Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine, a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced today agreement with EDF Trading and Exmar NV to support their collective endeavors to pursue LNG export opportunities in North America using offshore, barge-mounted natural gas liquefaction facilities developed by Ex
Chevron Corporation today announced that it had conducted a successful production test on the St. Malo PS003 well in the prolific Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Oil flow rates, though limited by testing equipment constraints, exceeded 13,000 barrels of oil per day. The test, i
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling with the Songa Trym mobile drilling facility in the North Sea. The consent relates to drilling of well 16/8-3 S with an optional sidetrack. The well is part of production licence 360. The objective of the drilling
Hess Corporation announced today it has completed drilling of its seventh consecutive successful exploratory well on the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana. The Pecan North-1 well, located approximately seven miles northeast of the Pecan-1 well, encountered approximately 40 feet o
RenewableUK welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park and South West Marine Energy Park, which extends from Bristol to Cornwall. The MoU forms a working partnership that will result in increased collaboration and the sharing of
Chart Industries, a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in the production, distribution, storage, and end-use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases, said that its wholly-owned China operating subsidiary has been awarded a contract to provide self-contained lique
Aker Solutions confirms that the transaction to buy a majority stake in Enovate Systems Limited, a leading technology company within subsea well control equipment, has been closed. Aker Solutions on January 29 announced that it had agreed to buy a controlling stake in Aberdeen-based Enovate. The tra
Statoil has awarded framework agreements for subsea operations services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement ensures long-term supply of maintenance and operational support for Statoil’s’ subsea fields. The framework agreements could have an estimated total value of up to BNOK 14.
E.ON and TAG Energy Solutions has announced that TAG has been awarded a contract to manufacture 16 monopiles and transition pieces for E.ON’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The contract will see the Teesside based manufacturing firm become the first UK manufacturer to secure a substantial monopi
WGP announces that it has received and executed a letter of intent with Statoil ASA, the Norwegian energy company listed on the Oslo and New York stock exchanges, to provide long-term seismic acquisition services for permanent reservoir monitoring of the Snorre and Grane oil fields in the Norwegian
Aker Solutions, the international oil services provider, has as one of several suppliers been awarded a frame agreement with Statoil for the delivery of subsea operations and services on the Norwegian continental shelf. Subsea operations and services covers installation of subsea equipment, maintena
GSP Offshore and IT International Telecom will combine their experiences to execute projects utilizing both companies’ assets and core competencies in order to provide the Global Subsea Market with Subsea Cable Engineering, Installation, Trenching, Transportation and Maintenance Solutions. Mr. Gabri
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has been awarded contracts worth approximately US$153 million. The contracts, which mark the first wins i
Aker Solutions has acquired Managed Pressure Operations International, Ltd. (MPO), a company that has successfully developed the next generation of continuous circulation, riser gas handling and managed pressure drilling systems. The acquisition places Aker Solutions at the forefront of technology d
