Dana Petroleum awarded Technip a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the central North Sea. Image from Dana Petroleum. This…
Ceona entered into a joint venture with Seaweld Engineering, which will act as a strategic partner for offshore deepwater construction projects in Ghana. The Ceona Amazon. From Ceona. The…
Lundin’s first development project offshore Malaysia, the Bertam field, is now onstream, with plans to continue with production from remaining wells throughout 2015. Malaysia drilling operations…
French vessel operator Bourbon confirmed that three Nigerian crew members were kidnapped off one of its crew boats, the Surfer 1440, offshore Nigeria. Image from Bourbon. In a statement…
The official naming ceremony took place for Bibby Offshore’s IRM (inspection repair and maintenance) light construction vessel, the Olympic Bibby, at the Kleven Shipyard, Norway. Bibby Offshore signed a charter agreement with Olympic Shipping in March 2014 for the newly built Olympic Bibby…
Petrobras awarded Subsea 7 a two-year US$200 million contract for continued use of its Seven Seas construction and flex-lay vessel for the installation of flexible lines. The contract work scope will be similar to that of other Subsea…
Karoon Gas Australia made a discovery at the Echidna-1 exploration well, the third in the Santos drilling campaign, offshore Brazil. Image from Karoon. According to the Australian company…
Statoil confirmed its second discovery in the Aasta Hansteen area with the Roald Rygg prospect in the Norwegian Sea. Map of Roald Rygg. From Statoil. The gas discovery was made at…
Netherlands headquartered subsea services firm DeepOcean has been awarded the riser installation contract for the Kristin and Heidrun platforms by Statoil. The modification of the two platforms is required in preparation of a possible…
Norway-based seismic services firm TGS has signed a letter of award (LOA) with Polarcus DMCC to acquire 3000sq km of 3D seismic data offshore Norway with a potential extension of up to a total of 7000sq km. The activity is expected to…
OE’s Audrey Leon spoke with Scott Cummins, Senior Vice President, Commercial, McDermott about the opening of Mexico’s oil and gas industry and what effects it will have on both McDermott and the industry at large. Welder…
Most of the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico remains unexplored. Dan McConnell explores the geotechnical knowns and unknowns in the basin. Acquiring geotechnical data for platform foundation design in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche…
Statoil made an oil discovery at Walker Ridge’s Yeti in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Yeti map. From Statoil. The Yeti exploration well is located in Walker Ridge Block 160, approximately 15km south of Chevron’s Big Foot field…
Africa-focused proprietary investment firm L.A.T. Cleveson (LATC) signed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for two PSV 3300 platform supply vessels and two FCS 5009 fast supplier vessels. This order will bring next generation Damen…
Wärtsilä signed a five-year technical management agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG - one of the largest independent owners and operators of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world. The Golar LNG vessel…
