Fossil Energy
Tidewater names new VP of Engineering
Latif Benhaddad has joined Tidewater,a U.S.-based providers of Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) , as Vice President of Engineering. Benhaddad reports to Tidewater’s Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Gorski, and is responsible for global engineering technical services, including fleet new build programs
DeepOcean done with South China Sea trenching
DeepOcean UK has completed its part of work the Liwan 3-1 project, offshore China.
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You can’t wear these when flying to UK offshore rigs Offshore clothing policy, created to guide workers flying to offshore rigs in the UK on what to wear under the survival suit while in a helicopter, became effective, October 1. Rosneft, Exxon strike oil at world’s northernmost well ExxonMobil an
U.S. Offshore rig count drops
The U.S. offshore rig count has fallen, according to the Baker Hughes Weekly Rig Count report. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -9 to 1922 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 9 rigs from last week to 1922, with oil rigs down 1 to 1591, gas rigs down 8 to 330, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. U.S. […]
500 offshore workers being let go by Statoil?
Norwegian oil giant Statoil is looking to reduce its offshore workforce by 500 people, Dagens Næringsliv (DN) has reported. According to DN, a Norwegian tabloid specializing in business reporting, Statoil also plans to make cuts in the onshore business, but no numbers have been revealed related to
API names General Counsel
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has promoted Stacy Linden to general counsel for the association effective immediately. “Stacy is a talented and respected advocate for our industry,” said Jack Gerard, API president and CEO. “She has a keen knowledge of the legal issues regarding the oil and g
Fire on Alaska platform contained (Gallery)
Responders to the Baker platform fire, in the Cook Inlet of Alaska, have reported full containment. According to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, firefighting capability and monitoring will be maintained through the night and the Unified Command will remain active until the platf
Vard to build OSV for Island Offshore
Vard Holdings Limited has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel. The total value of the contract is close to NOK 300 million ($46.25 million). The vessel is scheduled for delivery from Vard Brevik in Norway in 1Q 2016. The hull of the vessel
BSEE needs to improve offshore O&G permitting process, U.S. DOI says
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) still needs to complete three out of seven recommendations to improve the offshore oil and gas permitting process. According to the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Office of Inspector General (OIG), extensive analysis following the
Trelleborg bags subsea job in Nigeria
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has secured a contract to supply its high temperature thermal insulation material for phase two of the Erha North project, Nigeria. Appointed by subsea engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7, Trelleborg will supply several tonnes of its high temper
Infographics: Total’s Moho Nord project
Total, French oil and gas giant, has launched an infographics showing its Moho Nord development in Congo. The company describes the project as the “the biggest oil project to date in the Republic of the Congo”. To remind, Total in March last year announced the final investment decision and EPC c
Ebola hampers Exxon’s offshore drilling plans in Liberia
Ebola virus that has been sowing death throughout west Africa for months is affecting ExxonMobil’s offshore Liberia drilling plans. As Reuters reports, Rex W. Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO yesterday said: “We had some drilling plans for some blocks offshore West Africa in Liberia. We are having to loo
Ross Offshore CEO leaves to pursue other interests
Norway’s Ross Offshore has appointed Jørgen L. Jørgensen as interim CEO of the company. Frode Losnedal (photo), the previous CEO, is leaving Ross Offshore to join a new tail end focused E&P company supported by HitecVision VII L.P. “Ross Offshore will thank Frode Losnedal for his dedication and stro
Mubadala spuds Manora wells 4 and 5
Mubadala Petroleum, operator of the Manora oil development offshore Thailand, has spudded the fourth and fifth of 15 planned development wells, MNA-04 and MNA-05.