Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries agreed to an extension and rate adjustment to its existing contract with Noble Energy for the ultra deepwater rig, the Atwood Advantage, effective 9 November, 2015. The agreement…
Image: Francis Neill/Ziebel Ziebel, a provider in composite rod well intervention for the oil and gas industry, announced that Francis Neill has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer…
Image: R. Bradley Forth/ Northern Offshore Northern Offshore announced that R. Bradley Forth has joined the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer. “[Forth] will…
Image from Ashtead Technology. Ashtead Technology has secured a global asset management agreement with Blue Ocean Monitoring to store, maintain and supply underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted start-up consents for the Edvard Grieg oil pipeline and the Utsira High gas pipeline. These transport solutions will become part of the development of the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen fields on the Utsira High in the North Sea…
Image from Oil and Gas Authority. Patrick Brown, chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has confirmed the appointment of three non-executive directors to the OGA board. Mary Hardy…
Image from Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of FATHOM XT SUBSEA525 inhibitor that helps control asphaltene deposition in deepwater wells. The…
Image: Eni Goliat illustration overview/Eni Lankhorst Ropes Offshore has overseen the installation of the mooring ropes for the Goliat FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) for Eni Norge…
Image: PNG seismic/ Searcher Seismic Searcher Seismic has announced the Haere 2D Seismic Survey offshore Papua New Guinea (PNG). The survey, in cooperation with the Department of Petroleum and Energy (DPE) and project partner BGP…
Following a period of competitive tender, industrial services company Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a contract for the provision of fabric maintenance and associated services by Maersk Oil North Sea (Maersk Oil). Image…
A new report reveals that whilst the current environment is creating opportunities for innovation, almost half of oil and gas executives admit they have fallen short of their innovation goals. The number of respondents saying they have fallen…
CGG announced that it has been appointed as technical consultant by the Gabonese Republic’s Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons to help with the promotion of its 11th Licensing Round focusing on five highly prospective deepwater blocks…
Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, announced that one of its subsidiaries had agreed to a nine-month extension and rate adjustment to its existing contract with Southeast Asia's Mubadala Petroleum for the ultra premium jackup, the Atwood Orca…
Image: crane simulator in Egypt/GE Marine In 2012, the AAST-GE DP Center was established through a joint effort between GE and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate wants unmanned wellhead platforms to be considered more often as an alternative to subsea tie-back in connection with development decisions. Image: The unmanned…