Gulf Marine Services has secured the first contract award for its new enhanced Small Class vessel, the Pepper.
Decommissioning North Sea platforms to cost $66.3 B Decommissioning North Sea oil and gas facilities is projected to cost £40.6 billion ($66.3 billion) over the next 25 years in the North Sea, Oil & Gas UK says. Transocean scores contracts for drilling rig trio Offshore drilling contractor Transoc
Marine Assets Corporation has announced the successful launch by undocking of its 4th Compact SemiSub (CSS) named Themis at Fujian Mawei Shipyard, Fuzhou, SE. China. Themis is following the launch of two other CSSs, Olympia and Venus. To remind, the CSS Olympia was delivered by MAC Offshore to GranE
Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO, said: “I am very pleased with the acquisition of these new exploration permits which further strengthens our presence in Egypt, a historically and strategically important country for Eni.”
The Saipem 10000 drillship has this week reached Cypriot waters, where it will begin drilling operations on behalf of Eni/KOGAS joint venture. According to Cyprus’ media, the country’s energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis will today arrive aboard the drillship, and will stay there until the drill bit
Gulf Marine Services has informed that its newly-built ‘GMS Enterprise’ self-propelled jack-up barge, has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Having successfully completed its sea trials, the vessel has now started its first charter, a four-month contract for an engineering, procureme
Death on FSO, Jobs slashed in Norway, Oil discovery in Angola, Scotland votes No, No crocs on choppers, NCS rig overcapacity, Exxon drilling halt in Russia, Qataris swoop for Keppel rig…
After a three-month long search process, the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) Board of Directors has announced that Ken Wells has been named as the organization’s president.
Petroceltic International plc has announced that a joint venture comprising Petroceltic and Edison International Spa was the successful bidder for the North Port Fouad Block, offshore the Nile Delta, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company 2013 International Bid Round. North Port Fouad (Block 7)
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded two saturation diving services contracts. Both Contracts are estimated to be of approximately 6‐8 months duration in total in the Middle East. The first of these two contracts has already begun and the second will start back‐to‐back upon completion of the first. The
Aqualis Offshore, part of Aqualis ASA, has signed a rig moving services contract with Saudi Aramco, a national oil and gas company of Saudi Arabia. The contract value is undisclosed. Under the deal, offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore will provide offshore rig moving service
Qatari drilling contractor has ordered another jack-up drilling rig from Singapore’s Keppel FELS.
VIDEO: How Auger platform escaped decommissioning Shell has launched a short movie, explaining why Auger, a tension leg platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is special. BP against Scottish independence As the Scottish referendum approaches, everyone seems to have an opinion whether the Scots should
P&O Maritime announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Remolcadores de Puerto y Altura S.A. (Repasa), a Spanish operator of offshore support vessels for the energy industry, to form a new joint venture company under the P&O Maritime brand. Headquartered in the Port of Tarragona, family-
