Fossil Energy
Oil & Gas UK hosts event on Scottish independence referendum
Oil & Gas UK is today, September 3 hosting an audience with the Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chair of the Better Together Campaign and Fergus Ewing MSP, Speaker for Yes Scotland from 7.00am at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Darling and Ewing will present their views on the forthcoming
Keel laid for first liftboat being built in Qatar
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has achieved another milestone with the keel laying of its first liftboat newbuild project, awarded recently in July 2014 by long-time client Gulf Drilling International (GDI). The project marks the shipyard’s first foray into the offshore jack-up newbuild ma
Petrobras chooses Endeeper for petroleum geology software development
Endeeper, a supplier of software and services for knowledge management and geological data integration, has signed a new contract with Petrobras for the provision of services related to the Endeeper’s software package for petroleum geology. The two-year contract allows the development of new modules
Evoqua’s Chloropac system for ‘Pieter Schelte’
Allseas Group S.A. has selected Evoqua Water Technologies’ Chloropac® electrochlorination system to protect onboard cooling water for Pieter Schelte, the world’s largest decommissioning and pipe laying vessel. The Chloropac system will protect the 382-meter long, 124-meter wide vessel’s onboard pipi
Tullow Oil invests $6 M in education through scholarship program
Tullow Oil has invested $6 million in global scholarship programme. The Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme (TGSS), now in its fourth year, is sponsoring over 110 scholars in Oil & Gas related postgraduate degrees. Scholars will begin their studies this September at leading universities in the UK, Franc
Vard orders 8 ROVs from Forum
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has received an order from Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) to supply eight Perry XLX 150HP work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems.
Viper Subsea to supply subsea equipment for Caspian Sea oil field
Viper Subsea has secured its largest contract to date for the supply of subsea hydraulic and electrical distribution equipment to an oil field in the Caspian Sea. The multi-million pound order includes the design and supply of subsea equipment as well as an option for providing a support team to ove
Halliburton to pay $1.1 B for Macondo incident
Halliburton today announced that it has reached an agreement to settle a substantial majority of the plaintiffs’ class claims asserted against the company as a result of the April 20, 2010 Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The approximately $1.1 billion settlement, which includes legal fe
10 hotspots in African oil & gas (Infographic)
Africa is on an upward growth curve, and investors are optimistic about the potential for growth in the oil and gas sector, EY writes in its report.
Damen completes ‘Rowan Viking’ a month ahead of schedule
The Rowan Viking jack-up rig yesterday received clearance to operate on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Damen Shiprepair was responsible with helping the rig meet the stringent Norwegian standards. Dutch yard Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion was responsible for a m
Deep Sea Supply takes delivery of PSV ‘Sea Swan’
Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus-headquartered owner of offshore support vessels, has taken delivery of the newbuilding Platform Supply Vessel ‘Sea Swan’ on Tuesday September 2, 2014.
BW Offshore hires Orange Business for VSAT services
BW Offshore, a Norway-based provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has signed a 5-year, $12 million contract with Orange Business Services for an end-to-end satellite communication solution for its fleet of highly-specialized oil and gas production vessels. With a flee
Wood Group completes acquisition of Agility Projects
Wood Group confirms that it has today completed its acquisition of Agility Projects AS. In July 2014, Wood Group reached an agreement with Agility Group to acquire Agility Projects AS, a Norwegian engineering, procurement, construction management, installation and commissioning company, for a total
KCA Deutag’s RDS FEEDs Sea Lion
RDS, a rig design and engineering specialist, has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by AMEC for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the North Falklands Basin. RDS is the rig design and engineering subsidiary of international drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag