Fossil Energy
Trelleborg gets LMO manufacturing certification (Brazil)
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded its Licença Municipal de Operação (LMO) certification; a municipal license which permits the company to manufacture in Brazil. As a result, Trelleborg has received and delivered its first order for its Vikotherm PT thermal insulation tape, manufacture
SPE Intelligent Energy 2014: Experts gathered to debate oilfield digitalisation
Global experts in smart technology and intelligent energy solutions gathered at SPE Intelligent Energy 2014 to discuss the flow of new ideas, processes and technologies that will form the foundation of future smart achievements in the digital oilfield. Under the theme ‘Aspirations and Accomplishment
XPD8 wins FPSO contract off Ghana
Asset integrity management specialist XPD8 Solutions has continued its recent success in West Africa for work off the coast of Ghana. Over an 18-month period, the company will develop the maintenance programme and inventory data for MODEC’s TEN MV25 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)
Oiltools to become subsidiary of IKM Testing
IKM has announced that the company has acquired Oiltools. Oiltools and IKM Testing complement each other and will offer complete solutions that include pumping of cuttings from the seabed with MRR system and pumping, cleaning and waste management topside. The Mud Recovery without Riser system expand
Keppel, Seafox conduct jack-up engineering study
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has signed an engineering services agreement with Workfox B.V, a subsidiary of the Seafox Group (Seafox), to embark on an engineering study of a purpose-built accommodation jack-up rig with well int
Norsafe creates cost-saving davit refit solution
Implementation of the DNV-OS-E406 requirements has become a costly task for oil and shipping companies. Norsafe Group has introduced a davit refit solution that generates significant financial savings when davit and lifeboat replacements are necessary. “Norsafe’s engineering team has developed a dav
Advanced Insulation Systems acquires Manuplas
Gloucester-based Advanced Insulation Systems, a high growth SME that manufactures specialist materials used to insulate sub-sea infrastructure and fire proof oil rigs, has acquired Manuplas Limited, a specialist in providing customer polymer solutions to the marine, offshore, renewable energy and le
PTC’s UK office boosts turnover as it marks five years
Oilfield technology specialist Petroleum Technology Company has expanded its UK North Sea operations team to more than 30 and boosted turnover to more than £8m ($13.4 mln), as it marks five years in the region, based in Aberdeen. PTC moved into Aberdeen in 2009 with a team of 10 in offices at Great
Premier rejects Ophir’s merger proposal
Further to recent press speculation, Ophir Energy has confirmed that it recently made an approach to the Board of Premier with an indicative proposal to merge the two businesses. The Ophir Board believed that merging the two businesses provided the potential to create a well-funded, re-focussed, ful
Rowan Drilling signs electrical equipment deal with Dron & Dickson
Dron & Dickson, specialists in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has secured a two-year contract with Rowan Drilling. The project will see Dron & Dickson providing lighting and electrical equipment to Rowan Drilling’s offshore assets in the UK North Sea for the n
LOC opens first South Korea office
London Offshore Consultants, a global leader in marine and engineering consultancy for the shipping and offshore energy sectors, has further expanded its footprint in Asia, successfully registering LOC Seoul and opening the company’s first office in South Korea. “Initially concentrating on the vibra
PTTEP: 1Q net profit down by 44 pct
Thailand’s PTTEP today posted a net profit of USD 380 million, a decrease of USD 300 million or 44% against the first quarter of 2013, which was USD 680 million. The decrease of 2014 first quarter net profit comprised of the non-recurring items of USD 106 million from the impact of foreign exchange
VNG to use Transocean Arctic for Pil sidetrack well drilling
Rocksource ASA has announced that drilling of the Pil sidetrack well, 6406/12-3 B, in PL 586 has started. The preliminary estimate by the Operator VNG Norge AS for the size of the Pil discovery is between 8 and 27 million Sm3 recoverable oil equivalent (50 to 170 million barrels oil equivalent). The
Cooper Energy: Hammamet West shows sizeable hydrocarbon reserves
Cooper Energy Limited announces that it has assessed its net 2C Contingent Resource in the Abiod Formation of the Hammamet West Field, in the Bargou Permit offshore Tunisia to be 11.3 million boe. Cooper Energy is the Operator of the Bargou joint venture which includes Dragon Oil plc and Jacka Resou