BP announced today its intent to join the proposed Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) and to make its underwater well containment equipment available to all oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. This and other equipment will preserve existing capability for use by the oil and ga
A letter of agreement has been signed for the provision, lease and operation of a semi-submersible production facility for the Tubular Bells field in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The agreement allows SBM Offshore to start engineering and commit substantial hardware investment in the facility until fina
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the order for two (2) new 200hp UHD™ ROV systems from specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea. In addition, two (2) original UHDs™ delivered to DOF Subsea in 2006 will be upgraded to the advanced UHD™ Gen II design, providing e
DSI Singapore opens new dedicated facility to develop and manufacture romote intervention ROV tooling and sub-sea engineering products for sale and rental. Deep Sea Intervention Pte. Ltd. is a global supplier to the offshore oil and gas industry providing in-house design, development and fabrication
M-I SWACO announced the release of its DEEPCLEAN* additive, a single-stage well-displacement chemical. Designed primarily for downhole use in oil and gas wells, the additive is used for cleanup during the displacement of oil- or synthetic-base drilling fluids prior to the start of the completion ope
Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd (Hyperion), the leading independent simulation solutions provider supplied an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) system to PERU LNG early in 2010. The recently built PERU LNG is a natural gas liquefaction plant, located on the Peruvian Pacific coast at Pampa Melchorit
Defects in the riser tensioning systems (DAT cylinders) in the drilling package, have caused a stop in the drilling operation on the Sevan Driller since August 25, 2010. The supplier and the manufacturer of the cylinders have taken corrective actions and are working in close cooperation with Sevan t
Oilfield equipment specialist Titan Torque Services has secured a three-year contract to support the UK North Sea operations of Premier Oil. Aberdeen-based Titan will perform all bottomhole assembly make up and break out, and pressure testing work, in support of Premier’s drilling programme in a dea
NewSat has announced a new million dollar deal with Amstar Communications, to provide vital services to the Gorgon Project, one of the world’s largest natural gas projects. NewSat will provide communications via satellite to Amstar, delivering services to operational and administrative aspects of th
Topaz Energy and Marine has announced the delivery of the deck structure for a Mobile Offshore Production Unit and storage (MOPUstor). [mappress] Source:Bairdmaritime,September 15, 2010,
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announced today its Latin America Connectors & Measurements team has been awarded a new master service agreement (MSA) from Petrobrás for subsea electrical systems. As part of the contract, valued at R$4.3 million ($2.5 million) over three years,
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
Technip announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Duco Ltd. has been awarded by Shell Upstream Europe a seven year Framework Agreement Contract for the supply of umbilicals(1). The contract covers engineering, procurement, project management and associated services for the fabrication and loadout o
