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OTC14: SSP shows off offshore logistics base

May 05, 2014

SSP Offshore Inc. will showcase its offshore logistics base, the SSP HUB, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on May 5-8. Earlier this year, Bristow Group, an offshore helicopter service provider, signed an agreement with SSP Offshore Inc…

OTC14: Oerlikon Fairfield debuts jacking drives

May 05, 2014

Oerlikon Fairfield will market two new jacking drives, its S1500 and its S500, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) May 5-8 at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. With the addition of these two models, Oerlikon Fairfield now has a…

OTC14: Baker Hughes launches Harpoon spear

May 05, 2014

Baker Hughes has announced the commercial release of the Harpoon cut and pull spear, designed for casing removal during plug and abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery operations. The Harpoon spear can be set and reset several times and enables multiple cut and pull attempts in a single trip…

OTC14: Sondhi joins Foundocean

May 05, 2014

FoundOcean announced that offshore structures expert Naval Sondhi recently joined the company to lead its strengthening, modification, and repair (SMR) design services division. Jim Bell, FoundOcean's Managing Director said: 'Naval’s…

FMC breaks ground on new facility

May 02, 2014

FMC Technologies Inc. announced that it has broken ground on a new campus at Generation Park, located on the northeast corner of the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, Texas. Within the next 10 years, the company's goal is to consolidate…

Ocean Installer wins 1st GOM job

May 02, 2014

Ocean Installer has been awarded its first subsea installation job in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The work will be on a large deepwater producing field, in more than 1800m water depth, and involves installting and testing umbilicals and associated equipment…

BP extends GOM Subsea 7 contract

May 01, 2014

Subsea 7 has been awarded a three-year US$160 million contract extension by BP Exploration & Production for light subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services in the US Gulf of Mexico.  The contract will run from the second quarter 2014 to the third quarter 2017…

Colloquy: PECOM celebrates 20 years

May 01, 2014

The Petroleum Exhibition & Conference of Mexico (PECOM) recently celebrated its 20th year. The location in Villahermosa, Tabasco’s state capitol, is fundamental to the continuing success of the conference and convenient for many PEMEX personnel…

US sanctions Rosneft president

Apr 29, 2014

The US Department of the Treasury issued sanctions against seven Russian government officials and 17 entities on 28 April. Among those officials listed was OAO Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin. These…

NOAA ships begin 2014 hydrographic season

Apr 29, 2014

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the US Department of Commerce, announced yesterday the start of the 2014 hydrographic survey season. New data collected will increase coastal environmental intelligence around the country…

Keppel eyes P&A market

Apr 29, 2014

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has signed an engineering services agreement with Workfox, a subsidiary of Seafox Group, to do an engineering study for a purpose-built…

Pemex to collaborate with GE, IMP

Apr 28, 2014

GE Oil & Gas announced today a technology collaboration with Mexico Institute of Petroleum (IMP) and Mexico state-owned company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Pemex sponsors the agreement, which GE Oil & Gas said would “initially [research]…

Jee wins EPCI work off Canada

Apr 25, 2014

Tonbridge based independent subsea engineering firm Jee Ltd. won a seven-year EPCI contract for work offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The client is unnamed. The contract’s scope encompasses the project’s offshore loading system (OLS)…

EOR market to pass US$500B by 2023

Apr 24, 2014

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled 'Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2023,' that defines and segments the enhanced oil recovery…

Task and Fronterra merge

Apr 23, 2014

Task Geoscience and Fronterra Integrated Geosciences are to merge to become geoscience consultancy – the Task Fronterra Group. Task Fronterra has received a financial injection of growth capital investment from the UK's Business Growth Fund…

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