Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) is joining a list of international oil and gas companies by opting out of Mexico’s historic Round One. Image from PEMEX. At an event in Mexico City…
Statoil installed the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea after a successful offshore campaign (see video below). Image: Seaway Heavy Lifting's Oleg Strashnov carrying the protective structure…
German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz announced new contracts for the delivery of Synapsis Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) to five 14,500TEU container vessels built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co.. The new…
Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license, awarded Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard the US$892 million (NOK 7 billion) contract for decks for both the process and riser platforms. Johan Sverdrup…
A fire aboard Petróleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) unmanned Akal-H platform was quickly put out on Monday (22 June) in the Bay of Campeche. The Akal-H platform. From Pemex Flickr. Four…
Fossil Oil is planning a new drilling project named Fossil-North Eagle Bay Offshore JV – I – 2015 offshore Texas. The project involves directionally drilling a lower risk offshore prospect in 12ft of water to a depth of 14,800ft to potentially…
Dolphin Geophysical has announced that the 3D seismic vessel, Polar Empress, is in full production towing 14 streamers on the Maud Extension multi-client survey in the Barents Sea. The Polar Empress has a capacity to operate up to 22 seismic streamers…
Seismic vessels are the lifeblood of global offshore exploration efforts. Jeannie Stell searches for bright spots in the current global market of seismic vessel activity. The Sanco Sword. From Dolphin Geophysical…
As the oil and gas industry reacts to the continued downturn in prices, even the seismic vessels market is taking great pains to trim the fleet and stay competitive. Elaine Maslin surveys the market. GC Rieber delivered the Polar Empress…
Oil and gas companies are still testing the waters offshore New Zealand when it comes to production, and little has been done off the islands in the exploration arena. Māui A platform. Images from NZP&M/ Rob Tucker…
Final preparation of the Goliat platform is well under way in the Barents Sea. Goliat. From Eni. With more than 600 people now working offshore at the Goliat field, activity levels…
Lundin Norway received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an appraisal well located southeast of the giant Edvard Grieg field, in the central North Sea. Map of well 16/1-23S…
Thirteen activists in kayaks intercepted Shell's drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, in Seattle's Puget Sound as the rig prepared to depart for the Arctic as part of Shell's US$1 billion Arctic exploration and drilling program. Kayaktivists…
Subsea challenges are in focus at this week’s Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen. While the conference examines future oilfield challenges, we take a look back at past innovations in the industry. In the final article in a three-part series…
Statoil has handed out the largest contracts for the UK North Sea’s Mariner field that are worth more than US$1.57 billion (£1 billion) to the companies established in Aberdeen. Mariner. Image from Statoil…
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