Bristow Group Inc. a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that it has been awarded a renewal contract for work in Norway valued in excess of $167 million in revenue. William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our recent succes
RWE Dea Egypt has announced a further gas find in the North El Amriya concession. The company, as operator, holds a 100% stake in this concession. The NEA 4x strike is about six kilometres east of the NEA 3x find confirmed in January in the offshore concession North El Amriya, some 40 kilometres nor
Siemens and Østensjø Rederi have developed a new diesel-electric propulsion system that uses less fuel and will set new environmental standards for offshore vessels. The new system will reduce NOx and emissions of greenhouse gases, more than today’s systems using gas operation. The system will be in
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) announces the opening of a new office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Trading as BMT Scientific Marine Services Ltda, BMT will operate in Rio de Janeiro as an extension of its existing offices in California and Houston. The local presence provided by this new base in
GSP Orizont completed the preparative process in Lamprell Shipyard, Hamriya, UAE. The rig is heading onboard the semi-submersible heavy marine transport vessel Swan to Ciudad del Carmen, Gulf of Mexico, in order to enter the new contract. GSP Atlas is also subject of scheduled repair and reclassific
Aberdeen-based Maritime Assurance & Consulting Ltd (MAC) has enjoyed a successful first quarter in operation, having secured worldwide contracts totalling in excess of £200,000 (329 540 U.S. dollars). MAC, which was established at the start of 2011 by Graeme Reid – the former European Managing Direc
CAMAC Energy Inc. , a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, announced a net loss of $28.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. This loss includes the remaining estimated Oyo well #5 intervention expenses
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, provides fleet update for April 2011. Songa Venus achieved operating efficiency of 100% during the month. The rig continues to operate for Total E&P in Australia. Songa Mercur was awarded a 180 day contract with Gazflot LLC for work at Sakhalin
Siemens Energy has been awarded several contracts for the supply of topside solutions including power generation, water injection and power distribution packages for a Brazilian FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) project. Purchaser for the power generators and power distribution sys
Tap Oil Limited has agreed to sell to Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd (“MIMI”) a 25% interest in the highly prospective WA-351-P exploration permit in Western Australia’s Carnarvon Basin. MIMI will acquire the 25% participating interest for a cash consideration of US$30,154,000. After costs relat
At Nantong COSCO Shipyard, module hoisting operations for the SEVAN BRASIL, the semi-sub drilling rig, (including Drill Floor, lower and middle parts of the derrick, living quarters for 150 people, BOP carrier and Riser gantry cranes) have now been successfully completed. The top priority among them
GL Noble Denton has published a new Guideline for the certification of blow-out preventers (BOPs). The Guideline clearly defines the process to be undertaken by independent third party certification bodies in certifying the integrity of the asset, which monitors and controls the flow of oil and gas
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the official opening of their new North Sea Service and Support Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. The support centre includes a parts warehouse with over $3 million of ROV and manipulator inventory, comprehensive workshop facilities, an
FMC Technologies, Inc. that it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to supply two subsea separation and boosting systems for the Congro and Corvina fields, located offshore Brazil in the Campos Basin . The contract has a value of approximately $130 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. In addi
