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ROVCO Partners with Drexel

Mar 26, 2019

Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey and inspection company Rovco said it has expanded its international reach after forming a local partnership with Drexel Marine Petroleum Services in Egypt.The deal will see the Bristol-headquartered firm…

UK Industry Floats Offshore Wind Group

Mar 26, 2019

An advocacy group, led by RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables, has been launched by industry body RenewableUK to make the case for large-scale deployment of floating wind power off Britain.The Floating Wind Steering Group will meet with the…

Jan De Nul Wins TenneT Contract

Mar 25, 2019

Jan De Nul Group said it has been awarded a framework agreement for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight.The Dutch firm has been appointed by TenneT to mobilize in the event of high-voltage cable system faults or failures within the contractual period…

InterMoor Wins Jadestone Contract

Mar 25, 2019

Mooring solutions provider InterMoor said it has been contracted by Jadestone Energy to carry out a feasibility study for a permanent spread mooring system for a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at Nam Du field located in block 46/07…

Sapura Energy Posts Quarterly Profit

Mar 25, 2019

Malaysia's largest oil and gas services company Sapura Energy on Monday reported a profit for the fourth quarter on gains from disposal of a subsidiary stake, after five consecutive quarters of losses.Sapura's declared net profits of 500.4 million ringgit ($123…

Aker BP Restructures Safe Scandinavia Options

Mar 22, 2019

Semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe said it has reached an agreement with Norwegian focused exploration and production company Aker BP to restructure the remaining seven one-month options for the Safe Scandinavia…

Schlumberger, Rockwell Form Automation JV

Mar 21, 2019

Industrial automation and information company Rockwell Automation and oilfield services provider Schlumberger have teamed up to create what they're calling the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.The new Houston based joint venture…

Expro Promotes Two Execs

Mar 21, 2019

Oilfield services company Expro announced Thursday it has promoted two company executives.Current Executive Vice President, Alistair Geddes, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect, and Keith Palmer has been…

Murphy Oil Sells Malaysian Assets

Mar 21, 2019

Murphy Oil Corp said on Thursday it is exiting Malaysia with the $2.13 billion sale of its oil and gas assets to a Thai company and will use the deal proceeds to pay down debt, buy back shares and fund potential deals in the United States.The buyer…

Ophir Agrees to be Bought by Medco

Mar 21, 2019

London-listed Ophir Energy Plc said on Wednesday it agreed to be bought by Indonesian oil and gas group Medco for a sweetened cash bid of 408.4 million pounds ($539 million) after previously agreeing to a lower offer.Under the terms, Ophir shareholders will receive 57…

MeeMaken Buys Into Blue Offshore

Mar 21, 2019

Venture capital company MeeMaken BV has acquired a majority stake in Dutch carousel and tensioner manufacturer Blue Offshore Group. Blue Offshore’s management team will maintain ownership of a minority of the company’s shares.Blue Offshore, headquartered in The Hague…

Wintershall Dials In On Brazil Offshore

Mar 21, 2019

BASF's oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall on Thursday said it would build up its presence in the Brazilian offshore oil sector this year where it won exploration licences in 2018.'It is part of our growth course that we are also active in new regions…

UK Offshore Needs £200 Bln Investment -Report

Mar 20, 2019

Exploration and production companies in the UK offshore oil and gas sector will need to invest £200 billion in existing operations and new opportunities to sustain the next generation of productive life, according to a recent industry report…

TechnipFMC Wins Johan Sverdrup 2 Contract

Mar 20, 2019

TechnipFMC said on Wednesday it has secured a contract from Norwegian operator Equinor for the delivery and installation of the subsea production system the at Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development offshore Norway.The award covers the delivery…

Pioneering Spirit Gets a Scrub Down

Mar 19, 2019

The world's largest vessel, Pioneering Spirit, received a robotic hull cleaning during a recent port call in Rotterdam.The Allseas owned multipurpose vessel, which is on a temporary break from Nord Stream 2 pipelaying activities, made a stop…

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