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IWCF launches online training system

Aug 11, 2015

Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…

Petition called to inspect California offshore pipelines

Aug 10, 2015

The Center for Biological Diversity formally and legally petitioned the US federal government to inspect all of California’s offshore pipelines for corrosion and other damages. Image from APPEA…

Lime Petroleum acquires two Norwegian Sea licenses

Aug 05, 2015

Rex International Holding Ltd. has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway, signed an agreement with EnQuest Norge to acquire their 50% stake in licenses PL760 and PL760B in the Norwegian Sea. Following the transaction…

Aqualis wins Chinese liftboat contract

Aug 05, 2015

Image from Aqualis Offshore Aqualis Offshore has been awarded a contracted by Mekers Offshore Ltd. to supervise the construction of the Zhejiang-based company’s two new liftboats…

Dogger Bank wind development gets consent

Aug 05, 2015

Planning approval for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank takes the total of consented projects in the North Sea zone to 4.8 Gw, almost equal to all the offshore wind capacity now in operation in the UK.     Image…

Bechtel, Delfin sign FEED contract

Aug 05, 2015

Image: Delfin LNG Bechtel announced it has been selected by Delfin LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairwood Peninsula Energy Corp., to perform front-end engineering and design (FEED)…

Dolphin's Norwegian North Sea survey underway

Jul 31, 2015

Dolphin Geophysical is acquiring 4192sq km of new Multi-Client 3D SHarp Broadband seismic in the northernmost region of the Norwegian North Sea. The survey targets both open and newly awarded APA acreage. Current acquisition progress stands at 40%…

Air Energi appoints new division VP

Jul 29, 2015

Air Energi launched a dedicated division for permanent workforce solutions and appointed Donna Chapman as vice president to lead the new service stream.   Air Energi has been delivering permanent workforce services for several years…

Meridium, Stork expand partnership

Jul 27, 2015

Meridium, provider of the Asset Performance Management (APM) software and services, announced an expanded partnership with Stork Asset Management Consultancy. Stork became a Meridium Certified Services Provider (MCSP) earlier this year…

Red Emperor receives farm in approval

Jul 27, 2015

Red Emperor Resources NL announced that it has received formal notification from the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines that approval of the assignment of the company’s 15% working interest in Block SC55 has been granted…

SMD delivers ROVs to COOEC

Jul 23, 2015

Image: Quantum Work Class ROV/SMD SMD announced the delivery of three Quantum Work Class remotely operated vehicle (WROV) systems to China’s largest offshore engineering construction company…

Greene’s Energy appoints new president

Jul 20, 2015

The board of directors of Greene’s Energy Group, a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, announced that chief executive officer Robert Vilyus has elected to retire from the company and the board of directors in September 2015…

Castex starts drilling offshore Louisiana

Jul 16, 2015

Image: Hummer drilling operations/Petsec Energy Castex Offshore Inc. commenced drilling the Main Pass Block 270 #3 well. The exploratory well is being drilled in federal offshore waters on Petsec’s Hummer prospect…

ARKeX gets east coast survey permit

Jul 15, 2015

ARKeX announced it has been awarded the first geological and geophysical oil and gas exploration permit by the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM).  The ARKeX survey will acquire an airborne broadband gravity and magnetic survey over Outer…

Aker bags Hebron work

Jul 15, 2015

Aker Solutions has won a maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) contract from ExxonMobil for engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services at the Hebron oilfield offshore Canada. The Hebron oil field is located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador…

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