TGS announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with CGGVeritas Services S.A. to charter a 12 streamer vessel, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2013 summer season. The charter will begin in April and last for approximately six months. The details of the individual projects to be
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired two offshore energy-related contracts in Scandinavia with a combined value of around EUR 100 million. Boskalis Offshore has been awarded in joint venture a contract by the international energy company Statoil for various rock installation works
Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner oil field in the UK North Sea. The project entails investments of more than USD 7 billion and is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more than a decade. “Statoil has extensive heavy oil experiences from offshore fields in
Otto Energy Ltd , the 33%-owner and operator of the producing Galoc oil field joint venture offshore the Philippines, has provided the following update in relation to the Galoc Phase II development. Execution of Financing Facility Agreement Otto has entered into a binding agreement with BNP Paribas
Olympic has declared an option for delivery of another subsea support and construction vessel at Kleven Maritime. Olympic Shipping stays with local suppliers as the company once more enters into a shipbuilding contract with Kleven for the delivery of one subsea construction vessel of the MT 6022 MK
Oceana, the largest ocean conservation organisation, has explored a number of undersea mountains in the Atlantic and Mediterranean using the small, deep-swimming Falcon DR ROV. They recorded many species and habitats needing protection and conservation with the 1000 metre-rated Saab Seaeye ROV – fro
Gazprom Geologorazvedka and Schlumberger Russia and Central Asia (RCA) signed a technology cooperation framework agreement under the chairmanship of Vsevolod Cherepanov, member of the management committee, head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department, Gazprom. The agreement was sign
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) today signed a three-year global frame agreement with Shell International Exploration & Production B.V. (Shell) for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) services. Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, commented: “We are pleased to enter into this agree
Bluefin Robotics, the leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) solutions and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, have announced their collaboration to provide enhanced software solutions for deepwater export pipeline inspections. The co
Fincantieri has signed an agreement for the acquisition from STX Europe of 50.75% of STX OSV, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and world leader in the construction of offshore support vessels for oil and gas extraction and production. With 21 shipyards in 3 different continents, near
Statoil announces that the Lavani-2 exploration and appraisal well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The Statoil-operated Lavani-2 well successfully appraised the Lavani-1 discovery reservoir in the Palaeogene. When deepening the well to the second target, a separate and
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a deepwater drillship Jurong Shipyard is building for the Brazilian market. The contract value is undisclosed. On 25 August 2012 Aker Solutions announced a contract to supply six drilling equipment packages to Juro
Technip, leader in a consortium with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), was awarded by Total E&P Norge, a contract for the Martin Linge development project located approximately 180 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway, in a water depth of 115 meters. The total contract is worth approximately USD 1.25 bil
Statoil and the partners in the Dagny field in the North Sea submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The development concept consists of a fixed platform to be tied in to the Sleipner field for gas export. The oil will be transported by tankers
