DeepOcean Group Holding announce that its subsidiary DeepOcean B.V. have entered into a 5 year charter of a new-build Subsea Support vessel, to be named MV Deep Helder, from SeaMar Subsea B.V. “Deep Helder will be a cost effective vessel that we plan to operate on survey, IMR and trenching projects
Emilio Lozoya Austin, Director General of PEMEX,said that Petróleos Mexicanos PEMEX and Mitsui will develop a gas pipeline, a project of approximately $ 460 million USD which will permit the importation of 770 million cubic feet per day of gas from the United States to Mexico. President Enrique Peña
Siem Offshore and Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) have entered into a contract for the MRSV “Siem Marlin”. The contract is made at market terms and is for a firm period of one year with commencement in April 2013. The “Siem Marlin” is a diesel electric driven vessel with low fuel consumption for redu
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Drydocks World Dubai to provide systems for Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) powered tugs for the Middle East market. The tugs, to be designed by the Drydocks World in-house design team, will incorporate a range of power and propulsion equipment from
CGG announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Statoil ASA to provide long-term seismic imaging services for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) operations on the Snorre and Grane fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of each contract also includes acquisition QC servi
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced that a subsidiary of Total S.A. has elected to exercise a one-year option to extend the firm contract term for the Pacific Scirocco to January 2015. The contract provides for a further option, to be exercised at the client’s discretion by April 7, 2014, which could re
Reef Subsea has secured two contracts for offshore operations in the West Africa region with a combined value of more than US$15M (£9.8 Million). The firm’s IMR and Construction division, based in Bergen, Norway, is working with two major oil and gas companies on the projects in The Republic of Cong
Forum Subsea Rentals, the Aberdeen based equipment rental specialist have made a further significant investment in inertial navigation technology from supplier iXBlue. This latest investment makes Forum Subsea Rentals one of the world’s largest stockists of iXBlue products. The equipment is due to b
EnerMech, an international provider of mechanical services solutions to the energy services sector, has received additional £20 million funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking in Aberdeen. The latest tranche of funding will support EnerMech’s organic growth initiatives and will also assist in fu
Bord Gais Eireann is looking for a provider of Planning and Environmental Services for the Tidal Ventures Ltd. Project. A Lead Consultant will manage a team which will be suitably qualified and experienced in the preparation and completion of the Marine Licence, Planning Application and all associat
Argos Resources Limited, the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, has received notification that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has extended the second term of the Company’s PL001 Licence by one year, to 25 November 2016, with no additional work comm
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a significant two year North Sea contract extension with TOTAL E&P UK Ltd (TOTAL). Based on historical turnover, the award is anticipated to be valued at USD $150 million. Under the contract, WGPSN will continue to provide engineering, procurement, construction and
Borders & Southern, the London based independent oil and gas exploration company, provides an update on its activities in the South Falkland Basin. The PGS vessel Ramform Challenger has completed the Company’s 3D seismic programme in the South Falkland Basin offshore the Falkland Islands. It acquire
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract worth in excess of U$350 million from Petrobras. The contract is for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV) Kommandor 3000 on a day rate basis for five years. Kommandor 3000 will start operations under the contract in 2013, and during the
