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Enhancing production

Aug 01, 2016

Oceaneering’s Justin Pizzitola discusses the use of an open water dual coiled riser based system for rigless stimulation. Back deck of an Oceaneering vessel. Images from Oceaneering International…

Preventing bugs

Aug 01, 2016

The spotlight now shines on how to better integrate multiple complex software systems during drilling rig construction with beneficial results. Songa Endurance. Photos from Songa Offshore. Software…

Van Oord acquires Bilfinger offshore wind activities

Jul 28, 2016

Van Oord, a dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects contractor, has reached agreement on the acquisition of the offshore wind activities of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, a German company active in the engineering, construction…

Norwegian OSV suppliers merge

Jul 28, 2016

Norwegian offshore support vessel firms Solstad Offshore and REM Offshore are to merge, creating a company with 62 vessels. Solstad will offer new shares to fund the deal, with REM's shareholders due to receive a share of them.  'The…

Damen designs decom vessel

Jul 28, 2016

Dutch firm Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialize in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: topside decommissioning, offshore platform removal (up to 1600-tonne)…

Oceaneering acquires Meridian

Jul 25, 2016

Oceaneering International has completed its acquisition of Meridian Ocean Services.  Meridian uses remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to perform surveys on mobile offshore drilling units and floating production systems that satisfy the…

FET opens Houston Syntech plant

Jul 25, 2016

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has opened a new plant near Houston expanding its syntactic foam manufacturing capabilities. The six-acre facility in Bryan, Texas, brings Forum’s Syntech product line closer to clients in the oil and gas industry and has the capacity to support future growth…

Helix loss increases, expects improvement in 2H

Jul 20, 2016

Well intervention focused firm Helix Energy Solutions Group says it is expecting to see an improvement in activity in the second half of the year, after posting a US$10.7 million Q2 loss ($2.6 million loss in Q2 2015).  The firm said its well intervention revenues increased 30% in Q2 of 2016…

Lukoil takes on Bumi ice-class vessels

Jul 20, 2016

Russia's LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft has taken into service, from contractor Bumi Armada Berhad, three ice-class vessels for use on its Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. Bumi Naryan-Mar is a standby/rescue vessel equipped with oil spill response equipment and fire fighting system…

Det norske continues to progress after Q2 fall

Jul 19, 2016

Det norske oljeselskap reported nearly a 21% decline in Q2 2016 revenues, when compared to last year, however, the Norwegian exploration and development company continues to move forward with several of its big name projects. Ivar Aasen jacket…

Ensco inks contracts, sells rigs for scraps

Jul 19, 2016

Offshore drilling services provider Ensco has revealed several global contracts in its latest fleet status report, along with its decision to sell several of its rigs for scrap value. Image from Ensco…

SBM in Brazilian leniency deal

Jul 18, 2016

SBM Offshore and Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) will resume normal business relationships after a US$163 million settlement agreement over allegations relating to the Lava Jato scandal was reached amongst the Dutch floating production specialist firm and Brazilian authorities last week…

World's largest jackup delivered to Noble

Jul 18, 2016

Sembcorp Marine delivered the world’s largest jackup rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble, to Noble Corp. after uncertainties in the delivery date due to damage the rig endured in February. Illustration of the Noble Lloyd Noble…

SBM shows its Brazilian FPSO fleet

Jul 18, 2016

SBM Offshore shows its fleet of floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) vessels and operations offshore Brazil, in particular its Brasa yard in Niteroi (near Rio de Janiero). OE profiled the yard in 2013. The company’s latest FPSO…

Leak suspends Husky drilling off Canada

Jul 15, 2016

Drilling operations have been suspended at Husky Energy’s North Amethyst field offshore Canada, after a leak occurred today (15 July), according to the Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). The Henry Goodrich…

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