OE asked Infield Systems to provide insights on today’s biggest offshore oil & gas projects. Top five global offshore projects currently under development (by capital spending) What…
Who have been the movers and shakers in 2014? OE looked to the global offshore oil & gas industry to select the VIPs (very important players) in our 14 in 2014 list, presented here in no particular order. C-suite Tillerson…
Benchmark Brent crude plunged to a four-year low, below US$73 a barrel, yesterday (27 November) after oil cartel OPEC chose to leave its 30MMbbl/d output target unchanged at its latest meeting in Vienna. The move, led by Saudi Arabia…
Newly formed Circle Group has acquired Stavanger WellPartner, an equipment and services company servicing the Norwegian subsea, completion and intervention markets. The deal is Circle Group’s first acquisition and the foundation for the Well Service division…
Dutch consortium Pondera Consult and Arcadis says they have been awarded a contract by TenneT to provide an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the first offshore grid connection in the Netherlands. TenneT TSO is responsible in…
Offshore systems supplier MacArtney UK has announced the acquisition of Ellon-based Callidus Subsea. The acquisition supports MacArtney UK’s targets to become a market leader in the design and production of cable assemblies and moldings…
Technip has won a lump sum contract with Statoil for the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) marine operations pipelay and subsea installation project. The project is an option to the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project awarded in 2013. The GRD project…
The director general of Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has said the industry's attitude to the impact of costing cutting measures on safety is 'far too passive' and warned that she expects the industry to deal with its economic challenges without affecting safety…
Helix UK awarded Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, a major upgrade on MSV SEAWELL, a light well intervention/dive support vessel. The SEAWELL is expected at the yard second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the winter season…
Concerns about agreements around decommissioning costs on the UK Continental Shelf have been added to a rising tide of warnings about the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry. The warnings, which focus on the future sustainability of the North Sea…
Companies operating in the North Sea require a cultural shift to make the most of its potential, according to a new report from Deloitte, the business advisory firm. Image from Statoil. The report…
Confidence in North Sea oil and gas activity has fallen to a six-year low, highlighting an 'urgent need' for fiscal reform in the basin, according to a report published today (25 November). Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce's (AGCC) report…
This animation from Norway's Ulstein Group details the company's new patent-pending X-Stern vessel, which upgrades the shipbuilder's popular X-Bow. The X-Stern can stay on position in harsh weather with the stern towards waves, wind and current…
Oil & Gas UK has published two updated sets of guidelines to help operators of floating production storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs), floating storage units (FSUs) and offtake tankers to adopt advances in industry good practice. Oil & Gas UK’s operations director…
Babcock has completed a second walk to work (W2W) contract with Total E&P UK, as part of the Elgin B and West Franklin wellhead platforms commissioning in the UK North Sea. In the seven months from March to September 2014, more than 18…