final agreements to develop the US$12 billion West Nile Delta (WND) gas fields, with production set at reaching up to 1.2 Bcf/d in Egypt. BP worker on a platform in the Gulf of Suez. From BP…

Restart hits snag at Haewene Brim

Mar 06, 2015

The Haewene Brim floating production (FPSO) facliity in the UK North Sea has resumed production after being shut-in just months after starting production following an overhaul.  The Haewene Brim, which is operated by Bluewater on behalf of Shell…

Shell exec to head Oil & Gas UK

Feb 27, 2015

The board of Oil & Gas UK has appointed Deirdre Michie as the organization’s new Chief Executive. Deirdre Michie will take up her position from 1 May 2015, replacing the current Chief Executive Malcolm Webb who formally retires on 31 May 2015…

Allseas grabs Johan Sverdrup gig

Feb 27, 2015

Dutch contractor Allseas last night (26 February) signed a contract with Norway's Statoil for the installation of three platforms on the giant Johan Sverdrup development in single lifts using the newly renamed mega-vessel Pioneering Spirit…

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