Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya Austin speaking at CERAWeek 2014. Photo by Audrey Leon/OE. Mexico’s road to passing recent energy reforms was forged by much needed collaboration in order to fix the country’s productivity growth…
This animation depicts the standard installation of a communications riser cable for an oil and gas platform, performed by TE SubCom's cable ships and submersible tools.
The Prelude FLNG subsea architecture, supported by traditional mudmats. image source: Shell. Mobile foundation technology could offer an economic solution to some stranded offshore hydrocarbon reserves…
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (Sakhalin Energy) and Sovcomflot Shelf (SCF Shelf) on behalf of Sovcomflot Group have signed a contract for construction and long-term operation of a multifunctional icebreaking supply vessel for the Sakhalin-2 offshore platforms…
Experience can play a major role in the development of an effective flexible pipe integrity management system (FIMS) and plan. Unbonded flexible pipes have been deployed in the global oil and gas industry for more than 30 years…
Octanex N.L. announced that OMV New Zealand Ltd. has completed the planned 2D seismic survey, named Mohua, in the Taranaki basin off New Zealand. OMV has confirmed the survey vessel, Aquila Explorer, commenced acquisition of the Mohua survey on 19 April…
Dubai-based rig and platform builder Lamprell has set an official Guinness World Record for the heaviest load moved by self-propelled modular trailers (SPMTs) as part of the Golden Eagle platform project (pictured). Lamprell’s contract was for a production…
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes Incorporated have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates, and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance…
Offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum Decom North Sea (DNS) has appointed a new chief executive. Nigel Jenkins (pictured) will take up the post on July 1 and replaces Brian Nixon, who is retiring after playing an instrumental role…
Siem Offshore Contractors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm (OWF), a project developed by RWE Innogy…
Repsol Exploration (Namibia) has started drilling operations on the deepwater Welwitschia-1 prospect in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, this week, according to partner Tower Resources, via its Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) subsidiary. The well was spudded on April 24…
COSCO subsidiary companies have picked up contracts to build four emergency response rescue field support vessels (ERRVs) and two platform supply vessels (PSVs). COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. won the four- ERRV contract, from an Asian company…
Siemens' subsea power grid visualization. image source: Siemens. Siemens says its subsea power grid aims to be the first at water depths down to 3000m at long step-outs. Elaine Maslin went to find out more…
Subsea wireless video transmission. image source: WFS Technologies Subsea wireless communication is moving into a new era. The Subsea Wireless Group (SWIG) hopes to help the industry better understand-and use this technology…
Selecting high-quality cable that meets the environmental requirements will ensure high reliability and safety. In particular, low-smoke, zero-halogen jackets for marine-certified cable are a safety 'game-changer' for offshore operations…
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