Viper Subsea Technology, the Portishead and Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company that provides consultancy and develops products for the oil and gas sector worldwide, has acquired a 33% equity stake in US-based LiveWire Innovation, a…
Wood Group has been awarded a new engineering services framework agreement by DONG Energy, to support the firm's oil and gas assets across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves. Front end development, maintenance and modifications…
Statoil's Njord A semisubmersible production platform has been towed to the Kværner Stord yard in Norway for reinforcement and renovation works, which will enable it to return to production up to and beyond 2030. The facility, which was built at the same yard in 1997…
MISC Berhad has entered the Thailand offshore oil and gas market after winning a US$230 million, 10-year deal with Chevron for the lease and operations of a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO). MISC’s wholly-owned subsidiary…
James Fisher Subsea Excavation, part of James Fisher and Sons, has brought the SP12000 mass flow excavation (MFE) tool to market to support clients with large scale excavations. The SP12000 produces more than 6-tonne of thrust at full power and a volume output of 12…
As Shell's Stones development inches closer to first production, the Anglo-Dutch supermajor released a video on how the company used 3D printing to ensure that the disconnectable buoy on the project came together flawlessly during the construction process…
Utility ROV Services (URS), has unveiled two new custom ROV (remotely operated vehicle) systems at their base in Glenrothes, Scotland demonstrating a US$7.8 million (£6 million) investment in the company. As a result of the additional capacity the extra systems will provide…
GE Oil & Gas subsidiary, PT. VetcoGray Indonesia, has been awarded a field decommissioning contract with Premier Oil Indonesia, to support the shut-down of four subsea wells in the Anoa field, offshore Indonesia. The deal will see GE…
Quayside Fabrication has designed a subsea basket that can be stacked and secured on a vessel while at sea. The newly named ‘Stackable at Sea’ subsea baskets can save valuable deck space and can result in fewer trips to sea for oil companies…
Gloucestershire-based Arc Energy Resources, the weld overlay cladding and fabrication company, has acquired precision machining company CLG Engineering, based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. Arc Energy Resources provides corrosion-resistant weld overlay cladding services…
A 48-hour strike has started in the UK North Sea by offshore workers working for Wood Group on Shell platforms. The strike, on the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Nelson, Gannet, Shearwater and Curlew platforms, follows a 24-hour walk out by workers from the Unite and RMT unions on Tuesday 26 July…
InterMoor's Brazilian subsidiary successfully completed its involvement in the decommissioning operations of the OSX-1 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading). InterMoor was responsible for the disconnection of the submerged turret production system (STP)…
Modular aluminum profile manufacturer Boldman has developed a mobile ballistic test cell to help increase efficiency and reduce costs in oil and gas industry testing. The cell uses a lot of the innovations that are used in Boldman’s existing large fixed cells…
UAE-based engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has recruited Petrofac exec Christopher McDonald to become its CEO as of 1 October 2016. McDonald will succeed Jim Moffat, who is retiring from the company. McDonald has held the…
The oil price crash brings subsea processing opportunities, says Rystad Energy’s Jon Fredrik Müller. The Åsgard subsea compressor manifold station was installed in summer 2013 with the Saipem 7000…