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Aker awards Murphy Rotan contract

Oct 01, 2015

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…

Orgneftekhim standardizes AVEVA software

Sep 30, 2015

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 wins vessel contract off India

Sep 30, 2015

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 to lay off 1300

Sep 29, 2015

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…

VARD bags Topaz subsea vessel contracts

Sep 28, 2015

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…

Adarash Kumar appointed CEO of EMAS Offshore

Sep 25, 2015

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 spuds East China Sea well

Sep 24, 2015

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…

EMGS inks India survey

Sep 24, 2015

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…

CGG completes survey offshore Indonesia

Sep 24, 2015

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…

INPEX's Ichthys CPF launched

Sep 24, 2015

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 spuds second Bohai Bay well

Sep 23, 2015

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…

BandaSeis sheds light on Indonesia offshore

Sep 23, 2015

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 mobilizes to East China Sea

Sep 18, 2015

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 installation kickstarts stalled China Seas project

Sep 16, 2015

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 targets deepwater Myanmar

Sep 07, 2015

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…

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