South Stream Transport has initiated two tenders, one for the supply of line pipe and another one for the construction of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline through the Black Sea. South Stream Transport identified those pipe manufacturers which are able to produce pipes according to the specific Pro
ACE Winches CEO, Alfie Cheyne, was named Scottish CEO of the Year in a glittering award ceremony in Edinburgh on Friday, attended by former US President Bill Clinton. Around 1,400 business representatives and other prominent figures including First Minister Alex Salmond were at the Scottish Business
CNOOC Limited has selected Emerson Process Management to provide process automation, safety, and asset management technology for a gas production project in the South China Sea. The deepwater project includes the Liwan 3-1 field, jointly developed by CNOOC and Canada Husky Energy Inc., and the CNOOC
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSDE) has successfully completed on another rock removal project for A/S Norske Shell over an 11 week period in the Draugen Field, located in License PL93 (Block 6407/9) in the Haltenbanken area some 140km north of Kristiansund, Norway. The project was contracted b
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been ranked among the top 100 British private companies for sales figures. Expro ranked 78th in the prestigious Sunday Times BDO Top Track 100, published on Sunday 23 June, up 13 positions from 91st place when the company previously participated in
The joint venture partners in the 1-21 Han-Asparuh exploration block, offshore Bulgaria, consisting of OMV (Operator) 30%, Total 40% and Repsol 30%, completed the procurement phase for the offshore exploration seismic activities and will start the 3D seismic acquisition campaign on June 25. The 1-21
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for Oseberg Delta phase 2. The Delta structure is located about 14 kilometres southwest of the Oseberg field centre in the North Sea. The structure is located within the Oseberg area unit, mainly in b
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has extended one of its longest running projects in the North Sea under a $60 USD million (£40 million GBP) one year contract extension with ConocoPhillips (UK) Limited. WGPSN will continue to provide operations and maintenance services, and facilities modifications services t
Stevens Institute of Technology and Sonardyne Inc., a subsidiary of U.K. based Sonardyne International Ltd., manufacturer of subsea navigation and security technologies, have executed a licensing agreement for intellectual property of the Stevens Passive Acoustic Detection System (SPADES), which use
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced that Victorian Wave Partners Pty Ltd. (“VWP”) has engaged Victorian company Professional Diving Services (“PDS”) to conduct a detailed seabed survey for the location of VWP’s proposed 62.5MW
BMT Scientific Marine Services has announced an expansion of its operations team with the appointment of Phil Hart as the new Vice President of Operations and Jeffrey Lewis as Vice President – Client Support Operations. Phil has over 17 years of experience in the offshore industry, including project
Pipeline Engineering, a brand of Circor Energy, has won a multimillion dollar contract with E.ON to supply subsea cable protection for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. Pipeline Engineering will supply its patented PEFLEX® subsea cable protection system designed to protect array cables on offsh
Superior Energy Services’ (Superior) President and CEO, David D. Dunlap, was honored as the 2013 Transformational CEO at the recent Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala for the Gulf Coast Area. Dunlap joined Superior in 2010 and has helped to position the company for long-term growth b
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. to deliver as many as 24 sets of splitter wellhead systems. The contract, which includes deliveries of ancillary equipment and services, is worth USD 15 million over three years and may be extended by a year. Surface wellheads are us
