Statoil has awarded Proserv a multimillion-dollar contract to provide production control equipment for its Gullfaks project in the North Sea. Upon the terms of the agreement, Proserv will supply five wellhead hydraulic power units for the field…
DOF subsidiary DOF Rederi has entered into agreements with both Nexen Petroleum UK and Maersk Oil North Sea UK for charter contracts in the North Sea. With Nexen, a contract is scheduled to start in May for the Skandi Marstein in the North Sea…
Schlumberger’s Muriel Barnier has been awarded the inaugural Outstanding Young Professional Award. Image of Barnier, from IOGP Twitter. Gordon Ballard, Executive Director at…
Marathon Oil has agreed to sell its 10% stake in the giant Shenandoah oil discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico as part of a major sell-off of assets. The firm has already sold out most of its major assets in the Gulf of Mexico. In November last year…
Polarcus has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic contract in Indonesia using the Polarcus' XArray (TM) technique for enhanced productivity and data quality. Cameron Astill, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific…
Rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) provider AccessESP has named John Algeroy as the Europe and Africa region manager. Based in Houston, he will be responsible for all marketing, sales and operations for clients throughout the region…
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has sent its second cancelation notice this year to Athens-based DryShips, to terminate a vessel contract 16 months ahead of schedule that will set the company back nearly US$3 million. Image from Petrobras…
Mubadala Petroleum is set to commence drilling operations at the Sri Trang-1 exploration well in mid-May, offshore Thailand. The well is approximately 18km north-northeast of the Manora oil development, in the Gulf of Thailand and within the G1/48 concession…
DNV GL has now launched the first globally applicable guidance for leak detection systems for offshore fields. The challenge for oil and gas operators is to have a leak detection system that is reliable and capable of detecting leaks…
The Cross Group has successfully completed subsea live well intervention operations on three TFL (through-flowline) template wells in the US Gulf of Mexico using its 3-1/16in 10,000 psi subsea convertible live well intervention package in 1800ft of water…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has revealed in its investigation of a fatality aboard the COSL Innovator, that the rig was not built to endure weather conditions that occurred on the night of 30 December, however, COSL Drilling Europe conducted its own heavy-hitter investigation…
Archer has been awarded a five-year contract by ConocoPhillips for the provision of mechanical wireline services for the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process for ConocoPhillips’ well intervention services in Norway…
Wood Group has acquired Ingenious Inc., a supplier of proprietary software and consulting services to the global chemical, oil and gas, and energy industries. The acquisition provides a manufacturing operations management systems capability…
Noble Energy will plug and abandon its Silvergate prospect after failing to encounter commercial hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico, and will move to drill an appraisal well at its Katmai discovery. Noble will move to drill at Katmai…
In May 2016, PGS will commence acquisition of a 4400sq km 3D GeoStreamer survey over the Aasta Hansteen area of the Norwegian Sea, scheduled to be completed in August 2016. Fast track data will be available four months after the final shot…
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