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Siemens, Gamesa merge wind power units

Jun 17, 2016

Germany's Siemens and Spain's Gamesa will merge Siemens' wind power business, including wind services, with Gamesa to create one of the world's largest wind power firms, the two companies announced today (17 June). The aim of the merger…

Otto gains Philippines moratorium

Jun 17, 2016

Otto Energy and partner Red Emperor received approval from the Philippines Department of Energy for a two-year moratorium on required work activity under Service Contract 55, offshore the Philippines following failed attempts to find commercial discovery at Hawkeye…

Exploring space, energy connections

Jun 17, 2016

Space exploration and energy technology needs were shared at an event in near Oxford this week to see where cross over technologies in both industries could be identified.  The event was run by Merchant Marketing Group and The Satellite Applications Catapult…

FES inks Cape Three Points contract

Jun 17, 2016

UK-based fluid transfer solutions firm FES International has won a contract to supply equipment to Eni's Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project, 60km offshore Ghana. The project includes the combined development of the Sankofa Main…

Cross Group, Fugro win GoM P&A gig

Jun 17, 2016

The Cross Group Subsea Solutions Division, together with Fugro Drilling & Well Services, has been awarded a multi-well riser-based plug and abandonment campaign in the Gulf of Mexico, which commenced May 2015. The Cross Group is managing the program…

ONGC sets pre-monsoon rig record

Jun 16, 2016

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has set a new pre-monsoon rig move record offshore India, with the support of Aqualis Offshore, a specialized marine and offshore engineering consultancy.  ONGC executed a total of 33 mobile offshore…

Hoover names new CFO, COO

Jun 16, 2016

Hoover Container Solutions announced three new changes to its senior management team, supporting its continued global growth. Joseph Levy has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer; Johan Wramsby has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer…

Delmar acquires InterOcean

Jun 16, 2016

Offshore mooring and subsea services supplier Delmar Systems has acquired privately-owned InterOcean Systems. InterOcean designs and manufactures oceanographic and environmental equipment and systems, including its proprietary rig anchor release (RAR)…

Rystad: US$30 billion growth for oilfield services

Jun 16, 2016

Rystad Energy’s new report claims that there is hope in the oilfield service industry despite the current downturn, with an expected US$30 billion growth to be seen in the next two years. Closed and abandoned service markets as well as…

SDX exits Bakassi West

Jun 16, 2016

SDX Energy is dropping its 35% stake in the Dana Petroleum-operated Bakassi West block in the Rio Del Rey basin offshore Cameroon, after failing to make an oil discovery in late-March at the shallow-water Manatee-1X well. SDX’s decision…

FET opens deepwater test facility

Jun 16, 2016

Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a subsea technology provider, has unveiled a deepwater test facility and received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen. The primary purpose…

SPE, HTC in joint technology development

Jun 16, 2016

The Houston Technology Center (HTC) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers – Gulf Coast Section (SPE-GCS) are collaborating to promote the development and commercialization of technology developed by SPE-GCS members through SPE-GCS’s Ideas…

Chariot exits Mauritania, expands in Morocco

Jun 16, 2016

UK-based explorer Chariot Oil & Gas has opted not to renew the C-19 license offshore Mauritania, the company said today (16 June), because it was unable to find a partner for a drilling campaign on the license. The company had received an extension on the license last year…

NEL offers high capacity testing

Jun 16, 2016

NEL has completed the latest upgrade phase of its wet gas test facility, in response to increasing industry demand. The upgraded facility has been designed to more accurately simulate the increased flowrates experienced during production and processing…

Cyberhawk wins wind turbine blade inspection

Jun 16, 2016

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection and survey company Cyberhawk Innovations entered into an agreement with UK-based SSE last month for Cyberhawk to carry out close visual inspections of more than 600 blades using UAVs. Image…

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