Proserv Group AS and Galathea Group Inc. have combined to form Proserv Group Inc. . The debt of the merged companies was refinanced at the time of the combination. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, Proserv is a global oilfield products and services company focused on the growing offshore and subs
Seismic operator Dolphin Geophysical renews the charter party regarding the seismic vessel “Polar Explorer” with 12 months, starting from January 2012. The vessel is a 2D/ice vessel from 1998, rebuilt in 2004. “The agreement ensures continued high employment and good balance for our fleet, substanti
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) announces that it has opened an office outside Rio de Janeiro to better serve its customers operating in the growing Brazilian market. The new office is a continuation of Forum’s strategy to broaden its global footprint and to improve its ability to respond to custome
Seismic operator Dolphin Geophysical renews the charter party regarding the seismic vessel “Polar Explorer” with 12 months, starting from January 2012. The vessel is a 2D/ice vessel from 1998, rebuilt in 2004. “The agreement ensures continued high employment and good balance for our fleet, substanti
Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts for the supply of Pusnes offshore loading systems for ten shuttle tankers that will operate in Brazil and Norway. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately NOK 150 million. Several major South Korean shipyards have awarded Aker Solutions c
Seismic operator Dolphin Geophysical renews the charter party regarding the seismic vessel “Polar Explorer” with 12 months, starting from January 2012. The vessel is a 2D/ice vessel from 1998, rebuilt in 2004. “The agreement ensures continued high employment and good balance for our fleet, substanti
London Array is sponsoring Kent’s Coastal Week this year, which runs from 22 to 30 October. Kent’s Coastal Week is a celebration of all that the Kent coast has to offer, with free or subsidised events – ranging from creative workshops, beach art and boat trips to shingle sculptures and storytelling
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with LOTOS Exploration & Production Norway AS, for the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig MAERSK GUARDIAN for work on the 7/8-7 well offshore Norway. It is a one-well contract with an estimated duration of 55 days. Commencement is scheduled for the third quart
RAK Petroleum has chosen Syncrolan light and fog warning systems from Tideland Signal to mark its Saleh field platforms off the Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Since 1988, Saleh’s five platforms have only produced small volumes of gas and condensate but RAK Petroleum took over the field in 2010 and has emba
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced that it has entered into drilling contracts for three additional wells offshore West Africa, with two independent oil operators based in the UK and the USA respectively, for the semi-submersible rig Eirik Raude.
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 303, is completing drilling of wildcat well 15/8-2. The well, which was dry, was drilled eight kilometres west of the Sleipner Vest field in the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (Hugin
ConocoPhillips announced that its board of directors has chosen the leaders for the two independent energy companies that will result from the previously announced strategic repositioning of ConocoPhillips. Ryan M. Lance will become the chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips, the ups
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the order for two (2) 150hp, 3,000m rated HD™ ROV systems from GMB USA, Inc. for delivery to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. One system will be delivered for their Amphibious Submarine Rescue vessel and the second for their Auxiliary To
APM Terminals’ Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network observed its 5th annual Global Safety Day on October 12th with the participation of 24,000 employees at the company’s facilities around the world. Each facility will organize their safety day activities around local challenges, concern