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Nereus ROV lost in Kermadec Trench off NZ

May 13, 2014

On Saturday, 10 May 2014, at 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Friday EDT), the hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus was confirmed lost at 9990m (6.2mi.) depth in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand. The unmanned vehicle was working…

CIMC Raffles delivers Gulf Driller jackup

May 12, 2014

CIMC Raffles at Yantai delivered the jackup rig Gulf Driller No.1 to ship owner COSL, the company announced 10 May 2014.  CIMC Raffles said the jackup is expected to set out for the Bohai gulf. The Super M2 jackup rig was designed by…

CNOOC: Kenli 3-2 in production

May 12, 2014

CNOOC Ltd began production at its 100%-owned Kenli 3-2 oilfields, the company announced on 12 May 2014. The Kenli 3-2 oilfields, located in the southern Bohai Sea at an average water depth of 20m, consists of Kenli 3-2, Bozhong 34-6/7…

Norshore inks Malaysia top hole contract

May 09, 2014

Norwegian drilling contractor Norshore is to carry out top hole drilling in the Malikai field in Malaysia as part of a contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company, Far Frontier Energy Sdn. Bhd. Norshore said the contract was a breakthrough…

Deep Sea Mooring backs new business

May 08, 2014

Norwegian mooring solutions and services firm Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) is backing a new, specialist business dedicated to subsea installation solutions. Deep Sea Installation (DSI), which will initially focus on the floating production, storage and offloading vessel segment…

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…

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…

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…

US sanctions Rosneft president

Apr 29, 2014

The US Department of the Treasury issued sanctions against seven Russian government officials and 17 entities on 28 April. Among those officials listed was OAO Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin. These…

Swire launches Pacific Dragon AHTS

Apr 28, 2014

Singapore-based shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. (SPO) celebrated the launch of its new D-Class anchor-handling tug supply vessel, Pacific Dragon, on 18 Apr 2014. This is the eighth and final D-Class vessel…

Ensco jackup sale part of trend

Apr 24, 2014

Ensco plc sold its ENSCO 85 jackup rig for $64 million, the company announced on 24 April 2014. The sale is part of trend among jackup rig providers including Transocean, Maersk Drilling, Noble, and Seadrill to modinize their fleets (See 'Jackups on the rise' in OE May 2014)…

New CEO for Nexen Energy

Apr 24, 2014

Nexen Energy (wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd.) CEO, Kevin Reinhart (pictured) has announced his plans to retire after 20 years with the company. CNOOC Ltd. executive vice president, Fang Zhi will succeed Reinhart in this position. Zhi’s 30-year career with CNOOC Ltd…

Shah Deniz 2 takes off

Apr 23, 2014

With the subsea construction vessel (SCV) associated with the Shah Deniz Phase 2 natural gas development expected to hit the waters in April 2017, contracting for the project is in full swing. Two more major contracts totaling nearly US$500 million announced 23 April…

Hess sells Thailand assets

Apr 23, 2014

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd. (PTTEP) will acquire 100% equity stakes of Hess Corp in Thailand for US$1 billion. The details of the transaction are as follows: Own 15% interest in block B12/27 (mainly in Pailin…

COSCO wins multi-vessel orders

Apr 22, 2014

COSCO subsidiary companies have picked up contracts to build four emergency response rescue field support vessels (ERRVs) and two platform supply vessels (PSVs).  COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. won the four- ERRV contract, from an Asian company…

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