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WFS Technologies launches corrosion monitor

Dec 30, 2015

WFS Technologies (WFS), a provider of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions to the offshore oil and gas, and renewables industries, launched the Seatooth PipeLogger Corrosion Monitor.  The Seatooth PipeLogger Corrosion…

First oil from TAQA's Cladhan

Dec 29, 2015

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) announced first oil from the new Cladhan field development in the UK North Sea on 29 December. The field was developed as a subsea tieback to the TAQA-operated Tern Alpha platform. Peter Jones…

DW: Slow going for offshore prospects in 2016

Dec 28, 2015

This year, the offshore oil and gas industry has had to come to terms with the worst downturn for more than a decade. With commodity prices plummeting to an eleven-year low in December, it is time to reflect on the year gone by and consider the outlook for the year to come…

Fugro wins Guyana survey

Dec 22, 2015

Fugro will conduct survey services at a deepwater field development offshore Guyana for ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana, the geophysical service company announced on 22 December. The contract provides for autonomous…

DOF Subsea bags Asia, North Sea work

Dec 21, 2015

DOF Subsea inked US$30.8 million (NOK 270 million) in IMR and subsea installation contracts in the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions that will use the company’s subsea project fleet. Skandi Hercules…

McDermott JV wins Indian SURF work

Dec 21, 2015

McDermott International has announced that a consortium of McDermott and L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, was awarded a contract covering the engineering, procurement, construction…

Oceaneering appoints ROV SVP

Dec 21, 2015

Oceaneering International has announced the appointment of Martin J. McDonald as senior vice president (SVP), remotely operated vehicles (ROV), with global responsibility for Oceaneering's ROV business, effective 1 January 2016. McDonald's career spans 26 years with Oceaneering…

Wikborg Rein: offshore investors have opportunity to acquire distressed assets

Dec 18, 2015

Shipping and offshore specialist law firm Wikborg Rein says current low oil prices could mean there are bargains to be had for investors in the offshore sector who follow recommended procedures for assessing and acquiring distressed companies…

Stockholders say yes to CAM-SLB merger

Dec 18, 2015

Cameron stockholders voted to approve the merger agreement between the equipment manufacturer and Schlumberger today (December 18) at a special meeting. In late August, oilfield services giant Schlumberger announced it would acquire Cameron in a deal worth US$14…

Aker, Saipem join subsea forces

Dec 18, 2015

Aker Solutions and Saipem are to cooperate on targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies will, through a joint work, group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker…

Weatherford lands 1180-ton casing string

Dec 17, 2015

Weatherford achieved a new world record by landing an 1180-ton (2,360,700-lb) casing string at a total depth of 26,805 ft (8170 m). The job was performed on a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico this fall. The operator of a deepwater rig in the Green Canyon required installation of a heavy…

First Subsea installs Heidelberg mooring connectors

Dec 15, 2015

Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea, has completed the installation of subsea mooring connectors for Anadarko Petroleum's Heidelberg truss spar platform moored in 5310ft (1620m) of water in field development in the Gulf of Mexico. The 23…

Seatooth enables wireless SCM

Dec 15, 2015

WFS Technologies demonstrated a wirelessly-enabled OneSubsea Subsea Control Module (SCM) at a recent demonstration at NASAs Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) using Seatooth enabled subsea wireless radio products in conjunction with a Seatooth…

Aker suffers major MMO loss

Dec 15, 2015

Aker Solutions suffered a disappointing loss to competitors in Statoil awards that will see the oil services company lose up to US$69 million in revenue, undergo workforce reductions, and an organizational restructure of its maintenance, modifications…

Technip wins Odd Job work

Dec 15, 2015

Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Deep Gulf Energy II for work on the ultra-deepwater Odd Job development. The Odd Job field is in the Mississippi Canyon, in the US Gulf of Mexico, in 1330-1825m water depth. The contract…

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