A new company providing a comprehensive range of consultancy and support services to the worldwide marine, construction, drilling and floating production industries has been established in Aberdeen. Maritime Assurance & Consulting Ltd (MAC) has been launched by Graeme Reid, who has more than 15 year
Reference is made to the press release of 17 December 2010 regarding the announced sale of “Sea Cougar” and “Sea Wolf 1”. Both vessels have today been successfully delivered to new owners according to the sales agreement and the planned schedule. Following this transaction, Deep Sea Supply’s fleet c
Odfjell Drilling has been awarded the EPC(I) contract for the Veslefrikk field with immediate start up. “We are looking forward to doing this job for Statoil,” says Odfjell Drilling CEO Simen Lieungh. The contract includes upgrading the drilling system on Veslefrikk. A new drilling control centre wi
Eni has been named the leading international company for online financial and corporate communications, in the fourteenth edition of Hallvarsson & Halvarsson’s survey of major international companies operating in 28 different industries. This year, Eni has set a double record in the survey which is
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has started drilling a new well on Guneshli offshore field. By Rufat Abbasov (News.Az) [mappress] Source:News.az , January 27, 2011;
Crest Subsea has chosen Orange Business Services for the communication infrastructure of its diving support vessels. With this contract, Orange Business Services is responsible for integrating and operating a VSAT satellite communication system specially developed for marine communications. Crest Su
The new Imenco Shark Range will be launching at exhibitions in Europe, North America and Asia in spring 2011. First out is the Subsea UK in Aberdeen February 9-10th. All of Imenco Subsea Cameras have been reviewed and optimized and as a tribute to the different sharks around the world they have been
Marine Platforms Limited (“MPL”) and Siem Offshore have agreed to extend the initial interim period for the MRSV (Multi Role Support Vessel) Siem Marlin by an additional firm period of one year until April 2012. MPL has options to extend the charter by 2 + 1 year. The Vessel provides services for a
Noble Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2010 earnings of $99 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, versus $446 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. Contract drilling services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $614 million versus $894 million in the f
SeaBird Exploration PLC (‘SeaBird” or “SBX”), the market leader in deepwater node seismic, announces an agreement for a strategic cooperation to further develop Ocean Bottom Node (“OBN”) operations together with Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS). This agreement enables the two companies to provide a
Work is nearing completion on a six figure pioneering underwater tool which is to be exhibited at next month’s Subsea 2011 event in Aberdeen. After five years of development and investment of £500,000, Ecosse Subsea Systems’ SCAR specialist trenching plough is generating considerable interest from a
Specialist oil and gas supply and service company L&N (Scotland) have appointed Craig Finnie to Operations Director while Mike McArtney takes on a new role as Business Development Director. Mr Finnie has been with L&N for nine years, most recently as operations manager, and will have responsibility
Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately US$320 million. Saipem has been awarded the contract by Addax Petroleum to extend the charter of the semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 3 for drilling activities in Nigeria, for the duration of 6 months starting from
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 16/1-15 in PL338 has commenced. The well will target the Tellus prospect, which is situated immediately to the north of the Luno field. The main objective of well 16/1-15 is to test Jurassic/Triassic age sandstones an
