Morrison sets up Byron’s pipelines in Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana-based contractor Morrison has installed oil and gas sales pipelines for Byron Energy’s South Marsh Island Blocks 58 & 59. The project marked more than 1676 kilometres of pipe laid by...
View ArticleSovcomflot keeping Vyacheslav Tikhonov with option to redeliver Ivan Grubkin
Seismic player Polarcus and Russian shipping company Sovcomflot have once again agreed new terms for the vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Specifically, Sovcomflot has exercised options to extend the firm...
View ArticleHornbeck Offshore emerges from bankruptcy
U.S. offshore vessel operator Hornbeck Offshore has emerged from bankruptcy under its joint prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. Hornbeck’s MPSV Iron Horse; Source: Hornbeck Hornbeck...
View ArticleFlexlife wins riser monitoring deal in South America
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major...
View ArticleSiem Offshore gets two-year deal for two vessels in Brazil
Offshore vessel provider Siem Offshore has been awarded contracts for two of its vessels by Total for operations in Brazil. Siem Offshore said on Friday that the Siem Atlas and Siem Giant vessels have...
View ArticleNew CEO to take the helm at Weatherford
Oilfield services provider Weatherford has named a new president and CEO of the company. Weatherford said on Thursday that, effective 12 October 2020, Girish K. Saligram will take the role of the...
View ArticleWell-Safe to create 100 new jobs after buying Seadrill rig for P&A projects
Well-Safe Solutions has acquired the West Epsilon jack-up rig from Seadrill sparking another job boost for the company. Namely, this move will create around 100 new jobs. Built in 1993, the asset is a...
View ArticleShelf Drilling cancels charter with China Merchants for two jack-up rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has terminated a bareboat charter agreement with China Merchants for two jack-up drilling rigs. Shelf Drilling announced a deal for the acquisition of two...
View ArticleOil majors begin evacuations, shutdowns as storm Sally approaches
Several oil majors have evacuated personnel from their Gulf of Mexico facilities ahead of the incoming tropical storm Sally, which is expected to turn into a Category 2 hurricane. Forecasters from the...
View ArticleKuwait Oil’s new oil spill response vessel to feature Evac’s Cathelco MGPS
A new multi-purpose oil spill response and towage vessel being built for the Kuwait Oil Co will be installed with a Cathelco marine growth prevention system (MGPS) to prevent bio-fouling and corrosion...
View ArticleNeptune Energy gets nod to drill Norwegian Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Neptune Energy for well 6406/12-G-1 H located in the Norwegian Sea. West Phoenix rig; Source: Equinor The well 6406/12-G-1 H...
View ArticleTurkey bringing in another drillship for Black Sea ops
Turkey is bringing in another drillship for operations in the Black Sea only weeks after announcing a giant gas discovery in the area. Turkey’s Energy Minister, Fatih Dönmez, revealed in a tweet on...
View ArticlePremier’s Tolmount platform heads for North Sea
UK oil and gas firm Premier has seen the jacket and topsides sent off to their final destination at the Tolmount field in the Southern North Sea. The infrastructure will meet the Sleipnir heavy lift...
View ArticleOffshore Energy Exhibition and Conference and Navingo Career Event continue...
Looking at current developments, Navingo has had to adapt to a changing reality and its customer wishes more and faster than ever before in order to realise a full-value Offshore Energy Exhibition...
View ArticleApache kicks off drilling operations on fresh well off Suriname
Apache Corporation has gathered further reservoir and technical data from its Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well located in Block 58 offshore Suriname and started drilling at another location within the...
View ArticleAquatic supports MDL Nigeria campaign
Aquatic has completed the work scope for Marine Platforms Ltd (MDL) to support its Anyala Madu project offshore Nigeria. The Acteon company supplied the personnel and equipment to assist with the...
View ArticleNew CEO joins Otto Energy
Australian oil and gas company Otto Energy has appointed Michael Utsler has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company. Otto Energy’s former CEO, Matthew Allen,...
View ArticleSeadrill to take full control of Asia Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has bought from Mermaid Maritime the minority holding of the share capital of Asia Offshore Drilling (AOD). Following completion, Seadrill will hold the entire...
View ArticlePetrofac nets new 5-year deal with Ithaca Energy
Oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has signed a five-year integrated services contract with oilfield services provider Petrofac. FPF-1 floating production facility; Source: Ithaca Energy In the new...
View ArticleSubsea 7 taps JDR for Elgood umbilical
Subsea umbilical and cable supplier JDR has agreed a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply a 9.3-kilometre production and control umbilical, topside equipment and subsea terminations for the Elgood...
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