Norway's Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a US$5 million contract to acquire 3D EM data in the Asia-Pacific region. The contract, with US oil firm Apache, will see the the BOA Thalassa (pictured)start operations in northwest Australia on 25January…
Shell has agreed to sell a 23% stake in the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project, offshore Brazil, to Qatar Petroleum International, for about US$1 billion. Shell will continue to operate BC-10, with a 50% working interest, and retains a significant upstream presence in Brazil…
This video shows the launch of the first of six new 302'x64' LNG OSVs built for Harvey Gulf International Marine by Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG). The first of these GCSG-built Harvey Gulf OSVs will be moved to GCSG’s newly commissioned…
HitecVision acquired all of GC Rieber Shipping's remaining shares in subsea services provider Reef Subsea, the company announced 28 Jan 2014. HitecVision will now hold 100% of the shares in Reef Subsea. HitecVision expects to receive full ownership by March…
CGG and Spectrum announced that the acquisition of the high-end BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program offshore Brazil in the Foz do Amazonas basin commenced early January as planned. The two companies are working as equal partners on this project…
Transport Malta will collaborate with the Norwegian Coastal Administration to strengthen the country's maritime pollution response. During the launching of the project “Oil / HNS Spill Response Capacity Building For The Protection Of Malta’s Seas…
Renewables industry body Scottish Renewables has revealed figures which suggest Scotland's offshore wind sector is under threat from an investment hiatus. The body has revealed figures it has obtained from major developers showing these…
The AMEC Tekfen Azfen (ATA) consortium has been awarded a US$974 million contract for work on the BP-operated Shah Deniz II gas field development in the Caspian Sea. The contract covers the fabrication, load out, and offshore hook-up…
Technip has won a contract from Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE) for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation on the Jalilah B field development project, in 60m water depth, 90km offshore Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Technip’s…
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, opened a newly refurbished 16,547 sq ft office space on the fourth and fifth floors of Hollywood House in the center of Woking, Surrey. 2H Offshore upgraded facilities to better service its clients and employees…
BG Group has cut its 2014-15 production forecasts and issued a series of force majeure notices under its LNG agreements in Egypt. The notices are due to the diversion of gas volumes to domestic markets in excess of existing pooling arrangements…
Offshore engineering, construction, and support services firm Sembmarine SLP is investing in additional facilities in Lowestoft and Aberdeen. In Lowestoft, the company's Offshore Services Group has just moved into new premises at Newcombe House…
Russia’s Lukoil has commissioned Ramboll to perform pre-front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the Yuri S. Kuvykin field in the Russian sector of the north Caspian Sea. Ramboll’s work will focus on a drilling complex and topside living quarters…
The UK's National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP). The MoU see the two parties agree to further collaborative R&D activities and to establish a formalized strategic partnership…
Bad weather has slowed work to replace riser sections damaged when an FPSO came off station. The Rubicon Vantage FPSO drifted into an exclusion zone designed to protect the Bualuang oil field production infrastructure in the Gulf of Thailand in bad weather…
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