Shell adds third major discovery to the Norphlet play in the Gulf of Mexico
Jul 17, 2014
Shell has made third major discovery in the Norphlet play in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico with the successful Rydberg exploration well. After more than 10 years of exploration activities in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Shell continues

Wärtsilä signs several Technical Management Agreements in Greece
Jul 16, 2014
Wärtsilä has signed Technical Management Agreements with four Greek liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship owners, Maran Gas Maritime Inc, Dynagas Ltd, TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd and Thenamaris LNG Inc. All agreements cover Condition Based Maintenance for a total of 80 Wärtsilä 50DF

MacGregor wins Pusnes offloading system order from Bumi Armada
Jul 15, 2014
MacGregor, part of Cargotec has won an order from Bumi Armada Berhad, a Malaysia-based international offshore oilfied services provider, to supply a Pusnes offloading system for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion project.

DeepFlex to to establish a New Facility in the Port of Pensacola, Florida
Jul 14, 2014
DeepFlex has signed an agreement with Offshore Inland Marine & Services, Inc. (OIMO) to establish a new unbonded flexible pipe manufacturing and qualification testing facility to be located in the Port of Pensacola, Florida .

GAC Group Signs Global Ship Agency Agreement With PGS
Jul 11, 2014
GAC Group has signed a frame agreement for ship agency with Norwegian seismic company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) for their oil & gas exploration activities globally. Under the agreement, GAC will provide support for vessels chartered and owned by PGS calling at ports worldwide.

Heerema chooses Kongsberg Maritime to supply K-Sim offshore simulator
Jul 10, 2014
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has selected Kongsberg Maritime’s K-Sim Offshore simulation platform to enhance crane operator training and the safe, efficient implementation of heavy lift operations. With the contract signed on May 21st 2014, delivery of

DNV GL to to explore risks at Small Scale LNG Bunkering
Jul 9, 2014
In order to better understand the consequences of an accidental liquefied natural gas (LNG) release, DNV GL has been asked by the industry to initiate a Joint Industry Project (JIP). It will be run in collaboration with E&P companies and LNG market stakeholders.

Claxton completes first rigless removal of a stuck bottom hole assembly during slot recovery campaign
Jul 8, 2014
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd, an Acteon company, has completed the first rigless removal of a stuck bottom hole assembly (BHA). The work was completed during a slot recovery operation using an innovative approach at Maersk’s Tyra East field in the Danish sector of the North Sea.

Seadrill and SapuraKencana's PLSV starts Petrobras job
Jul 7, 2014
Seadrill Limited and SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s jointly owned entity Sapura Navegação Marítima (SNM) has commenced operations of its first pipe-laying support vessel (PLSV) - Sapura Diamante - for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Brazil, (Petrobras).

More oil from Oseberg East with new drilling campaign
Jul 4, 2014
Statoil will increase the Oseberg East field recovery rate by means of a drilling campaign starting up in the summer of 2015. On Wednesday 2 July it was made public that Prosafe Offshore has been awarded a contract for the use of Safe Scandinavia in connection with this campaign.

Deep Sea Mooring expands operations into Egypt with Maersk Drilling
Jul 3, 2014
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has won the contract to provide a comprehensive range of mooring services to Maersk Drilling for its sixth generation, semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Discoverer. DSM will now design, engineer and install the mooring system for the advanced rig.

Green light for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
Jul 2, 2014
Statoil and Statkraft have decided to start building the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. When completed, Dudgeon will provide renewable energy for up to 410,000 households in the UK. The Dudgeon development will now move

Wärtsilä to deliver generating sets for two new offshore vessels to ensure reliable energy supply
Jul 1, 2014
Wärtsilä has received an order to deliver generating sets for two new well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore A/S from Norway. The vessels are built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) in Flensburg, Germany.

COSL chartered a new drilling rig, Excellence I
Jun 30, 2014
China Oilfield Services Limited has chartered a 400-feet jack-up rig, “Excellence I”, from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. under an operating lease, and a naming ceremony for this rig hosted.

Aker Solutions Wins Five-Year Contract From Statoil for Mariner Project
Jun 27, 2014
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. Aker Solutions will perform the services for the Mariner field under a five-year contract, anticipated to start in August this year.

Kvaerner with two platform substructures to Sverdrup
Jun 27, 2014
Kvaerner and Statoil have established a frame agreement for delivery of steel jacket substructures to Statoil-operated fields. Based on this frame agreement, Statoil has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for Kvaerner to deliver two of the planned

GE Oil & Gas Launches GirlsGetSET Initiative
Jun 26, 2014
GE Oil & Gas has announced the launch of its GirlsGetSET initiative in the North East of Scotland. A five-year programme, it has been designed to raise awareness amongst female pupils of the wide range of opportunities...

Eni granted three new prospection permits by Sonatrach in Algeria
Jun 26, 2014
Eni has been granted three prospection permits by Sonatrach, the Algerian state company. The permits authorize Eni, as operator, and Sonatrach to carry out prospection activities in the basins of Timimoun and Oued Mya, in onshore southern Algeria.

Wärtsilä Environmental seal systems gain recognition by Lloyd's Register
Jun 25, 2014
Wärtsilä has received an important service level recognition for its Wärtsilä Airguard and Wärtsilä Oceanguard propeller shaft sealing systems from Lloyd's Register. The recognition of Lloyd's Register confirms that the sealing systems meet the US Environmental

Technip awarded two subsea contracts for Maersk Oil in Denmark
Jun 24, 2014
Technip was awarded two contracts by Maersk Oil for the Valdemar & Roar Gas Lift project as well as the Rolf Replacement Pipeline project, located on the Danish Continental Shelf, approximately 250 kilometers offshore Esbjerg, Denmark.

KCA Deutag wins contract to construct, operate land rig in Brunei for BSP
Jun 24, 2014
KCA Deutag has secured a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for the construction and operation of a new build land rig in Brunei. The design and fabrication of the rig will be undertaken by Bentec, KCA Deutag's manufacturer of drilling rigs and equipment.

Platts FACTBOX: Iraq crisis continues to impact oil sector
Jun 23, 2014
Although security forces insist they are now back in full control of the 320,000 b/d Baiji refinery in Iraq after protracted clashes with militants who held parts of the plant this week, the ongoing violence continues to impact oil markets.

Emerson’s ultrasonic leak detector receives DNV type approval for marine applications
Jun 20, 2014
Emerson Process Management’s Rosemount Analytical GDU-Incus ultrasonic leak detector has received the highly respected Det Norske Veritas (DNV) type approval. This DNV certificate further confirms the device is suitable for use onboard marine vessels including

Statoil makes another high-impact gas discovery offshore Tanzania
Jun 19, 2014
The discovery in the Piri prospect is Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil’s sixth discovery and the fifth high-impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional two to three trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas in place in the Piri-1 well