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FMC to receive OTC award

Apr 30, 2015

FMC Technologies will be recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next week with the presentation of a Spotlight on New Technology Award. The award, which honors innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exploration and production…

OTC15: GE tackles offshore challenges

Apr 30, 2015

At next week’s 2015 Offshore Technology Conference, GE will demonstrate how it optimizes its cross-industry portfolio to provide game-changing value for the offshore oil and gas industry. Image from GE…

OTC15: d5 event to spark creativity, innovation

Apr 29, 2015

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) announced the final line-up of nine speakers for its new event, d5, which will debut on Friday, 8 May 2015, the day following OTC 2015, at the University of Houston. Themed “The Next Big Thing…

OTC15: Open access day 7 May

Apr 29, 2015

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources, announced that it will offer complimentary registration during Open Access Day on Thursday, 7 May. Attendees will be able…

BOEM preparing EIS for GoM 2017-2022 lease sales

Apr 29, 2015

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to conduct 10 oil and gas lease sales in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), as outlined in the 2017-2022 Draft Proposed Leasing Program.  BOEM published in the 29 April 2015…

FoundOcean completes Ayatsil-A grouting

Apr 28, 2015

FoundOcean completed the grouting for an 8-legged jacket in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. The project, completed on behalf of McDermott was mobilized from Port Fourchon, Louisiana. In the case of Ayatsil-A, FoundOcean was able to provide a bespoke grouting solution…

Total, BP report better than expected results

Apr 28, 2015

BP and Total beat analysts’ predictions by reporting better than expected results this morning, despite consistently low oil prices.  French oil major Total saw its fastest production growth in more than a decade and gains in its refining…

Weatherford, Optasense form alliance

Apr 28, 2015

UK-based distributed acoustic sensing technology firm OptaSense has partnered with Weatherford International to form a strategic alliance to deliver integrated optical sensing solutions designed to optimize well planning, construction and production across the asset lifecycle…

EIC: High value contracts awarded despite decline in overall quantity

Apr 27, 2015

The latest EIC Monitor report once again shows a significant decline in the levels of contracting activity across the global upstream sector in Q1 2015. Despite the overall number of contracts being awarded dropping, the value of some is substantial…

BHI rig count not for the faint of heart

Apr 24, 2015

Baker Hughes Inc. issued its international rig count that showed 1251 rigs operating worldwide in March 2015 outside of the US and Canada. Unsurprisingly, global rig counts have dropped significantly due to an approximate 50% drop in crude oil prices since 2014…

North American job cuts mount

Apr 24, 2015

International oilfield services firm Weatherford will cut another 2000 jobs from its workforce, taking the total number of planned job cuts to 10,000. Weatherford’s move follows Schlumberger announcing last week a further 11,000 job cuts…

Senate Bill 788: No offshore California drilling

Apr 23, 2015

Senator Mike McGuire’s office is creating legislation to ban oil and gas drilling off the coast of California. The SB 788 Coastal Protection Act will close a loophole that could allow oil and gas developments in coastal waters. According to McGuire…

Furgo sets seafloor drill record

Apr 23, 2015

Fugro set a new seafloor drill water depth record of 2923m (9589ft) while completing a combined sampling and piezocone penetration testing (PCPT) borehole to 62m (203ft) below the seafloor. Fugro seafloor drill…

Headwinds to continue thru 2015

Apr 23, 2015

Strong performance in its subsea business has helped Technip offset “unsatisfactory” onshore and offshore revenues despite industry headwinds, the firm’s CEO Thierry Pilenko announced today. But, the chairman of France’s Technip, which recently launched a new subsea joint venture…

ConocoPhillips misses in GoM

Apr 22, 2015

ConocoPhillips’ found no commercial hydrocarbons at its Harrier prospect in Mississippi Canyon Block 118 in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Harrier was drilled to a total depth of 19,400ft. The well will be plugged and abandoned. ConocoPhillips is the operator of Harrier with 63%…

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