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Guinea: Hyperdynamics’ drilling success chances rising
Hyperdynamics Corporation, an independent oil and gas exploration firm with an offshore block in Guinea, has seen an increase in its drilling success chances offshore the West African Country. The company on Monday said it had received an updated exploration risk assessment of its top two drilling p
Jacktel: Costs rise for Haven rig upgrade
Norwegian oil giant Statoil in November 2015 signed a contract with Jacktel, a Master Marine AS subsidiary, for the provision of accommodation services at the giant Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. It was then agreed that Jacktel’s accommodation rig Haven, to be deployed for the job, would und
Sea Trucks’ vessel finds work in Mexico
Sea Trucks has secured a contract for its Jascon 31 vessel from Permaducto S.A. de C.V. (Protexa) for the provision of Accommodation and Heavy Lift services in the Gulf of Mexico. Sea Trucks will provide accommodation and lifting services in support of repair works at Pemex Line 221 at the Abkatun-A
Report: PNW LNG to impact environment, CEAA calls for remedial measures
The review of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has reportedly found that major remedial measures have to be taken to avoid adverse environmental impact.
THHE, McDermott parting ways
Malaysian TH Heavy Engineering Berhad (THHE), building offshore structures for the offshore oil and gas industry, is parting ways with McDermott, the U.S. engineering and construction firm. Namely, the companies are, by mutual agreement, terminating several joint venture firms they had established i
Texelstroom
The largest of the Dutch Wadden Sea Islands, Texel, is connected by a modern ferry service from Den Helder. The service has been operated since 1907 by ship owner Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), which is a company owned almost entirely by the inhabitants of the island Texel. The fleet exi
Report: Petrobras to suspend operations at Ceara LNG import terminal
Petrobras of Brazil could suspend operations at its LNG regasification terminal in Ceara state and the connected thermoelectric plant that has already been put on sale by the company.
Trelleborg teams up with Unique Group in India
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has selected the Indian branch of integrated subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group as a partner for its offshore operations department in the region. Unique said on Monday that, as a part of the agreement, Unique Group’s base in India would offer t
Plocan Hosts SWARMS
Plocan is hosting several activities between September 22 and October 04 that form part of the European Smart Robots Working in Co-operative Networks Project (SWARMS), funded by the European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The general objective of the SWARMs is to
Kongsberg’s Echosounder for Clinton Marine’s Vessel
Clinton Marine Survey has invested in a new Kongsberg EM2040C dual head system for its medium to ultra shallow vessel M/V Nils. The EM 2040C is a shallow water multibeam echosounder based on the EM 2040 technology, a tool for high resolution mapping and inspection applications. The receiver and tran
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 19 – August 25. American provider of equipment and services for the energy industry, FMC Technologies, and Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions, are planning additional workforce redu
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Cheniere CEO Fusco unveils new executive team The new chief executive of Houston-based LNG export player Cheniere, Jack Fusco on Monday announced his new executive leadership team. Report: Yamal LNG unaffected by low oil prices Yamal LNG’s output is less sensitive to oil price movements due to the p
Teekay Offshore Partners Lands North Sea Shuttle Tanker Contracts
Teekay Offshore Partners has been awarded new three-year shuttle tanker contracts of affreightment (CoA), plus extension options, with BP plc, Royal Dutch Shell and OMV Group. The new CoAs cover the transportation of the oil produced from the new Glen Lyon FPSO, part of the Quad204 development locat