US-exploration firm Anadarko Petroleum has awarded French geoscience outfit CGG a contract to acquire and process a 16,314sq km 3D seismic survey offshore Colombia. The survey will be the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in…
A total of 42 offshore companies showed up to the Central Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Lease Sale 235 that drew in more than US$538 million in high bids for exploration and development in the area. Gulf of Mexico map…
The Tamar partners awarded Dolphinus Holdings a US$1.2 billion contract to export natural gas from the Tamar project to Egypt. Tamar field. From Delek. For the first three years of the seven-year contract…
UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a package of measures to support the North Sea oil and gas industry, which he said was in “pressing danger” from low oil prices. Presenting the UK’s 2015 Budget, Osborne (pictured) said: “It’s…
Mubadala Petroleum signed an agreement with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) to carry out an evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of a large area offshore Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Signing of contract…
Chevron’s Big Foot platform is on its way to the Walker Ridge area, offshore deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Big Foot. From Chevron. Walker Ridge is located approximately 360km south of New Orleans…
UTEC awarded Sonardyne International Ltd. a multi-million dollar contract to supply Fusion 6G acoustic positioning technology for the Total-operated Moho Nord subsea project, offshore West Africa. Technip’s rigid pipe S-lay and heavy-lift construction vessel…
Schlumberger launched TeleScope ICE ultrahigh-temperature measurements-while-drilling service and PowerDrive ICE ultrahigh-temperature rotary steerable system (RSS). The ultraHT-rated electronics in the…
Dana Petroleum awarded Balmoral Offshore Engineering a contract to design and manufacture key components for a pioneering mooring system to be used on its Western Isles project in the challenging northern sector of the North Sea. Image…
A new technology research program aimed at developing propulsion products specifically for operating in arctic conditions has been implemented with Wärtsilä and VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, as the main contributors. The…
Statoil is expanding its presence offshore Indonesia with a new awarded exploration license in which the company will operate and own 100%. The new license, the Aru Trough I, covers an area of about 8300sq km and is located near Statoil’s…
Searcher Seismic and MAGE began the acquisition of the Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey, offshore Ireland. Map of Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey. From Searcher Seismic The…
Saudi Aramco awarded KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) a six-year project management contract to provide project management services for Saudi Aramco’s offshore program. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide project management and engineering…
The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) lease sale 235 that will offer 41.2 million acres for exploration and development in the central planning area offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama begins tomorrow (18 March 2015). Secretary Jewell will…
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas lease sale: 'This sale will be interesting due to low oil prices, which just dropped further this week…
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