Dril-Quip, Inc. announced that it has entered into a five year global frame agreement with BP International Limited for the supply of subsea wellhead equipment and related services. The contract provides the terms and conditions for worldwide call off orders placed by BP for Dril-Quip’s Big Bore II-
ExxonMobil announced the startup of the Kipper Tuna Turrum project in Bass Strait. Natural gas production has commenced from the Tuna field via two new pipelines and oil is being produced from the Turrum field through the new Marlin B platform. Operated by ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Australia Resou
Endeavour International Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has concluded the strategic review process started in February 2013. The Board of Directors has determined that it is the best interests of shareholders to retain and exploit its existing asset base, with the organizational ch
Recently the Region of Waterloo, Ontario invited 2G Robotics to demonstrate the ULS-100 Underwater Laser Scanner for Down-Hole inspection of a Water Well. Clean water supplies are at risk when the structural integrity of hard to access water transfer and holding systems are cracked or eroded. Degrad
Seaborn Networks announced that Coface, the French Export Credit Agency, has issued, for the account of the French State, a “Promise of Guarantee” for a credit facility for the Seabras-1 Brazil-US cable project subject to certain closing conditions. Seaborn Networks intends to use the buyer credit t
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of two contracts with a combined value (at the time of contract signature) in excess of US$600 million from Petrobras. The contracts are for operation of the Pipelay Support Vessels (PLSVs) Seven Mar and Seven Condor on a day rate basis for approximately three years
Operation RENDER SAFE 2013 is on track to begin next month. The mission is a standing Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to help remove the explosive remnants of war from the South Pacific. This year Solomon Islands is the focus, the task is to continue removing ordnance left behind 68 years a
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response co-operative funded by more than 160 oil and energy companies, announced the opening of a new Base in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, to support regional and global response operations. The Base houses cutting edge well capping equipment d
Roc Oil (Bohai) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, announces the successful completion of the 162km2 3D ocean bottom cable (OBC) seismic campaign in the 09/05 exploration licence, Bohai Bay, offshore China. The programme was completed ahead of schedule, within budget and without incident. Da
Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded the contract to load and transport the Concordia wreck from Isola del Giglio onboard the Dockwise Vanguard. The contract was awarded by Costa Crociere S.p.A. (the client). Following the successful parb
Aker Solutions has secured the contract for the first phase of decommissioning the Murchison platform in the North Sea after more than 30 years of production. The three year contract was awarded by CNR International (UK) Ltd. Aker Solutions will manage the engineering design, procurement and offshor
The National Oceanography Centre will lead the UK component of two projects to monitor the crucial ocean currents in the North Atlantic which shape Britain’s climate. Science Minister David Willetts will announce the projects this evening (Wednesday 9 October) when he delivers the Mountbatten Memori
Otto Energy Limited, as operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, provides the following update on the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H drilling campaign in SC14C, part of the Galoc Phase II development project approved in 2012. Progress During the period from 0600 hours
On Friday 4 October, during their recent visit to the Port of Djibouti, EU Naval Force warship ESPS Meteoro conducted a diving exercise with the Djiboutian Navy and Coastguard, organised in cooperation with EUCAP Nestor. The Djiboutian Forces and EUCAP Nestor team were welcomed on board by the Comma
