Bourbon Offshore Maritima, formerly Delba Maritima Navegacao, the BOURBON subsidiary inBrazil, has strengthened its position on the Brazilian market by signing contracts with Petrobras for 13 new vessels. The contracts cover: – 1 Bourbon Liberty 200, an 80-tonne traction AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Su
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced that they are recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Offshore Technology Conference for their groundbreaking Independence project in the ultra-deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico.
A home-made 3,000-meter offshore oil drilling platform, owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), is expected to come on-stream in 2011, a spokesman with the China Petroleum Pavilion at the ongoing Shanghai Expo said during the weekend. According to the spokesman, the platform is the
Dockwise Ltd. today announces two major awards for transport and installation projects and for two routine marine infrastructure transport. Total revenues for the various commitments are expected to reach almost USD 65 million. Dockwise has agreed a letter of intent (LOI) with one of the oil majors
AMEC, the international engineering and project anagement company, has been selected by Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Ltd (CABGOC) to perform front-end engineering design (FEED) for a significant portion of the Mafumeira Sul development project, offshore Cabinda Province, Angola. The c
During the OTC Conference & Exhibition in Houston from 3-6 May 2010, Van Oord Offshore will open its new representative office in the U.S.A.. The office is located in Houston, Texas, the oil and gas capital of the Western Hemisphere and home of many major oil and gas companies, engineering firms and
Northern Offshore, Ltd. reported today that upon completion of the third well of a five-well drilling program for VietGazprom offshore… [mappress] wthr, May 4, 2010;
Mr M. Vijayakumar, the State Minister for Ports, has laid the foundation stone for setting up of a Bollard Pull Test Facility for Cochin… [mappress] thehindubusinessline, May 4, 2010;
Held annually in Houston, Texas (USA), the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. From May 3 to 6, MTU presents its latest generation of power and p
Leading international oilfield service company Expro will be showcasing some of its latest award-winning technology at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston and demonstrating its ability to offer customers integrated solutions across the lifecycle of their wells. Expro’s Chairm
A sense of doom settled over the American coastline from Louisiana to Florida today as a massive oil slick spewing from a ruptured well… [mappress] thedailytimes, May 3, 2010
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has awarded two contracts for preliminary work on the development of two untapped Gulf oilfields. The deals with the US engineering company Fluor for front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on the development of the Umm Lulu and Satah al Razboot oi
Norwegian industrial group Scana Industrier ASA said that it, via its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, has won two orders worth some NOK30m within the marine segment. The first delivery, which will take place in 2010, consists of four reduction gears for two oil recovery vessels, to be built at Guangzhou
Swiber Holdings Limited,a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, today announced a Notice of Award from a leading oil and gas operator in South Asia worth approximately US$148.0 million. The scope of work comprises engineering, procurement, transp
