In advance of OE’s 2015 Global FPSO Forum, in Galveston, Texas, Audrey Leon speaks with the event’s co-chairs – SBM Offshore’s Jim Wodehouse and Endeavor Management’s Bruce Crager – to discuss topics affecting the FPSO sector. Shell…
Getting to grips with the condition of older assets can be a difficult task. Stefano Copello outlines RINA’s approach to revitalization. The re-used jacket of the Nenè platform, owned by Eni Congo…
Understanding your asset is vital before making the big decision. Clarus Subsea’s Vinayak Patil and John MacDonald explain the key challenges of subsea integrity management in the Gulf of Mexico. Figure…
Weatherford’s Steve Rosenberg and Ming Zo Tan demonstrate how drilling-with-liner technology isolated a depleted sand section in deepwater Gulf of Mexico well in one trip. The Weatherford Defyer…
Audubon Companies’ Denis Taylor and LLOG Exploration’s Craig Mullett discuss changing design considerations for condensate stabilization on the Delta House FPS in the Gulf of Mexico. Delta House…
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) appointed Jose A. Bayardo as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of NOV, effective 28 August 2015. Bayardo succeeds Scott K. Duff, interim CFO. Prior to joining NOV, Bayardo, age 43, served as senior vice president…
Offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico has experienced relatively minor disruptions because of tropical storms and hurricanes in recent years, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a below…
OEG Offshore, a global provider of cargo carrying units (CCUs) and A60 modules to the oil and gas industry, has announced the merger of its US business with Louisiana based oilfield equipment provider Cameron Rental and Tank (CRT). The…
US-based Freeport McMoRan is cutting nearly 30% from its oil and gas division, and a total of 29% from its July 2015 estimates. Image from Freeport McMoRan. The natural resources…
Danos has been selected by Shell to fabricate three boarding valve skid assemblies for its deepwater Appomattox project. The project, which will engage five Danos divisions – coatings, fabrication, instrumentation and electrical, project management and procurement – will begin immediately…
Oil services giant Schlumberger (SLB) entered into a deal to acquire Cameron International in a US$14.8 billion stock and cash deal that will offer the industry’s first complete drilling and productions systems. Image from Schlumberger…
Elaine Lisenbe has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) and will join Wood Group Mustang’s executive leadership team. Lisenbe joined Wood Group Mustang as financial controller in 2011 and served most recently as vice president of finance for the Americas…
Wood Group Intetech (WGI), an asset integrity specialist, has been awarded US$1 million worth of work in the form of 11 new contracts from new and existing clients. The agreements span the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, and include…
Statoil’s exploration and discovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico are moving forward, as the Norwegian giant announced the spudding of the Yeti appraisal well earlier this month on 12 August. Transocean’s Discoverer Americas drillship…
Oceaneering International appointed Clyde Hewlett the company's new chief operating officer. In this capacity he will have expanded responsibility for managing all of Oceaneering’s oilfield business…
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