Fossil Energy
GE Expands Its Batam Facility for New Line of Subsea Wellhead Equipment
GE today announced the largest expansion of its Batam manufacturing facility to date, with the construction of a high bay for a new line of subsea wellhead equipment that will further increase local content. Making the announcement at the Indonesia Petroleum Association’s (IPA) 37th Annual Conventio
ConocoPhillips Orders Subsea Systems for Bayu Undan Field
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from ConocoPhillips Australia Pty. Ltd. for the supply of subsea equipment for its Bayu Undan Phase 3 project. The order has an estimated value of $26 million. The Bayu Undan field is located in the Timor Sea, approximately 280 mil
Hallin Marine Hired to Conduct IRM at Thistle Alpha Platform (UK)
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has secured a contract with EnQuest for an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) project in the UK Sector of the North Sea. The work will include full structural inspection activities as well as a number of repair and maintenance operations at En
BP, Partners Winning Bidders for 8 Deepwater Blocks in Brazil
BP and partners Total, Petrobras and Petrogal were yesterday named winning bidders for eight deepwater blocks offshore Brazil in the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency’s (ANP’s) 11th bid round. BP will be operator in two of the blocks. The companies have committed to explore concession blocks FZA-M
Prysmian Bags $100 Mln Subsea Cable Installation Job from Exxon (USA)
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth more than $100 million for the supply and installation of submarine cables for a section of ExxonMobil’s existing offshore operations in the United States. The scope of work involves
9 Blocks for Galp in Brazilian 11th Bidding Round
Portugal’s oil and natural gas integrated operator Galp Energia participated on the first day of the 11th bidding round for exploratory blocks organized by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (“ANP”), that was held today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On this first day of the bidding
IKM Subsea Provides ROV Services on Scarabeo 5 Rig (Norway)
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 4+1 year contract by Statoil for ROV drill support services. The contract agreement will include ROV services onboard the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 5. The Scarabeo 5 is a deepwater drilling rig, capable of drilling down to 2000 meter depth. “The drillsuppor
Seatankers Receives Second PSV of Ulstein Design
Ship number two of totally twelve platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX105 design, ‘Sea Flyer’, was delivered from Zhejiang, Ningbo, to Seatankers Group on 14 May 2013. ULSTEIN delivers twelve design and equipment packages to the Chinese yard, where all the vessels for Seatankers Group will be con
Xodus Catches Catcher Project FEED (UK)
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured a contract worth £1.3 million to deliver the subsea Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the Premier Oil Catcher project in the Central North Sea. The scope of work will involve two phases. A review of previous and current studies, pr
Peterson SBS Declares Option for Island Endeavour PSV
Norwegian owner of offshore support vessels Island Offshore has announced that Peterson SBS Den Helder B.V has declared the first yearly option on the MV Island Endeavour Platform Supply Vessel. The Island Endeavour, has performed pool supply duties for the SNS pool since 2008, when it was built, wi
PA Resources Gets New CEO (Sweden)
The Board of Directors of PA Resources has decided with immediate effect to appoint Board member Philippe R Probst as the company’s CEO. Bo Askvik is thereby leaving his position as CEO but will be available to the company for a number of months. Philippe R Probst will be CEO during an interim perio
Transocean’s Rig Saves Workers from Burning Tanker (Nigeria)
Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), was working offshore Nigeria for customer ENI when it received news of a nearby fuel tanker on fire. According to the press statement issued by the owner of the rig, the Sedco Express crew played a vital role in coordinating a r
Schlumberger’s Man to Join Songa Offshore as Chairman of BoD
Songa Offshore SE’s Board announced today its nomination committee’s proposal for the board of directors of Songa Offshore SE, to be elected on the company’s AGM on June 6th 2013 in Limassol, Cyprus. Michael Mannering, President of the Rig Management Group at Schlumberger, is nominated as a new Dire
GeoPark Acquires Ten Pct Interest in Manati Field, Brazil
GeoPark Holdings Limited (“GeoPark”), the Latin American oil and gas explorer , announced its strategic entry into Brazil with the acquisition of a ten percent working interest in the offshore Manati gas field (“Manati Field”) — the largest natural gas producing field in Brazil. On May 14, 2013, Geo