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TGS completes 25% of Gigante seismic

Oct 19, 2015

TGS announced that it has acquired 46,500km (25%) of the 186,000km 2D seismic project, Gigante.  The survey is being acquired with four Seabird vessels and the fifth vessel, m/v Aquila, will join the survey in early November.  Gigante…

Aibel awarded Johan Sverdrup EPC contract

Oct 15, 2015

Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partners, awarded Aibel in Norway the contract for construction of the converter station at Haugsneset and required construction site work for land-based power supply to the field. The contract covers engineering…

Archer inks Talisman work

Oct 14, 2015

Archer (UK) announced the award of a three-year contract with two,  two-year  extension  options,  for  the  provision  of  platform drilling services  for  Talisman  Sinopec  Energy  UK. The contract, which is scheduled to commence on 1 November 2015…

Jee contract with BP extended

Oct 13, 2015

Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has secured a contract extension with BP for the provision of integrity management services and in-line inspection engineering support in the North Sea. The contract involves project coordination…

Primeline gets contract extension

Oct 13, 2015

Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. has announced that China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has agreed to extend the exploration period under the petroleum contract for Block 33/07 to facilitate Primeline’s exploration drilling program in the East China Sea…

SAAM SMIT inks Damen tug

Oct 13, 2015

Image: ASD Tug 2913/Damen Shipyards  SAAM SMIT Towage, the joint venture between SAAM of Chile and Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster, has signed a contract for the purchase of a Damen Tug 2913 for delivery in early 2016…

LR, TWI launch 3D printing JIP

Oct 13, 2015

Lloyd’s Register (LR) Energy and TWI launched a joint industry project (JIP) inviting companies from across the world to tackle the current and future issues faced by manufacturers supplying the energy industry. This latest JIP focuses on additive manufacturing…

Bourbon to use Kongsberg E-LARS

Oct 12, 2015

Kongsberg Evotec, a fully owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, signed an agreement with Bourbon Offshore Norway for the delivery of the E-LARS launch and recovery system for remote operated vehicles (ROV). The delivery will take place in December 2015…

Fugro wins Blue Stream pipeline work

Oct 12, 2015

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Blue Stream Pipeline Co. for the provision of survey support vessels and associated survey services to perform the 2015 external pipeline inspection for the offshore, shore approach, and dry section components of the Blue Stream Pipeline System…

Saipem racks up $680 million in new contracts

Oct 09, 2015

Saipem announced it has won new engineering and construction contracts cumulatively worth approximately US$680 million (€600 million). Included are contracts awarded by Saudi Aramco and Eni. The contract with Saudi Aramco is an EPCI job…

PTTEPI inks EDrill-2 for Zawtika

Oct 09, 2015

PTT Exploration & Production International (PTTEPI) has contracted high specification tender barge rig, EDrill-2, for a firm term of 18 months with an option period of 30 months. Zawtika Development Drilling Campaign (Phase 1B + Infield…

Lundin approved for Barents well

Oct 09, 2015

Lundin Norway, operator for production license 708, has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority 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…

Lundin selling Indonesian assets

Oct 09, 2015

Sweden's Lundin Petroleum has agreed to sell its Indonesian oil and gas assets to PT Medco Energi Internasional TBK for US$22 million.   The Indonesian assets include a non-operated interest in the producing Singa gas field and operated…

Qatar Petroleum awards McDermott EPCI project

Oct 08, 2015

McDermott International has been awarded a brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets. Installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offshore…

KRS representing AIMS in NCS

Oct 08, 2015

AIMS Global Consulting, part of the Whiterock Group, has appointed KR Solutions (KRS), Norway, to represent them in Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). KRS is based in Stavanger and is headed by Kjell Roverud who has many years’ experience in the oil and gas service sector…

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