Ex-Saipem CEO appointed Samsung Offshore COO Michel LaineSamsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment, effective December 20, 2012.Lainé’s career in offshore began in 1982 with ETPM…
McDermott locks Mexican fabrication contract McDermott constructing the Kuil-A drilling platform at its Altamira facilityMcDermott International has received a $230 million turnkey contract for Pemex’s PB-Litoral-A production platform, which will serve the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields…
McDermott, Allseas lock subsea pipeline FEEDMozambique mapMcDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has teamed up with industry leader Allseas to provide a robust project execution strategy for the front-end…
AGR’s Petroleum Services in three-year accordPetroleum Services, part of AGR has been awarded a well management contract from independent Norwegian E&P company Noreco.The agreement commenced January 1, 2013 and includes well management services for an initial 3 year period…
DSME awards CB&I UK Mariner topsides contractThe Mariner Field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea approximately 150km east of the Shetland Isles. CB&I announced today that it has been awarded a project valued in…
Pemex hires Subsea7 for Campeche constructionSeven Borealis to provide pipelay Q3 2013.Pemex has granted Subsea 7's Mexican joint venture a $140 million contract for work in the Bay of Campeche, the company confirmed on 10 January 2013…
Brad Farnsworth comes to Greene’s from NATCO Greene's CFO Brad FarnsworthGreene’s Energy Group has named Brad Farnsworth as Chief Financial Officer, announced Chief Executive Officer Bob Vilyus. Based in Houston, Farnsworth will report…
Dredging company Boskalis launched a takeover of Dutch marine contractors Dockwise, acquiring a 33% stake in the company. The acquisition is backed by Dockwise shareholder HAL Investments, which holds 32% outstanding shares. Dockwise has not yet accepted Boskalis’ buyout offer of E18…
Anadarko and state-owned Ecopetrol have announced a 50:50 venture to explore the Fuerte Norte and Sur blocks off Colombia in the Caribbean Sea.
Petrobras touted a fourth oil discovery in the ultra-deepwaters of the Sergipe-Algoas basin, 85km off the coast of Aracaju, Brazil. Tests confirmed the presence of a 67m-thick, light oil column in the Calumbi formation of the Muriú well.
Reef Subsea will install a full seismic system at Grane in an effort to increase oil recovery at the field, located 185km off Haugesund, Norway. The contract includes the installation and burial of nearly 200km of seismic cables. The contract…
Tullow has farmed-in on 40% of Houston-based Hyperdynamics’ offshore Guinea concession. A new drilling program, testing a deepwater fan prospect, is slated to begin 1 April 2014. Hyperdynamics and Dana Petroleum hold 37% and 23%, respectively.
Cobalt has hit several hundred feet of net oil pay at its deepwater North Platte prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. Drilling was a long time coming for the company after operations were postponed following the 2010 moratorium. The well was drilled to 34,500ft TD in Garden Banks block 959.
InterMoor opened a new mooring equipment yard at Loyang offshore supply base in Singapore. The facility provides storage and support for maintenance, preparation and mobilization.
Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction announced that its 3300t jacket is bound for South Pars field. The 67m high jacket will be installed 115km off Asalouyeh, Iran, in 61m of water.