Equipment
Magseis, BGP Clinch Red Sea Seismic for Aramco
Norwegian ocean-bottom seismic specialist, Magseis, has, in combination with China’s BGP, secured a contract on Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for seismic acquisition in the Red Sea. On January 19, BGP informed it had won the bidding on Saudi Aramcos S78 project. The S78 is Saudi Aramcos’ first 3D surve
Petrofac in North Sea well management deal
SPD Limited, part of the Petrofac Group, has secured a contract from Zennor Petroleum to provide well design and well construction management services, to support the Finlaggan appraisal well which is located in the Central Sector of the North Sea. The contract – awarded as a result of competitive t
Songa Rigs in BOP Struggle
Songa Offshore’s semi-submersible newbuild rigs Songa Equinox and Songa Endurance have been faced with BOP-related downtime during the past month, the offshore drilling contractor said Tuesday in its fleet update. Namely, from January 22, the Songa Equinox ops were suspended due to unplanned BOP-rel
MOOC Building with Nature Starts on February 29
The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on ‘Building with Nature’ will start on February 29, 2016. During the course, a number of case studies will be discussed to deepen the knowledge of ecological and engineering principles. Leading Dutch engineers and environmental scientists will explain the Buil
Tower: New Dredging Control System for UK Dredging
Tower Software Ltd., a company involved in providing custom built software and hardware to the Hydrographic Surveying Industry, has installed a new crane dredging control system on the UK Dredging vessel Cherry Sand. “Our in proprietary crane control system outputs data from the crane to the process
Technip Scores GoM Subsea Prize
Technip has been awarded a contract by Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC (DGE) for the development of the South Santa Cruz and Barataria fields. The fields are located in Mississippi Canyon, offshore New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico, in approximately 2,000 meters of water depth. The contract consists of:
Bhagwan Marine Adds Delta Subsea
Australian marine services provider, Bhagwan Marine, has acquired Perth-based company Delta Subsea. Delta Subsea is recognised as a subsea engineering consultancy dedicated to delivering solutions to the offshore energy industry. As a result of the acquisition, Delta’s managing director, David Husba
EPG Delivers Loading Structures for Gina Krog
Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG), a member of MARS Shipyards & Offshore, has completed construction of oil and gas loading elements for Norwegian Gina Krog field. Submerged turret loading (STL) and riser base, made by EPG, weigh 500 tones. Riser base will be installed on the seabed and will be used
Offshore helicopter firm invests in drones
Offshore helicopter firm Bristow Group has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, a provider of drone inspection data services for the oil and gas industry. This investment gives Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business and bolsters Bristow’s offerings to include drone inspec
JFD Boosts Team
JFD has appointed Valerio Percoco as sales director. The appointment follows the company’s contract win with NATO, as well as the merger of James Fisher Defence, Divex and the National Hyperbaric Centre. Valerio Percoco joins JFD from Offshore Installation Services (OIS), the subsea integrated proje
Kraken Secures $500K Canada Backing
Kraken Sonar’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., will receive a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $495,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided b
Rohr-Idreco Deep Digging Dredge Product Lines in Latin America
Ellicott Dredges LLC & Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems, which are owned by Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC, have announced that Ellicott’s Latin American Sales Manager, Andres Borasino, will be adding the Rohr-Idreco deep digging dredge product lines to his area of responsibilities. The three product li
Ardyne Enters P&A Market, Acquires Wellbore
New oilfield services company Ardyne has been launched with £50 million backing from O&G-focused private equity company, Lime Rock Partners. Aberdeen-based, Ardyne will specialize in the provision of downhole products and services for plug and abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery operations in the oi
Frontica Scoops Aker Solutions Deal
Frontica has signed a five-year contract with Aker Solutions to deliver staffing services, IT services and consultancy projects as well as business support services within HR, finance and procurement. Under the terms of the contract, Frontica will also contribute to productivity improvements and cos