Bureau Veritas (BV) has acquired Marine Assurance & Consulting (MAC). Based in Aberdeen, MAC was established in 2010 and now has 30 employees as well as more than 40 associates. This transaction is in line with BV’s recent developments in the North Sea offshore sector…
German operator DEA has gained approval from Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the US$1.2 billion (NOK 10 billion) Dvalin development plan in the Norwegian Sea, with production set for 2020. Illustration of Dvalin…
GE Oil & Gas opened a new facility in Takoradi Port, Ghana, that will be the primary service center for its deepwater offshore projects in Ghana. The facility has a 1600sq m indoor test area with capability for testing three subsea trees (XTs) simultaneously…
RockRose Energy has agreed a deal to acquire Egerton Energy Venture's share capital, in a move which will see it take over the firm's non-operated interests in the Galahad (27.8%) and Mordred (8.33%) gas fields in the southern North Sea. RockRose…
Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP) awarded Geokinetics a contract to acquire a high-resolution 3D seismic survey, offshore Brunei Darussalam. The acquisition is scheduled for Q2 2017 and involves the deployment of a hybrid recording solution…
Eni’s Jangkrik floating production unit (FPU) is ready to set sail to the deepwater Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia, with first gas forecasted for June. Image of the Jangkrik ceremony, from Eni Twitter…
Bristow US was awarded a contract with Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, for medevac and search and rescue (SAR) services in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Bristow. As part of the contract…
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have won contracts on BP's Mad Dog 2 deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. Subsea 7 and Schlumberger, under the Subsea Production Systems alliance with OneSubsea, have been awarded a subsea production systems contract…
Keppel Corp. announced that Managing Director of Keppel FELS Chris Ong will be concurrently appointed acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), following the retirement of current Keppel O&M President Chow Yew Yuen…
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) of the Dominican Republic will implement a high-resolution 2D offshore seismic campaign as part of its efforts to determine the hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary basins from the country. The call…
Badger Explorer entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the shareholders of Dwellop to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Dwellop for approximately US$22.4 million (NOK 190 million). In addition, certain shareholders of Badger…
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged an offshore contract for the Neelam Re-Development and B173AC Project from the Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) valued at US$245 million. The contract…
A Norwegian newcomer with ties to Seadrill, Borr Drilling, is set to acquire Transocean’s entire jackup fleet, including newbuilds, in a US$1.35 billion deal. The Constellation II jackup. Image from Transocean…
Masirah Oil spudded the Karamah#1 exploration well in Block 50 offshore Oman last week (17 March). The Karamah prospect has a target depth of about 3km, and is on a structural closure approximately 13km away from the earlier GAS-1 discovery well…
Statoil and the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) formally executed the lease of 79,350 acres offshore New York this week, paving the way for the Norwegian giant to explore the potential development of an offshore wind farm. Turbine…
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