Fossil Energy
Hercules 265 Evacuated After Well Control Incident in U.S. GoM
Hercules Offshore announced that it is experiencing a well control incident on jack-up drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250′ mat-supported cantilevered unit. Efforts are ongoing to regain control of the natural gas well. At this time, all personnel on board have been evacuated and are being transported
Nexans Wins Umbilical Contract for Exxon’s Julia Field (USA)
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a major contract by OneSubsea (a Cameron & Schlumberger company) to design, manufacture and supply an integrated power umbilical solution and associated termination hardware for Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Julia oil field development i
HB Rentals Makes Changes in Its Team (USA)
Accommodation specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has named Peter Armstrong as vice president of business development, announced Deidre Toups, HB Rentals president. Based in Houston, Armstrong’s responsibilities include new market analysis, managing the corporate marketing fu
MWCC: Kiewit Offshore Services Elected for MCV Works (USA)
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that Kiewit Offshore Services (Kiewit) in Ingleside, Texas has been selected as the shorebase location to house equipment to outfit the company’s modular capture vessels (MCVs) in the event of a deployment to a deepwater well control event. The equipm
Ocean Rig UDW Signs Contract for Its Ocean Rig Skyros Drillship
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced today that it has signed definitive documentation with Total E&P Angola, following the previously announced Letter of Award, for its ultra deepwater drillship “Ocean Rig Skyros”. The contract is for 5 wells or a
Lundin Spuds Well in PL544 (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB announce that drilling of exploration well 16/4-7 in PL544 has commenced. The well will target the Biotitt prospect, which is located some 35 km south of the Edvard Grieg Field and 46 km southwest of the Johan Sverdrup Field. The main objective of well 16/4-7 is to prove the pres
Chevron Awards Contracts for Alder and Rosebank Projects (UK)
Chevron North Sea Limited announced today that it has awarded a number of contracts for its Alder and Rosebank major capital projects to UK suppliers to a total value of over £550 million. The subsea equipment vendor contract for the Rosebank project has been awarded to OneSubsea UK Limited (formerl
EnerMech Acquires UK and Australian Companies
Oil and gas engineering company, EnerMech, has snapped up Australian industrial sector firm Vicon Services, and UK-based pump equipment specialist Total Reclaim Systems Ltd, in deals worth a combined £10 million. The Aberdeen-based mechanical engineering group will introduce new business lines and s
Piping Service Steuer Netherlands Wins Supply Contract
Piping Service Steuer Netherlands has received a contract to provide the complete supply of stainless steel pipes, fittings and flanges for the construction of FPSO Cidade de Marica and FPSO Cidade de Saquarema. Piping Service Steuer Netherlands was commissioned by SBM Offshore and Petrobras contrac
Nam Cheong Sells Three Offshore Vessels (Malaysia)
Nam Cheong Limited, a leading global offshore marine player listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and Malaysia’s largest Offshore Support Vessel builder, today announced that it has sold three vessels worth a total of US$70.5 million. One of the two Platform S
Helix Reports 2Q Income at USD 27.2 Mln (USA)
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $27.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared to net income of $44.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the same period in 2012, and $1.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of
Construction of Workboats for KOC Starts (UAE)
A steel cutting ceremony to signify the commencement of the construction of the first of four new class Crane/Workboats for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) was held at Grandweld Shipyards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on July 18, 2013. The contract was signed in February 2013, to design and build a series
Hallin Marine Awarded Subsea Contract Related to Lima Platform
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the securement of a project off the north west coast of Java. It centres on the installation of new control taps and a bypass for the main pipeline which supplies 60% of Jakarta’s gas requirements to the mainland. Hallin will be providing
Plexus Buys 25 Pct in UK Engineering Company
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has acquired the whole issued share capital of a private company which holds a 25% interest in a private UK engineering