Byron Energy mobilized the Hercules 205 jackup drilling rig to the SM 6 #2 well location in the Gulf of Mexico last week, and expects to spud the well this week. Hercules 205. Image from Hercules Offshore…
Dana Petroleum awarded Atlantic Offshore an emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) contract to support the Ocean Guardian semisubmersible in the UK North Sea. Atlantic will use its Ocean Sprite ERVV in the contract, which is for two wells estimated at 70 days each…
Optimarin has won a contract to install its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on Østensjø Rederi’s Edda Fides, the world’s only purpose built monohull accommodation vessel. The Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist secured the…
Transocean’s Deepwater Thalassa has commenced operations on its 10-year contract for Shell’s Stones project in the US Gulf of Mexico this month. The Deepwater Thalassa. Image from Transocean. Stones…
During the period of 5-7 January 2016, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway conducted an audit on ENI Norge's facility Goliat FPSO. The audit was conducted as a follow-up to an audit carried out in June 2015 linked to logistics on Goliat…
Spanish oil and gas explorer Repsol is planning to shut down its Varg field operations offshore Norway, due to the low oil prices, according to news reports. The Petrojarl Varg. Image from Teekay…
Technip Oceania has awarded Perth-headquartered Neptune an air diving services contract for the Kitan field disconnection project in the Timor Sea. The project includes the provision of air diving services to assist with the disconnection and abandonment of risers…
SBM Offshore says there are no signs of recovery before 2018, as the floating production specialist reduced its workforce by 3200 in 2015, with more job cuts expected this year. Image of the Cidade de Saquarema in Guanabara Bay…
Parker Bestobell Marine has completed a contract to supply cryogenic globe and check valves made in Sheffield, for Hoegh LNG’s series of five floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) that are being built at Hyundai shipyard (HHI) in South Korea…
Golar LNG Ltd. entered into a purchase agreement to sell the Golar Tundra, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), to Golar LNG Partners for US$330 million. In connection with the closing, the Golar Partners will receive a daily fee plus operating expenses…
Harkand completed an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) campaign for BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) utilizing the Harkand Da Vinci diving support vessel (DSV) and the company’s new hyperbaric rescue facility (HRF) in the Caribbean. The Harkand…
Maersk Training has launched an offshore crane operator program designed to grant crane operators and their companies access to offshore lifting operations worldwide. The training program targets crane operators at all levels and consists of three stages…
Cathelco’s agent in New Orleans, Green Marine and Industrial Equipment Co., has won an order to supply a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for a new offshore vessel built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, for Harvey Gulf International Marine…
BW Offshore is a step closer to recovering the Cidade de São Mateus floating production vessel to shore for repairs more than a year after it was damaged in a fire. The fire, on 11 February 2015, offshore Brazil, saw nine of the 74 crew die and 26 require medical attention…
Murphy Oil Corp. has elected to terminate the contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Deep Seas. The rig's contract was scheduled to end in November 2016. Transocean, which owns and operates the unit, says it will be compensated…