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McDermott to open new GOM spoolbase

May 19, 2014

A McDermott International, Inc. subsidiary has signed a lease agreement with the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi State Port Authority for the exclusive right to operate a spoolbase and marine operations base in the Port of Gulfport…

Signet buys Harvey Gulf tow fleet

May 16, 2014

New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine Inc. has sold its towing division to Houston-headquartered Signet Maritime Corp. Through the deal, Signet will acquire eight offshore towing vessels (OTVs) ranging in size from 75 metric tonne (t) to 153t bollard pull…

Cruickshank takes lead at BOEM

May 16, 2014

Walter Cruickshank was named acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the US Department of the Interior. He replaced departing chief Tommy Beaudreau, who became Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's chief of staff on 5 May…

DOF picks up $80m contracts

May 15, 2014

DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, worth NOK 475 million (c.US$80 million) in total, across Asia Pacific, the Atlantic region and North America.  In the Asia Pacific region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, including IMR services and subsea installation work…

Northern mull FPF spin

May 15, 2014

Houston based drilling and floating production firm Northern Offshore is considering spinning off its sole floating production platform (FPF) into a new business (pictured).  The firm operates the semisubmersible Northern Producer FPF…

Spinrad named NOAA Chief Scientist

May 14, 2014

Marine Technology Society President-elect Dr. Richard (Rick) Spinrad will be stepping down from his MTS position as he is named chief scientist of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). President Barack Obama announced the appointment 8 May 2014…

Redline wins offshore comm's contract

May 14, 2014

Redline Communications Group Inc., a provider of mission-critical wireless networks, announced that it has received a US$1.6 million contract to deliver a marine communications network based on the recently announced RAS Extend Marine product…

Mexico's energy reform: challenges and opportunities

May 13, 2014

It has been less than a year since Mexico’s landmark energy reform, but the effects of this major restructuring on one of the world’s largest economies are already being observed.  Gustavo Hernandez Garcia, acting director of E&P, Pemex,…

Helix wins McDermott ROV work

May 12, 2014

Helix Energy Solutions Group's robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, is to provide a subsidiary of McDermott International remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for McDermott’s fleet of subsea construction and pipelay support vessels…

Trelleborg to open new US facility

May 09, 2014

Trelleborg announced it will open a new purpose-built facility in Berryville, Virginia, for its marine systems operation. As part of ongoing investment in its US operations, Trelleborg Marine Systems will relocate all of its existing employees from its current site in Clear Brook…

First multiclient geohazard UHR3D survey in GOM

May 09, 2014

The first multi-client geohazard ultra-high-resolution 3D seismic survey is about to begin in the US Gulf of Mexico. NCS SubSea Inc., Geotrace Technologies Inc., and SpecPartners Ltd. have announced the start date for a multiphase, large-scale innovative project called SAFE-BAND…

OTC breaks attendance record

May 09, 2014

This year's Offshore Technology Conference, held at Houston's Reliant Park on 5-8 May, broke records with 108,300 attendees, a 46-year high and a 3.3% increase over last year's numbers, the conference announced on 8 May 2014. Attendance surpassed the 2013 total of 104…

Geohazard survey for GOM

May 09, 2014

NCS Subsea, GeoTrace and SpecPartners set the start date for a multiphase, large scale project called SAFE-BAND. Acquisition is to begin 1 June 2014. NCS Subsea said it will be the first multi-client geohazard survey on a regional scale utilizing ultra-high resolution 3D seismic (UHR3D)…

OTC14: CDI Energy Products releases OptiSeal design guide

May 08, 2014

CDI Energy Products recently announced the official release of its updated OptiSeal design guide for spring-energized sealing solutions at OTC in Houston, Texas. The 23 page, full-color design guide aids in the design and configuration of OptiSeal systems…

Apache to sell GOM assets

May 08, 2014

Apache Corporation's Gulf of Mexico subsidiary is to sell its non-operated interests in the Lucius and Heidelberg development projects and 11 primary term deepwater exploration blocks to a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold for US$1…

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