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Brazil Searches Sembcorp Yard in Graft Probe

Jul 03, 2019

Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine said on Wednesday that authorities had searched its shipyard in Brazil as part of a graft investigation, sending its shares lower and underlining the staying power of Brazil's ongoing 'Car Wash' corruption probe…

Search for Missing US Oil Worker Called Off

Jun 03, 2019

The search for an oil platform worker that went missing in the US Gulf of Mexico was called off on Friday after efforts to locate the man over several days were unsuccessful, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Workers on Renaissance Offshore’s Eugene Island 331 platform alerted the Coast Guard at 6:26 a…

Platform Worker Missing in US Gulf

May 29, 2019

Authorities said on Wednesday they are searching for an oil platform worker who has gone missing in the US Gulf of Mexico.The US Coast Guard said it has deployed two air crews and a cutter boat crew to search for a 54-year-old-man in the water near Renaissance Offshore's Eugene Island 331 platform…

DNV GL Launches Cognitive "Mining" Tool

May 09, 2019

DNV GL has launched Deep Search, a technology that will enable secure, fast and efficient processing of company knowledge and data. Deep Search is a cognitive “mining” tool that uses text and image recognition technologies making it possible to search for text in different format of documents…

Sunken Stellar Daisy Located

Feb 17, 2019

The Stellar Daisy, a massive South Korean tanker that sank in March 2017, was spotted on the floor of the South Atlantic Ocean nearly two years later.Exploration company Ocean Infinity said that it has located the wreck of the lost South Korean tanker…

Bourbon Advises of General Waiver Renewal with Lenders

Jan 03, 2019

Bourbon has announced the renewal of the general waiver with its leasers and debt holders representing the majority of the group’s debt, thus allowing it to suspend the payments of its loans and debt.According to Bourbon, the waiver allows it to stay focused on its operational priorities…

NKT Names Andersen Interim CEO

Nov 19, 2018

Cable manufacturer NKT announced Monday that its CFO Roland M. Andersen will step in as interim CEO of NKT as Michael Hedegaard Lyng steps down as CEO.The appointment became effective November 16, the company's Board of Directors announced.Chairman of the Board of Directors…

Updated: ONGC helicopter crash kills 7

Jan 15, 2018

The bodies of five senior Oil and National Gas Co. (ONGC) staff and one of their helicopter pilots have been recovered followed a crash offshore Mumbai, India, on Saturday.  ONGC's Twitter announced today (15 January) that a seventh body has been found and brought to Mumbai…

Statoil, Eni team up on Barents helicopters

Sep 18, 2017

Statoil and Eni have awarded Bristow the contract for one SAR (search and rescue) helicopter, and one transport helicopter, which can be converted to a SAR helicopter when needed. Both are Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. Each contract has…

CHC marks inaugural chopper flight

Sep 07, 2017

CHC Helicopters has marked the inaugural flight of its new Airbus H175 super-medium aircraft to the Ocean Patriot semisubmersible drilling rig in the North Sea. The aircraft, which can carry up to 16 passengers, will be the first of three in the CHC fleet and is working for operator Shell…

Chevron chopper wreckage found

Oct 03, 2016

Wreckage from the Chevron helicopter crash has been found, along with one of the missing persons from the deadly accident that occurred last week.  Image from iStock. According to Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co…

Updated: 4 dead in Chevron chopper crash

Sep 27, 2016

A helicopter carrying six people destined for a Chevron platform offshore Angola has crashed, leaving four people dead and two missing. Image from iStock. Cabinda Gulf Oil Co…

ExxonMobil, Oil Search take PNG stake

Sep 12, 2016

Supermajor ExxonMobil and independent Oil Search have taken stakes in two deepwater licenses offshore Papua New Guinea, in the southwest Pacific.  The move will see the two firms each take a 40% stake in the PPL 373 and PPL 375 licenses from Gini Energy…

Bristow to launch Nigeria helicopter RRS

Jun 21, 2016

Bristow Helicopters Nigeria announced a new dedicated helicopter rescue and recovery (RRS) service for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to provide critical life-saving assistance currently not available in the country’s aviation landscape. The new service is expected to launch in August 2016…

Airswift forms Ducatus Partners

May 23, 2016

Global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process and infrastructure, Airswift, has formed an executive search firm, Ducatus Partners. The new company will operate independently of Airswift, delivering executive search, market intelligence…

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