The 15 December 2011 marked delivery by Aker Wirth of the 250th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series. Following its successful trial run, the jubilee pump is now on its way to Korea. It will be installed there as one of four pumps in the “Tungsten Explorer” deep sea drilling vessel project from Vantage [
Oil and Gas industry solutions provider AGR is celebrating a milestone achievement for its drilling technology. Its Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) and Cutting Transportation System (CTS™) have now been deployed on more than 500 wells. This achievement is not only an indication of AGR’s experie
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take place at Huis
Statoil is cutting the costs of increased recovery from fields in operation by hiring in light well intervention vessels. As of December Statoil has three light well intervention vessels in operation. Statoil awarded Island Offshore a framework agreement earlier this year for light well intervention
Wood Group, the international energy services company, issues the following pre-close trading update for the year to 31 December 2011. Full year results for the year will be announced on 6 March 2012. Overall, the Group expects to deliver good growth, with performance for the year in line with expec
An environmental impact assessment published in November 2011 is the latest study to declare EM surveying environmentally benign, EMGS announced. The environmental impact assessment commissioned by the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) concludes that EM sources, as currentl
Vallourec subsidiary, Serimax, a full service welding specialist, has appointed Frederic Castrec as managing director to replace David Williams. Mr Castrec joined Serimax in 1996 as a welding engineer and held a number of senior positions, including Chief Operating Officer, prior to taking over the
Offshore engineering specialists, Aquaterra Energy Ltd has opened an office in Cambridge, UK to develop the analysis service currently offered by the business to global oil and gas companies. Norwich-based Aquaterra Energy has been offering a Riser Analysis service since the company’s inception in 2
Leading energy services company Senergy has appointed a vice president (VP) of resources to further strengthen the company’s commitment to building and developing its global talent pool. Taking up the role is Vivien Broughton who, through her broad oil and gas career, has established an impressive t
An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) manufactured by Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of AUVs, has discovered the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Svalbard, Norway in 2003. The helicopter’s crew escaped alive, but the wreck had not been seen si
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London and Dublin listed oil and gas exploration and production company, provides an interim update on its appraisal drilling programme in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10 Barryroe well is located in c. 100 m water depth c. 50 km of
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Fugro N.V. held on 14 December 2011 Mr. F.H. Schreve was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board of Fugro N.V. for a term of a year and a half maximum. This appointment will end at the end of the Annual General Meeting in 2013 which is [&h
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has announced the launch of a new maintenance support service for offshore renewables operators. With little existing guidance and no legislation currently in place, operators may not be conducting the maintenance they need in order to guarantee the integrity of thei
SeaBird Exploration PLC provides a contract update regarding its business activities as set out below: Phase 1 of the Osprey Explorer multiclient survey in Gulf of Mexico was completed in September 2011 (approximately 8,000 km), and SeaBird reports that the first sale under the master license agreem
