Abu Dhabi-based subsea engineering and diving services firm DCN Global has been bought by Fugro Subsea Middle East. The company, which will be renamed Fugro Subsea Services (Middle East), has primarily operated in the Middle East, Caspian…
Production has begun on RWE Dea UK's Breagh gas field in the UK Southern North Sea, the German operator announced on October 14 2013. The first three wells brought into production had an initial total flow rate of 2.75 MMcm/d of natural gas…
Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfield has resumed production after its latest delay, a shutdown on September 25 following the detection of a gas leak. Discovered in 2000, it has taken 13 years and approximately $50 billion before production started on September 11…
Three styles of modular fluid distribution manifolds were launched by Parker Hannifin. Two of the manifolds, the Hi-Pro Distribution Manifold (up to 6000 psi) and the Hi-Pro Air Header Manifold (up to 800psi), are based on ball valves for quick on-off control…
MacArtney introduced the new LUXUS Compact Low Light Camera, designed for use in harsh and turbid conditions, where light is limited or artificial. The housing for the LUXUS Compact Low Light Camera is made from sandblasted titanium and features a depth rating of 4000m…
Over the past week, the government shutdown has steadily crept into more sectors of the oil and gas industry. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) shuttered today, sending a message to subscribers at 1 pm ET that it would furlough…
Houston-based Annova LNG, LLC, has filed an application with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive authorization to export domestic LNG to free trade agreement (FTA) countries. While the Office of the United States Trade Representative…
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) completed its semisubmersible P-55 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel nearly six years after it was contracted. It passed testing and certification in the Rio Grande dock (ERG-1). The…
Shell announced that production has begun from the second development phase of the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project, located off Brazil’s southeast coast. The BC-10 project is comprised of several subsea fields which are tied back to the Espírito Santo FPSO vessel…
Thalassa has agreed a deal to buy Go Science for £3.6 million from administrators. Go Science, which employs six people, provides mobile sensor grid services and products, in the UK and overseas, to the oil and gas, defense and homeland security sectors…
Norsafe ASA has set a new world record for freefall lifeboats, dropping its own GES52 model from a height of 66.8m (220ft). The GES52 freefall lifeboat is 52ft long and has a capacity for at least 70 persons of 100kg. Norsafe says the boat will be certified for heights up to 51m…
A federal advisory committee tasked with improving extractive industry reporting transparency, will host a public meeting from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Fire Fighters Conference Center, The Greer & Lowdermilk Conference Center, 4225 Interwood North Pkwy…
Barrier Group has acquired a 49% stake in a North East-based rubber product manufacturing company. The Wallsend-based company has bought the share in Tyneside’s Aquaseal Rubber with the aim of helping to expand the business’ presence in to wider markets…
Abu Dhabi-based subsea engineering and diving services firm DCN Global has been bought by Fugro Subsea Middle East. The company, which will be renamed Fugro Subsea Services (Middle East), has primarily operated in the Middle East, Caspian and African regions…
Marathon Oil is to sell its 10% interest in deepwater Block 32 offshore Angola to Sonangol for about US$590 million. The firm also announced plans to repurchase US$1 billion of its common stock and buy about 4800 acres in the core of its south Texas Eagle Ford position…
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