Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells…
AVEVA announced that Orgneftekhim Holding, the parent company for a number of Russian engineering institutes and construction and procurement companies, has standardized on AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) for all engineering and design projects…
Oceaneering International announced that its subsidiary Oceaneering International GmbH has entered into a two-year, subsea field support vessel services agreement with an oil and gas company in India for use of the Island Pride. Anticipated…
Shell Malaysia announced it will lay off 1300 out of 6500 positions in its upstream division over the next two years. Gumusut-Kakap. Image from Shell. It is part of the company’s…
Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine awarded Singapore-listed shipbuilder Vard Holidings (VARD) two new contracts, which exceed US$100 million, for the construction of two offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCV) this week. Image from VARD…
Ezra Holdings Ltd. announced the stepping down of Capt. Adarash Kumar from the board of Ezra as an executive director, as well as the cessation of his position as chief operating officer (CEO) effective 25 September 2015. Kumar will take up the role of CEO at EMAS Offshore Ltd…
Primeline Energy Holdings spudded the LS23-1-1 exploration well on 23 September to tap into resources near its LS36-1 gas field production facility, in the East China Sea. Images from Primeline Energy…
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) signed a multi-client acquisition agreement with the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in India. The agreement grants EMGS a two-year permit to acquire 3D EM multi-client data within a 325,000sq km area off West coast India…
All four phases of CGG’s BandaSeis 2D BroadSeis multi-client program targeting the Banda Arc around East Indonesia and Timor Leste have now been fully processed and are ready for delivery. BandaSeis data coverage…
Japan's INPEX has launched the central processing facility (CPF) for its US$34 billion Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia. The CPF, billed as the world's largest semisubmersible by INPEX, was launched from Samsung Heavy Industries' offshore floating dock in Geoje…
ROC Oil commenced drilling operations the second of two planned exploration wells in the Bohai Bay basin, offshore China, according to joint venture partner AWE. Map of Block 09/05. From ROC. The…
French seismic firm CGG has completed full processing of all four phases of its BandaSeis 2D BroadSeis multi-client program targeting the Banda Arc around East Indonesia and Timor Leste. The regional program, totaling more than 14,000km of broadband seismic data…
Primeline Energy Holdings announced that its drilling contractor China Oilfield Service (COSL) started the mobilization of the rig for the drilling operation of LS23-1-1 well, in the East China Sea. Following the signing of the drilling…
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation fast-tracked the manufacture, testing and delivery of its floatover mating technology for a major oilfield project in the South China Sea, in just four months. This allowed the stalled project to quickly and safely commence installation…
Shell is planning to start 3D seismic acquisition offshore Myanmar following its return to becoming an operator in the country. The firm has issued a letter of award to Oslo-listed geoscience firm Polarcus for a 3D marine seismic project…