Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, announced that it has completed the design and build of the first commercial AIV, a technology which has the potential to revolutionise Life-of-Field projects. Subsea 7 has an ambitious plan to develop a series of
Unique Maritime Group a leading provider of specialized engineering solutions to the subsea and offshore oil and gas industries entered into a long term contract with NPCC, Abu Dhabi to supply Survey Equipment on rental basis for various projects in the UAE and India. The NATIONAL PETROLEUM CONSTRUC
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced that their latest generation drillship, the Pacific Scirocco, has received a Letter of Award from Total E&P Nigeria Limited, subject to completion of formalities with relevant government agencies in the near future, to perform exploration and development work in Niger
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the order for eight (8) Heavy-Duty™ (HD™) ROV systems from integrated offshore oil and gas solutions provider EMAS, the operating arm of Ezra Holdings Limited. The HD™ systems will be rated for 4,000m and will be supplied with 850m capaci
Halliburton announced the delivery of its next generation well-testing technology for deepwater environments. The technology provides improved economies to operators by enabling more efficient and reliable reservoir testing. DynaLink® – Halliburton’s proven, two-way wireless acoustic telemetry syste
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that it has opened its headquarters in Houston. The offices house the day-to-day business operations as well as a dedicated emergency response center in the event MWCC is called to respond to a deepwater well control incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexic
KBR announced that it has been named as subcontractor by Dragados Offshore, S.A. (Dragados) for the detailed engineering work on the South Arne Phase 3 Project, an expansion of the existing South Arne field located offshore in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The EPC award to Dragados includes tw
AGR Group, the Norwegian supplier of services and technology to the oil and gas sector, released its annual report on 29 April. At the end of 2010 the Group reports EBITDA of 304 million NOK. This is up from 35 million NOK in 2009. Group CFO Svein Sollund said: “During the economic downturn we made
Technip was awarded a 10-year master agreement by BP Exploration and Production, Inc. The agreement covers the design, procurement and construction of hulls and mooring systems for Spar(1) platforms to be located in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the design of top tension risers(2) for dry tree unit
Foster Wheeler AG announced that Jon Nield, 47, has been promoted to Vice President, Project Risk Management Group (PRMG), effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the group that sets, reviews and implements the company’s risk management policy for proposal and contrac
Oceanic Research and Recovery Inc. , a marine salvage and exploration company, announced that team members have discovered two shipwrecks in the Philippines. Preliminary investigations indicate that at least one of the ships located is believed to be a Manila Galleon that was outbound from Manila to
Statoil has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Katla discovery in the North Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Total investments are estimated at NOK 5.4 billion in current NOK. The Katla discovery was proven in March 2009, and is situated 13 kilometres
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has entered into a LOI with an international oil company regarding acquisition of 4C seismic data in West Africa. The intention is to conclude the final contract during May and start up of the project will be in Q2. The w
Qatar Navigation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Halul Offshore Services Company (HOSC), announce that it has taken delivery of its newest vessel. Khalifa Mohamed Al-Hitmi, Chief Executive Officer of Halul Offshore Services Company, announced that the company will launch its newest addition to
