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OMV, Aptomar sign field service agreement

Nov 20, 2015

OMV Norway signed a three-year frame agreement with Aptomar to deliver its integrated field monitoring services for the operator’s future drilling activities.  As part of the frame agreement OMV will have access to the Aptomar’s 24/7 environmental monitoring services…

Polarcus wins Egypt work

Nov 20, 2015

Polarcus has announced it has signed a contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt utilizing Polarcus' RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project will commence in Q4 2015 and run for approximately two and a half months.

Fugro inks Total underwater gig

Nov 19, 2015

Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection…

Claxton, LR Senergy form alliance

Nov 18, 2015

Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has formed a collaborative alliance with energy services firm LR Senergy to provide clients with an offshore rig-based decommissioning service. The new alliance builds on a long-established relationship between the two companies…

US clears Schlumberger, Cameron merger

Nov 18, 2015

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the proposed multi-billion dollar merger between Schlumberger and Cameron International without any conditions, both companies announced in a joint statement on Wednesday (18 November). The…

Visuray completes first commercial well operation

Nov 17, 2015

Visuray announced a first commercial application of their X-ray wireline technology for downhole imaging in wells filled with opaque fluid. In a well, managed by TAQA Energy in Holland, Visuray’s VR90 tool successfully imaged the top of a coiled tubing disconnect with millimeter accuracy…

Aker, MAN Diesel & Turbo form alliance

Nov 17, 2015

Image from Aker Solutions Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo agreed to form an alliance to develop the next generation in subsea compression systems that can be used at even the smallest…

BMI takes delivery of M/V Brandon Bordelon

Nov 17, 2015

Image: Brandon Bordelon/Bordelon Marine Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the MV Brandon Bordelon a DP2 ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) this month.  The vessel features a helideck…

Schlumberger in FIT takeover

Nov 16, 2015

Schlumberger is at it again with another acquisition, this time of US-based Fluid Inclusion Technologies (FIT), which specializes in laboratory analysis of trapped fluids in rock material, and advanced borehole gas analysis on drilling wells…

Lundin gets Barents Sea consent

Nov 13, 2015

Image from Lundin Petroleum. Lundin Norway, as operator for production license 708, has received consent to drill exploration well 7130/4-1 in the Barents Sea. Drilling is scheduled to begin in November 2015 and estimated to last 56 days…

Polarcus completes Capreolus 3D

Nov 13, 2015

The Capreolus 3D multi-client project, the largest single 3D seismic survey ever acquired offshore Australia was recently completed by Polarcus ahead of schedule after a successful 11 month acquisition campaign.  This basin-wide broadband…

Quadrant to spud Roc-1

Nov 13, 2015

Quadrant Energy received the Noble Tom Prosser drilling rig that will mobilize to the Roc-1 well site in WA-437-P offshore Western Australia, and prepare for spud around 17 November 2015, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum. The Roc-1 well…

READ bags Maersk contract

Nov 12, 2015

Maersk Oil awarded Aberdeen-based production and integrity evaluation specialist READ Cased Hole a multi-million dollar contract, five-year contract to be the primary service provider for cased hole logging services, including production evaluation and well integrity domains…

Nabirm, NAMCOR complete Namibia 2D

Nov 11, 2015

Nabirm announced that in conjunction with its partner, NAMCOR (10%) that it has concluded the interpretation of a 2D seismic survey on Block 2113A located in the Walvis basin, offshore Namibia, by US-based ION Geophysics. The license…

Atwood inks GoM, Brazil contracts

Nov 11, 2015

Atwood Oceanics has announced two contract activities in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and offshore Brazil. The Atwood Advantage. From Atwood Oceanics. An Atwood Oceanics subsidiary…

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