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Not all gloom, says Hannon Westwood

Jan 08, 2016

A year on since the oil price collapse and the effects are making themselves felt across Northwest Europe, particularly in the UK and Norwegian sectors.   The count of exploration and appraisal well spuds in the UK is an all-time low…

Trio gets manned diving ops ok

Dec 14, 2015

Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent for manned underwater operations in 2016, from the Petroleum Saftey Authority (PSA) of Norway. The services are to be supplied by Technip and Subsea 7.   Image from Statoil…

IMarEST offers free student membership

Oct 15, 2015

The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be offering free student membership to all students (undergraduate and postgraduate), cadets and apprentices for the duration of their studies or training. This…

Fugro adds cable-lay to portfolio

Jul 22, 2015

Fugro is now offering cable-lay in addition to trenching to its offshore windfarm and tidal energy clients. The company has equipped its trenching vessel Fugro Saltire with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread. This comprises a reel drive system to store the cables…

OTC15: Enteq introduces twin electro-magnetic telemetry system

May 04, 2015

Enteq Upstream introduced the new Twin Electro-Magnetic Telemetry Systemfor high-speed electromagnetic (EM) MWD telemetry, as an alternative or supplement to mud pulse telemetry to transmit drilling data. The system enables the use of mud pulse and EM telemetry concurrently…

North Sea operators fund SAR service

Mar 30, 2015

North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service, supplementing national SAR cover for parts of the Central North Sea. The participating companies have awarded Bond Offshore Helicopters a US$88…

UK offers tax reduction, HPHT allowance in Autumn Statement

Dec 03, 2014

For the UK Oil & Gas industry, today’s Autumn Statement by British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, offered the first cut in tax rates for the UK North Sea in 21 years. “There is record investment this year in the North Sea…

Life extension guidance issued

May 29, 2014

Oil & Gas UK has published three new guidance documents on the management of ageing and life extension (ALE) of oil and gas installations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The technical guidance documents focus on three specific topic areas…

Spectrum begins Sergipe survey off Brazil

May 28, 2014

Spectrum has commenced a 10,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil in the Sergipe and Alagoas basins along the Eastern Margin of Brazil.   The new acquisition program will tie key wells in the basins, including the recent Barra…

Golar LNG bags Kuwait deal

Aug 12, 2013

Golar LNG Ltd will provide the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) with floating storage and regasification (FSRU) services to support their LNG import operations at Mina Al Ahmadi. The contract will be for an initial period of five…

Chevron picks Fugro for Angola work

Jul 11, 2013

Fugro was awarded a three-year contract by Chevron’s subsidiary, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Ltd., to support its development program at Block 0, off the coast of Cabinda province, Angola. The contract includes the provision of offshore…

Viatran opens Houston facility

Jun 26, 2013

Viatran Corp. announced the opening of their new Southwest Calibration Center in Houston, Texas. Now owners of Viatran Hammer Union Pressure Sensors in the southwestern states can receive true OEM calibrations and certifications closer to their place of business…

Tidewater Inc. has enters into agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS

Jun 14, 2013

Tidewater Inc. has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for about $395 million. The acquisition will expand Tidewater’s global footprint into the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and supplement…

Sub-commercial Black Sea well for Petroceltic

May 24, 2013

Petroceltic International has said the first of a four-well campaign in the Black Sea is to be plugged and abandoned after finding sub-commercial gas shows.  The Kamchia-1 exploration well, in the Galata concession offshore Bulgaria,…

Samsung Offshore names COO

Jan 14, 2013

Ex-Saipem CEO appointed Samsung Offshore COO Michel LaineSamsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment, effective December 20, 2012.Lainé’s career in offshore began in 1982 with ETPM…

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