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Tullow to drill Rome with Borgland Dolphin

Jun 03, 2016

Tullow Oil Norge (TONAS) has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an exploration well in Block 16/5 in the North Sea. The well will be drilled in a prospect named Rome, with the designation 16/5-6.…

DOF in multiple contract wins

Jun 02, 2016

DOF Subsea has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the Skandi Achiever vessel in the North Sea and the North America region, securing utilization of the vessel until end-October 2016.   Following completion of ongoing commitments in the North Sea…

Rosneft, Statoil begin drilling at Sea of Okhotsk

Jun 02, 2016

Rosneft and its partner Statoil have started drilling on the Ulberikanskayaat prospect in the Lisiansky license in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Nanhai_9 rig, from Rosneft. Well Ulberikanskaya…

Helix, Petrobras renegotiate vessel deals

Jun 02, 2016

Helix Energy Solutions completed its contract renegotiations with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2…

Remacut completes McDermott VLS at new workshop

Jun 01, 2016

Italy's Remacut is due to deliver its first system from its new assembly workshop in Genova.  The delivery will be a portable 150-tonne vertical lay system for McDermott, to be used initially on the firm's V108 vessel for Inpex's Ichthys project off Australia…

Caley supplies Ultra Deep Solutions newbuilds

Jun 01, 2016

Offshore handling systems firm Caley Ocean Systems is supplying Singapore based, diving and subsea equipment company Flash Tekk Engineering with saturation dive bell handling systems for its client Ultra Deep Solutions’ vessels Deep Installer and Van Gogh dive support construction vessels (DSCV)…

Subsea 7 vessel loses operating license

Jun 01, 2016

Subsea 7 has had its day-rate contract for the pipelay support vessel Seven Mar terminated early after the vessel lost its operating license. Brazilian maritime law prioritizes Brazilian-flagged vessels over international vessels of a similar specification…

FEEDing recovery in Asia Pacific

Jun 01, 2016

The downturn is forcing operators to go back to the drawing board in order to advance projects. EIC Analyst Angeline Elias provides an overview of activity in Asia Pacific. Dockwise loading out the SHWE platform…

Making room

Jun 01, 2016

Choosing the right FLNG topsides equipment can be a complex process. Audrey Leon reports on some of the solutions presented by Black & Veatch at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference.  The Carribean FLNG unit…

Floating prospects

Jun 01, 2016

Laurentino Rangel, a consultant with Poten & Partners, provides an overview of current floating LNG projects around the globe. PFLNG SATU. Photo from Petronas. A floating LNG…

Sounding the alarm

Jun 01, 2016

Michael Cole, Fugro’s manager of survey prospects, explains how dynamic alarms coupled with office assisted remote services, can help provide better early warnings and navigation for end users. Vessel…

North Sea opportunity knocks

Jun 01, 2016

The UK North Sea is expected to dominate the decommissioning market from 2016-2040. How much it will cost depends on the success of vessels such as Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, says Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby. Pioneering Spirit with the Lorelay…

A ‘Valiant’ effort

Jun 01, 2016

Jerry Lee discovers how Marathon and ConocoPhillips teamed up to drill difficult deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico using a custom MPD system onboard the Maersk Valiant drillship. The drill floor is the heart of the Maersk Valiant…

A small Fortuna

Jun 01, 2016

Floating LNG – it’s a big business, taking decades to develop and involving the world’s largest vessels and cutting edge technology. Or is it? Elaine Maslin explains how operator Ophir Energy is taking a different tack off West Africa. Block R…

Mermaid wins 7 subsea gigs, delays newbuilds

May 27, 2016

Mermaid Maritime’s Western Hemisphere business unit (MSSW) has been awarded seven different subsea projects in the Middle East with an estimated value of US$11 million. In addition, Mermaid has also secured extensions for three newbuild deliveries…

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