DOF Subsea wins call-off for MBE and AUV Survey Services
May 20, 2014
DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded a call-off on an existing survey frame agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS for Multibeam Echosounder (MBE) inspection and AUV survey services in the North Sea.

SPE awards DNV GL for its contribution to Asset Integrity
May 19, 2014
DNV GL has been recognised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as the organisation that has contributed most to asset integrity in the Middle East at the 2014 SPE Asset Integrity Workshop entitled “Changing the Culture, Raising the Bar” held on 13th - 14th May in Abu Dhabi.

Iron lady of the Middle East, Sara Akbar, to speak at ONS
May 16, 2014
The firefighting lady. The iron lady of the Middle East. This is how the CEO of Kuwait Energy, Sara Akbar is known. She has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, and we are proud to welcome her as one of the speakers at ONS 2014.

Qatargas receives British Safety Council Five Star Accreditation
May 15, 2014
In recognition of its continued efforts to set the standard as a premier company and to safely, efficiently and reliably manage and operate all of its resources, the Qatargas Shipping Department has successfully achieved the maximum

Shell Awards BMT Platform Maintenance Contract
May 14, 2014
Shell has selected BMT Asia Sdn Bhd (BMT) to provide three-year maintenance services for a production storage facility offshore Malaysia. Sister company, BMT Scientific Marine Services previously installed Marine Instrumentation Systems (MIS) and Marine Advisory Systems (MAS)

Lundin completes drilling and testing of well 16/1-18 on Edvard Grieg field
May 13, 2014
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, is pleased to announce that the appraisal drilling and testing of the well 16/1-18 on the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea

ROVOP expands ROV fleet with £17million investment in five new vehicles
May 12, 2014
Rapidly growing subsea specialist ROVOP is set to take delivery of five new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), representing an investment of £17million (approx. $28million) and building significantly upon the

Suretank wins multi million dollar contract in US
May 9, 2014
Suretank has secured its first major US order since launching its new manufacturing facility in Houma, Louisiana in March. The $4 million order from Hoover Container Solutions Inc, based in Houston, comprises of chemical transport tanks and containers for the safe transfer of chemicals

DNV GL to introduce hybrid power systems for offshore units
May 8, 2014
DNV GL is proposing a new hybrid power concept for offshore units using batteries in combination with traditional power generation equipment. The concept has already delivered multiple advantages in the maritime and automotive industries, but has not yet been applied in the O&G industry.

Weir and MTU Agree to Jointly Develop Purpose-Built Power Systems
May 7, 2014
Weir Oil & Gas and the Rolls-Royce Power Systems company MTU have signed an agreement to develop power systems specifically engineered for hydraulic fracturing. Weir is the leading manufacturer of hydraulic fracturing pumps, and MTU is a market

HAM-LET to Exhibit New Flexible Hose Product Line at OTC 2014 in Houston
May 6, 2014
HAM-LET is pleased to exhibit its new line of flexible hoses at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas (booth no. 11707). In addition to the new hose line, HAM-LET will showcase its complete line-up of

Aquatic celebrated 40 years in the North Sea with reception onboard Gulden Leeuw sailing ship
May 5, 2014
Aquatic Engineering and Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, celebrated its 40-year anniversary of operating in the North Sea with a celebratory event held onboard the grand Gulden Leeuw three-masted tall ship situated at Aberdeen Harbour on April 24, 2014.

FoundOcean Launches it's SMR Design Services
May 2, 2014
Offshore structures expert Naval Sondhi recently joined FoundOcean to lead its SMR design services division. Jim Bell, FoundOcean Managing Director said, “Naval’s 30 years’ detailed knowledge of the design and analysis of strengthening, modification and repair systems for jackets marries perfectly

Kongsberg Maritime: Ships Seagliders to National Oceanography Centre
May 1, 2014
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has recently supplied five new Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The AUVs were ordered by NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems facility (MARS), and will become part of a fleet

OSD-IMT develops range of windfarm vessel designs
Apr 30, 2014
OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of innovative new designs of offshore wind-farm service operation vessels (SOVs). The 1,350 dwt IMT972 SOV is powered by two Steerprop SP25 or equal 1900 kWe fixed pitch

Qatargas receives the Shell “Goal Zero Award” for safety performance
Apr 29, 2014
In recognition of its continued excellent safety performance, Qatargas was recently awarded the Shell ‘Goal Zero’ Award. The award aims to promote and build a strong safety culture in the industry by recognising and

Songa Offshore sells Songa Mercur and Songa Venus
Apr 28, 2014
Songa Offshore SE has entered into an agreement with Opus Offshore Group ("Opus Offshore") for the sale of the Songa Mercur and Songa Venus (collectively the "Rigs") and establishment of a strategic joint venture

Qatargas showcases water conservation initiatives at QP Environment Fair
Apr 25, 2014
Qatargas is participating in the QP Environment Fair 2014 (QPEF 2014), being held at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from 23 – 26 April, 2014. This year’s Fair being held under the theme “Use of Water in the Oil and Gas Industry”, is the 8th edition of the event

Major subsea contract sees Expro expand operations in Azerbaijan
Apr 24, 2014
Expro has secured a milestone subsea contract with BP for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the South Caspian Sea, one of Expro’s largest Europe CIS contracts to date.

Seatronics invests to stay ahead in ROV tooling rental market
Apr 23, 2014
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has invested more than £1 million in the latest technologies, sensors and tools available from Tritech International Ltd, a Moog Inc. company. Many of the products will enhance the ROV tooling capabilities, which are available through recently acquired Acteon Company, J2 Subsea.

Platts: Spot LNG Prices for May Delivery Dropped 14.1% on Low Demand
Apr 22, 2014
Prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for May delivery to Asia fell 14.1% to an average $15.559 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu) as the market continued to cool off ahead of the summer peak demand season, according to the latest Platts Japan/Korea Marker (JKM) for month-ahead delivery.

Hallin Supports Subsea 7 in Offshore Installation Work in Bay of Bengal
Apr 21, 2014
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, reported the start of a new subsea field development project for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) in the Bay of Bengal offshore India working in support of Subsea 7.

Shell makes Malaysia deep-water gas discovery
Apr 18, 2014
Shell announced an exploration discovery offshore Malaysia. The successful 'Rosmari-1' well is located 135 kilometres offshore in Block SK318, and was drilled to a total depth of 2,123 metres. The well encountered more than 450 metres of gas column.

Reflex Marine becomes first EU firm to gain Brazilian accreditation
Apr 17, 2014
Reflex Marine has become the first European company to have its technology certified by the Brazilian Navy, the accredited body for offshore safety in the region. The certification relates to the company's FROG-6 device and comes off the back