Fossil Energy
Russia, Italy Developing Drillship for the Arctic
Russia and Italy have made an agreement to jointly develop a harsh-environment drillship. During the Italy-Russia Business Forum, held yesterday in Trieste, Fincantieri announced, in the presence of Enrico Letta, Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Rus
Cyprus Accuses Turkey of Conducting Illegal Seismic Survey in Cypriot Waters
Cyprus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused Turkey of illegal conduct in the Cypriot waters, after Turkey issued NAVTEX concerning seismic surveys in territorial waters and the EEZ of Cyprus. “With a Navigational Warning dated 22 November 2013, Turkey illegally reserved sea areas, which include
Aker Solutions Sells Aker Wirth Tunnel-Boring Technology
Aker Solutions agreed to sell its German Aker Wirth tunnel-boring and shaft-boring technology to China Railway Tunneling Equipment Co. Ltd (CRTE), as part of a plan to divest assets that don’t fit with its main offshore-services strategy. CRTE will acquire technological intellectual property rights.
Alfa Laval’s Equipment for Norwegian Offshore Platform
Alfa Laval, a specialist in transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order from a South Korean company for freshwater generators to an offshore oil platform in Norway. The order, booked in the Energy & Environment segment, has a value of approximately SEK 90 million. Delivery
OSX Brasil Names New CEO
OSX Brasil S.A. , a Brazilian publicly held corporation which provides equipment and services to the offshore oil and natural gas industry, with integrated operations in shipbuilding, leasing of exploration and production (E&P) units and operation and maintenance services (O&M), has appointed new CE
Jumbo Welcomes IKM ROV on board Its ‘Fairplayer’ Vessel
Jumbo have recently awarded IKM Subsea a contract to provide ROV services onboard Jumbo’s Heavy Lift Vessel MV “Fairplayer” for Anchor Block Installations project in offshore Turkey. The vessel will be mobilized in Rotterdam. The Merlin WR200 Workclass ROV will be mobilized with all necessary toolin
TAQA Appoints General Counsel and Company Secretary
TAQA, the international energy company from Abu Dhabi, has appointed Michael T. McGuinty as General Counsel and Company Secretary. McGuinty, 51, takes over the role in January and will be based in Abu Dhabi. He succeeds Steven Phillips, who retires at the end of 2013. McGuinty will report to Carl Sh
Schlumberger Releases Vx Spectra Surface Multiphase Flowmeter
Schlumberger announced today the release of the Vx Spectra surface multiphase flowmeter, which is the latest generation of multiphase flowmeters for offshore and land applications. The new multiphase flowmeter enables operators to obtain flow rate measurements in production testing and permanent mon
Eni to Resume Drilling at Block 120, Offshore Vietnam
Neon Energy Limited has provided the following update regarding drilling operations at the Ca Ngu-1 exploration well, located in the Eni-operated Block 120, offshore Vietnam. As of 26 November drilling has reached the 13 3/8” casing point, at a depth of 607 metres. Once casing is set, Operator Eni w
MacGregor to Deliver Subsea Cranes for Offshore Vessel in Canada
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new subsea crane contract that will see the load handling specialist deliver a package of three cranes to a new offshore accommodation & construction vessel being built at Chantier Davie Canada. MacGregor has won a contract to deliver a comprehensive set of
Ophir Energy: Drilling Begins at Mlinzi Mbali Well Offshore Tanzania
Ophir Energy plc announces that drilling operations have now started on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7*, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest.The well is located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and is being drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is the first well on Block 7 an
TSC to Supply Jacking Systems for Zentech’s Jack-Up Rig
China’s TSC Group Holdings, has, through its subsidiary EMER received a contract from Zentech to deliver jacking systems for its new jack-up rig design: the R-550D The jacking systems will be produced in China under the total control of TSC, reducing overall delivery time. The contract is valued at
Ceona Opens Houston Office
As part of its continued growth strategy, SURF and subsea construction contractor Ceona officially opened its new office in Houston, Texas last Thursday. The company, which is headquartered in London (UK) and has an office in Aberdeen (Scotland, UK), has taken up residence in the Murphy Exploration
TTS Receives Subsea Crane Order
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS, signed a new contract for a subsea crane with a total value of approximately NOK 26 million. The contract is with a European customer, and concerns delivery of an active heave compensated subsea crane for operations down t