Kongsberg Maritime to offer latest kongsberg AUV as part of growing rental service
Mar 13, 2014
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, the UK subsidiary of global maritime technology developer Kongsberg Maritime, announces at Oceanology International 2014 that it will add the sophisticated new MUNIN AUV

Sercel Launches a New Broadband Vibrator: the Nomad 65 Neo
Mar 12, 2014
Sercel officially unveiled its new broadband vibrator, the Nomad 65 Neo, at the Geo 2014 convention in Bahrain. The capabilities of the Nomad 65 Neo, an evolution of the popular Nomad 65 that has sold over

Petrobras confirms discovery of good quality oil in Transfer of Rights area
Mar 11, 2014
Petrobras has completed drilling two wells located in the Transfer of Rights area, at Santos Basin. Results have confirmed the discovery of good quality oil in the pre-salt reservoirs referred to as Florim and Entorno de Iara.

Schlumberger Introduces New Rotary Steerable System
Mar 10, 2014
Schlumberger has launched the PowerDrive Orbit rotary steerable system (RSS). The new RSS expands the operating envelope of rotary steerable technology by extending system life, delivering precise directional control, and

Fugro upgrades its electric ROV simulators
Mar 7, 2014
Fugro is launching a significant upgrade to its electric ROV pilot training simulators at Oceanology International 2014. Most observation-class ROVs and many light work-class ROVs are electrical-based systems. With the introduction of a new electric ROV control pod and suite of electric ROV specific components,

Proserv unveils game-changing technology for subsea intelligence
Mar 6, 2014
Energy technology services company Proserv unveiled a game-changing technology for subsea control and monitoring communications, reinforcing the company’s rapidly-expanding subsea capabilities and

InterMoor successfully completes life-of-field service operations in Gomez field
Mar 5, 2014
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed decommissioning operations of the Innovator platform in Gomez field, Mississippi Canyon Block 711, Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work, conducted in water depths of 910 m, involved disconnecting 10 risers/umbilicals; disconnecting 12 mooring

Dana Gas upgrades El Wastani plant in Egypt to increase production by 25%
Mar 4, 2014
Dana Gas plans to conduct a major maintenance and tie-in work program in the El Wastani Plant. The maintenance and enhancement project will start on February 28 and requires temporary shut down for approximately

Schlumberger Commercializes New Multilayer Bed Boundary Detection Service
Mar 3, 2014
Schlumberger announced the commercialization of the PeriScope HD multilayer bed boundary detection service. The technology accurately detects multiple formation layers, orientation of approaching beds and fluid boundary positions

SFC Launches FlexiDrive II Remote Valve Operator with New Counter Mechanism
Feb 28, 2014
Smith Flow Control confirms the launch of FlexiDrive II, a dependable, versatile and cost effective remote valve operator. The FlexiDrive II includes a new fully integrated counter mechanism, failsafe even in the most aggressive of environments.

MacGregor secures new subsea crane contract for advanced heavy construction vessel from South Korea
Feb 27, 2014
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for two subsea cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The active heave-compensated cranes will have an SWL of 100-tonnes

DECC awards over £500,000 for the continued development of the Deep Green tidal power plant
Feb 26, 2014
Marine energy technology company Minesto, together withIT Power and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have been awarded more than £500,000 from the British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in the 2nd round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund.

Saipem awarded E&C offshore contracts in Indonesia and in the Republic of Congo
Feb 25, 2014
Saipem has won new Engineering & Construction offshore contracts in Indonesia and in the Republic of Congo, for a total amount of approximately $520 million. In Indonesia, Eni has awarded a consortium led by Saipem the EPCI contract for a new built barge

Schlumberger Introduces New Fracturing Technique
Feb 24, 2014
Schlumberger announced the introduction of the BroadBand Sequence* fracturing technique, which enables sequential stimulation of perforation clusters in wells drilled in unconventional reservoirs.

Rosneft to acquire Bishkek Oil Company
Feb 21, 2014
Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Bishkek Oil Company CEO Alexander Niyazov signed a framework agreement regarding purchase and sale of the Bishkek Oil Company Group.

Platts: Asia Spot LNG Prices for March Delivery Hit Highs on Limited Availability
Feb 20, 2014
Prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for March delivery to Asia gained 3.2% from February, averaging a record high $19.419 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu), as limited availability and competitive buying pressures supported prices,

Dana Gas Signs Agreement for the North El Arish Concession in the Nile Delta
Feb 19, 2014
Dana Gas has signed an agreement for the North El Arish (Block 6) Concession Area, offshore the eastern Nile Delta. The 2,980 sq. km block was awarded in April 2013 as part of a competitive bidding process.

Reflex marine launch newly developed FROG-XT
Feb 18, 2014
Reflex Marine has launched its newly developed FROG-XT4. The company previously unveiled a prototype of the crew-transfer device at Offshore Europe in 2013, which attracted a number of inquiries

Kongsberg Maritime: Remontowa Shipbuilding Chooses HUGIN AUV for Polish Navy MCM
Feb 17, 2014
Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, Poland, has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply a HUGIN 1000 MR Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and associated underwater communications and positioning

Statoil makes Concept selection for the Johan Sverdrup field
Feb 14, 2014
Statoil and the partners in the Johan Sverdrup field have decided on a concept for the first development phase. The partners have agreed on a field centre consisting of four installations and power from shore.

Decommissioning Body Announces 2014 Course Schedule
Feb 13, 2014
Following a successful launch last year, decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has announced its 2014 schedule of its dedicated training course, with the first to take place on the

Kongsberg Maritime: Full Scale Production of KONGSBERG Seaglider begins
Feb 12, 2014
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. (KUTI) has started full scale production of the innovative KONGSBERG Seaglider™ Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) from a new fabrication

Petrobras to contract eight support vessels in the fifth Prorefram round
Feb 11, 2014
This Thursday (February 6), Petrobras' Executive Board approved the contracting of eight support vessels for its offshore activities. These are part of the 3rd Fleet Renewal Plan for Offshore Support Vessels (Prorefam). In this fifth round, four vessels were contracted from the company Bram,

Keppel secures repeat contract from UMW for jackup worth US$218 million
Feb 10, 2014
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract from UMW Drilling 8 (L) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UMW Oil & Gas Corporation