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Pemex reports latest offshore incident

Oct 07, 2015

Mexican state owned company Pemex this morning announced it had evacuated the Sihil-A platform in the Bay of Campache, offshore Mexico, in the latest of a string of incidents offshore Mexico this year.  The firm said the measure was taken…

Statoil Mariner jacket installation

Sep 15, 2015

In this video, Norwegian giant Statoil shows the installation of its largest-ever built jacket for one of its project, the Mariner project. The steel jacket for Statoil’s Mariner platform on the UK Continental Shelf has now been placed on the field…

A 2.0 silver lining?

Oct 01, 2015

Low oil prices, falling investment and the need to transform the UK exploration and production sector were high on the agenda at SPE Offshore Europe. Elaine Maslin reflects. A packed plenary session during SPE Offshore Europe 2015…

Shell abandons Alaska exploration

Sep 28, 2015

Shell is ceasing further exploration offshore Alaska after the company's Burger J prospect failed to prove oil, resulting in a multi billion dollar write-down. The Transocean Polar Pioneer  “Shell…

Brazil’s 13th round gains more approvals

Sep 11, 2015

Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels agency (ANP) has approved registrations for a total of 37 companies for the country’s 13th bid round, of which 22 are from outside of Brazil. Image from ANP's Facebook…

Primeline mobilizes to East China Sea

Sep 18, 2015

Primeline Energy Holdings announced that its drilling contractor China Oilfield Service (COSL) started the mobilization of the rig for the drilling operation of LS23-1-1 well, in the East China Sea. Following the signing of the drilling…

MODEC inks Culzean FSO deal

Sep 16, 2015

Japan's MODEC has made its first entry into the North Sea thanks to a contract with Denmark's Maersk Oil. Maersk Oil's UK North Sea business has inked a contract with MODEC for the supply of a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for the US$4…

ABB inks $90 million Johan Sverdrup power contract

Sep 16, 2015

Sweden’s ABB has won a US$90 million contract to supply a two-cable high-voltage system to power, from shore, for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field.  The move paves the way for the entire Johan Sverdrup field to be powered from shore, as well as other fields on Norway’s Utsira High…

Kværner bags second Johan Sverdrup gig

Sep 11, 2015

Statoil and the Johan Sverdrup partnership awarded Kværner Verdal a contract for the delivery of the steel jacket for the drilling platform, marking the execution of the letter of intent singed by the two companies for the delivery of the two jackets…

Aptomar establishes field monitoring center

Sep 02, 2015

Image: Apotmarin marine control center in Trondheim, Norway/Apotomar Aptomar officially opened its “Aptomarin” marine control center in Trondheim, Norway. The 24/7 field monitoring operation…

North Sea mega-Mariner jacket installed - video

Sep 01, 2015

Statoil’s largest ever steel jacket has been laid to rest on the sea bed 150km east of the Shetland Isles, marking a major milestone in the Mariner heavy oil field development.  The 22,400-tonne mariner jacket, which stands some 134m high…

OE15: Expro inks US$25 million North Sea contracts

Sep 08, 2015

Expro has been awarded two contracts together worth US$25 million in the North Sea. In one contract, Wintershall has awarded Expro a five-year contract for work on its recently approved Maria development project, in the Haltenbanken area…

22 more approved for Brazil’s 13th round

Aug 25, 2015

Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels agency (ANP) expanded on its approval of the country’s 13th bid round, with the announcement of more than 22 of 39 applications from international oil and gas companies. Magda Chambriard…

Bumi busts in 2Q

Aug 27, 2015

Malaysia-based Bumi Armada Berhad saw a 22% decline in its revenue in 2Q 2015, but an increase in its EBITDA. Image from Bumi. The offshore oilfield service provider's revenue decreased by 22% to US$109 million (459…

Subsea 7 wins Culzean gig

Sep 01, 2015

Subsea 7 has been awarded a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil worth more than US$150 million for the Culzean development. The ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature field, one of the largest gas discoveries offshore UK…

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