Murphy Oil Corp. entered into an agreement with PT Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi Produksi to sell 30% of Murphy's Malaysian oil and gas assets in a US$2 billion all-cash deal. The contract will take place in two phases: the first phase…
The fifth biennial Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Russian Oil and Gas (ROG) Exploration and Production Technical Conference and Exhibition is set to focus on sustaining production levels by challenging the limits with technology. This year’s conference…
Oil and gas engineering services business Plexus has won an order from BG Group for surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The contract is due to run for 150 days and will involve Plexus' 18-3/4” 15…
Houston-based AFGlobal completed its integration of VerdErg Connectors, a customized subsea pipeline and control connection after acquiring the UK-based company in late June 2014. AFGlobal subsea…
Glacier Energy Services acquired Aberdeen-based MLS Heat Transfer to improve its heat transfer service division. Heat exchanger maintenance work. From Glacier Energy Services MSL Heat Transfer…
UK-based energy services provider Penspen acquired the engineering division of DPS Group. The acquisition increases Penspen’s headcount by 10%; strengthens its oil and gas process facilities engineering capability; and brings access to the FPSO construction market in Asia Pacific…
Houston-based Friede and Goldman, Ltd. (F&G), a naval architecture and marine engineer firm, approves the use of the Siemens jacking control system for use on their jackup rig designs. F&G says their customers will have an option to choose…
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s well intervention vessel, the Skandi Constructor, is moving to the Gulf of Mexico to begin operations in 1Q 2015. The Skandi Constructor, a dedicated light intervention mono hull equipped with the Helix 7 3/8in…
Aberdeen-based Wireline Engineering further expanded its operations in Southeast Asia with an increase in staff and office space. Equipment maintenance is carried out by skilled technicians. Image…
Forum Energy Technologies is beginning the construction of its new European operations center. Forum’s multimillion-dollar investment in its new Westhill facility will bring together five Forum businesses that are currently spread throughout Aberdeenshire…
Semco Martime received their first orders for their rig projects at Invergordon, UK, which include equipment, upgrading two Prospector Drilling jackup rigs and the Songa Offshore semisubmersible rig Songa Dee. Songa…
Mirage Machines, an Acteon Company, has invested in the launch of a subsea-focused engineering research and development subsidiary for North America in Houston. Mirage Subsea has been established with an initial staff of five operating…
Maersk Drilling’s Convincer jackup rig received an additional one-year extension from Petronas Carigali, E&P subsidiary of Malaysia’s national oil company. The US$56 million contract is expected to end mid-November 2015. “Together with Petronas Carigali…
Balmoral Offshore Engineering's new Brazilian manufacturing facility will open by Q3 2015, the buoyancy, insulation and elastomer product company announced at Rio Oil and Gas. Balmoral’s Aberdeen headquarters exports more than 95% of its manufactured goods worldwide…
Saudi Aramco announced the opening of the new Aramco Research Center on Houston’s west side in the energy corridor, on Friday, 19 September. Khalid A. Al-Falih, president & CEO Saudi Aramco, at…