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Let’s get deep

May 01, 2016

Ultra-deepwater exploration on the Atlantic margin could be the opportunity the offshore industry is looking for, according to geoscience firm Spectrum. Elaine Maslin reports. Maersk Venturer drillship…

Harsh realities

May 01, 2016

Remaining competitive through the downturn is a tall order for some. Caitlin Shaw, of Quest Offshore Resources, examines how the exploration, drilling and subsea segments are expected to fare through 2017.   The…

Drilling on a global scale

May 01, 2016

Weatherford’s Snorre Lutnes examines managed pressure drilling applications across key regions. MPD deployment. Images from Weatherford. Once reserved as a last resort for wells defined as undrillable…

Chevron takes big loss in Q1

Apr 29, 2016

US supermajor Chevron has taken a big fall in Q1 2016, reporting a loss of US$725 million, compared to earnings of $2.6 billion in the same period last year. Image of Jack/St. Malo, from Chevron…

Schlumberger drops out of Fortuna LNG

Apr 29, 2016

Schlumberger and Ophir have terminated discussions over a move which could have given the oilfield services firm a 40% stake in the Fortuna floating LNG development offshore Equatorial Guinea.  Earlier this year, Schlumberger had reached a heads of terms agreement with Ophir over the project…

Tullow to resume at Jubilee, after production falls

Apr 28, 2016

Tullow Oil’s production levels fell some in Q1, following issues at its Jubliee field, offshore Ghana, which the company said is due to resume operations in the next few days. Image of the FPSO Prof…

Sterling drops out of Ambilobe, off Madagascar

Apr 28, 2016

Sterling Energy UK has issued a notice of withdrawal from the Ambilobe block, offshore Madagascar to its joint venture partner Pura Vida Mauritius. Following the withdrawal, Sterling will cease to be the operator of the Ambilobe block…

UNITECH deploys 3000th UH-500 Connector at Moho

Apr 28, 2016

Subsea distribution systems specialist UNITECH has deployed its 3000th UH-500 Series connector on the Total E&P Congo-operated MOHO Nord subsea project, located around 75km off the coast of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo.  First introduced in 1996…

Hess takes loss, drops 34% in revenue

Apr 27, 2016

Hess Corp. recorded a US$509 million loss in Q1, in addition to a 34% drop in its revenue. Image from Hess. The loss is much wider than the Q1 2015 loss of $389 million. The decrease…

DOF supports Eni's OCTP project

Apr 20, 2016

DOF Subsea has been awarded more than US$61.6 million (NOK 500 million) in IMR and subsea installation contracts in several regions, including key work on Eni's OCTP project offshore Ghana. DOF was awarded an FPSO mooring installation…

DeepOcean lands Tullow Ghana contract

Apr 14, 2016

DeepOcean and Tullow have entered a three-year contract for vessel operations, offshore Ghana. DeepOcean’s Ghana arm will provide a light construction vessel (LCV) to Tulllow Ghana in the agreement, which comes with options for two further years…

AccessESP names Europe, Africa region manager

Apr 11, 2016

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…

Tullow delays Jubilee restart

Apr 08, 2016

Tullow Oil is pushing back the start up of production at its Jubilee field offshore Ghana by an additional two weeks, after finding more damage to the Kwame Nkrumah floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit. Image of the Kwame Nkrumah…

TRIYARDS newbuild wins OSJ award

Apr 07, 2016

The TRIYARDS Holdings built Lewek Constellation ice-class DP3 multi-lay vessel, was named Support Vessel of the Year at the 2016 Offshore Support Journal (OSJ) Awards. Only offshore support vessels (OSVs) deemed to have raised the bar…

Aminex starts Kiliwani North off Tanzania

Apr 06, 2016

Africa-focused oil and gas production and development company Aminex started first gas production from its Kiliwani North gas field, offshore Tanzania. Map of Kiliwani North and Songo Songo, from Aminex…

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