Masirah Oil Ltd has started a new 3D seismic survey in Block 50, offshore Oman. Norway’s Dolphin Geophysical ASA has been hired for the job. The seismic survey started in November 2014 and is scheduled to be completed within approximately 45 days following mobilisation. The Artemis Atlantic seismic
Dragon Oil, a Dubai-based oil company has pulled out of the previously proposed agreement to take over Ireland’s Petroceltic International oil and gas firm. In an announcement issued today, Dragon Oil said that the proposed offer for all the issued, and to be issued, share capital of Petroceltic at
The article on the massive ‘Peter Schelte’ multi-purpose heavy-lift, transportation and pipeline installation vessel leaving South Korea was the most read story of the last week of November. Scroll down for more popular stories from this past week.
The articles you have read the most this past week include the one on Halliburton’s take-over of Baker Hughes; the production kick off at Tubular Bells; two Greenpeace activists injured in protest against offshore drilling; Repsol starts drilling offshore Canary Islands; Gulf of Mexico platform blas
Offshore workers will for the first time be able to access their training records at the touch of a button wherever they are in the world thanks to a new mobile application launched by OPITO. Oil and gas skills organisation OPITO has developed the free TRAIN-R mobile app so workers in any internatio
To promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore industry a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today between DNV GL and Qatar’s premier shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM). The signing ceremony took place during DNV GL’s 150th anniversary celebr
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas, and energy sectors, has announced that 8 rigs are currently berthed at Drydocks World facilities for drydocking, repairs and refurbishment. The company said that this is the first time that such a momen
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has confirmed that a contract extension has been exercised for one of its Large Class vessels in the Southern North Sea. The extension is for an SESV that has been chartered to an International Oil Company since Q3 2012. GMS did not disclose the name of the client. The con
Last week’s most read story was the one about SBM Offshore’s bribery case settlement. Aker Solutions followed with an announcement that it will not be laying off staff. You also read about AMEC taking over Foster Wheeler; Tullow slashing exploration budget, rig incident in Russian arctic and Hallibu
Technip was awarded by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) a contract for project management consultancy (PMC) services for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works of the Nasr Phase II Full Field Development project – Packages 1, 2 & 3. The Nasr Phase II Full Field Devel
Swissco Holdings Limited has entered into a joint venture with Union Offshore Ltd, a company incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The joint venture has secured a charter contract for up to a seven-year period to support an oil company in Asia Pacific. The value of this contract is w
Drydocks World and Maritime World, the international providers of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas, and energy sectors have been awarded the Best Oil & Gas Project Award for outstanding Project Excellence on the Solan Project in the UK North Sea. The gala event was held on th
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has signed a contract for a $1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO). According to the contract, HHI will undertake engineering, procurement, constr
Lamprell, a UAE-based offshore rig builder, has received a new contract award from National Drilling Company (NDC), Abu Dhabi, for the construction and delivery of two further high specification jack-up drilling rigs of a Super 116E (Enhanced) Class. This contract award is valued at approximately US
