Rowan Companies is putting a jackup on stand by for Apache Corp., in addition to inking three rig extensions in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Norway, and Saudi Arabia, according to the company’s latest fleet report. The Rowan Gorilla VII…
Quadrant Energy’s Outtrim East-1 well has suffered a 10-day delay due to drilling challenges, offshore Western Australia. According to partner Carnarvon Petroleum, the well reached the 12-1/4in hole section at a depth of 1011m, however…
Aibel in Singapore has been awarded a contract for modifications on Woodside Energy Nguijma-Yin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) off Western Australia. The work will be so that the FPSO, which operates on the Vincent oil field…
Floating offshore wind projects are gaining momentum in Europe and elsewhere, including Japan. But, the concepts on offer still vary. Elaine Maslin reports. Hywind schematic. Images from Statoil…
Quest Offshore's Andrew Jackson discusses how the depressed global market dynamics are affecting one of the world's premier deepwater basins. Oil from the Bonga North West underground reservoirs…
Stone Energy has terminated an existing long-term deepwater rig commitment with Ensco for a total consideration of US$20 million. The agreement includes approximately $5 million that was a deposit previously provided to Ensco pursuant to the drilling services contract…
Deep Sea Supply is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded three new time charter contracts for operations in Egypt by BP Egypt. The PSV Sea Swift has been awarded a two-year firm, plus a one-year option contract, while…
Dutch technology firm Frames has completed a high integrity pressure protection system (HIPPS) and fluid buffer system for the mooring solutions specialist SOFEC. Both are designed and build for the external mooring system of a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel…
UK-based explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) expects to take Transocean's Sedco 704 semisubmersible drilling rig on contract and start drilling an appraisal well on the Skipper oil discovery in the second half of July 2016. Skipper…
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded modification works on the Sea Installer. The principle scope of work involved the extension of the main crane boom, giving the A2SEA-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel increased reaching…
Allseas, the operator of the Solitaire pipelay vessel, recently decided to repair parts of the 550sq m tank top in hold #6 which had corroded. After a detailed assessment was carried out, Allseas opted for Intelligent Engineering’s (IE’s)…
Seadrill Partners has reached an agreement with BP to keep the West Capricorn on an extended standby rate of US$316,000/d with expected recommencement of work in late 2017 at the full operating rate of $526,000/d. The unit had been down…
Fugro has deployed multi-purpose offshore survey vessel Fugro Gauss to join the Fugro Brasilis offshore Mexico, to help complete the world’s largest seep-hunting survey for multiclient geoscience data company, TGS. Both Fugro vessels…
Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill a wildcat well in the Njord field with the Songa Delta semisubmersible, a rig that the Norwegian supermajor suspended with Songa Offshore just last week…
Vard Holdings has terminated a shipbuilding contract for one offshore construction and anchor handling vessel with Rem Offshore in return for compensation. The contract with REM was struck last year in June 2014, and the vessel is already in the early stages of construction…