Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea announced an exclusive contract with Egyptian information solutions firm, MCS. MCS has been developing and providing data acquisition and management software services for underwater inspection to meet the needs of oil and gas companies fo
GE has announced it has received an order to provide four LM2500+G4 aeroderivative gas turbine packages for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform, for the offshore Brazil oil and gas sector. GE will supply the equipment to Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., Ltd.,
APTelecom, a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specializing in emerging markets, announced that it will produce a data gathering meeting (DGM) event on October 2, 2013, in New York City. The event will be the first in a series of ‘State of Subsea’ DGMs that APTelecom will host
The Gazprom Board of Directors approved the work being done by the Company to implement the Eastern Gas Program. The Company is intensely expanding its resource base in Eastern Russia and developing its production and transmission capacities. In particular, the Kirinskoye field pre-development is ne
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has signed a new contract with Oceaneering International Inc for hire of SOFF’s offshore construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Flower”. The duration of the contract is firm for 3 years with further 3 yearly options. Commencement is directly after completion of present charte
EdgeTech, the leader in high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, recently announced that Ryan Pitre, Ph.D. joined its Research and Development team. Dr. Ryan Pitre earned his Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans under one of the world’s leading target tracking researchers
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (PTY) Limited, has been granted a new licence for Chariot’s existing Block 2714B in the Southern area offshore Namibia by the Ministry of
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces that its’ exclusive Spanish agent, SIDMAR, has recently deployed an AXYS WatchMate™1.8DM buoy in the external port of La Coruña. The WatchMate™ oceanographic buoy strengthens the weather monitoring program operated by Puertos del Estado (PdE) in the Galicia re
This week, Statoil presents perspectives on its oil and gas operations on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company is on track to fulfil its ambition of producing more than 1.4 million barrels per day in Norway in 2020. The perspectives are presented in connection with the company’s site visit f
Aker Solutions has won a frame agreement from Statoil to supply, refurbish and store compensation equipment used to stabilise and control the production risers on the Heidrun platform in the North Sea. The contract value is undisclosed. Production risers are vertical pipelines between the seabed and
GE Oil & Gas today announced it has been awarded a $147 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil. Under the contract, GE will supply subsea production and injection equipment for Statoil’s Snøhvit carbon dioxide (CO2) injection project, designed to provide a robu
During the period 23 – 25 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Eni Norge AS’ (Eni’s) work on ensuring compliance with requirements for establishment and implementation of technical and operational barriers in the development project on Goliat FPSO. The obje
Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling Ltd, one of the oldest and largest independent drilling contracting companies in the North Sea, attended a naming ceremony recently to unveil the identity of a brand new state-of-the-art drillship to be operated by the company. The ceremony for the 751ft long ultra de
The contract for Engineering Office to support Elia Asset NV in the design, development and realization of the Artificial Island, called Alpha, part of the Belgian Offshore Grid (BOG), in the North Sea has been awarded to IMDC. This grid consists of 2 OHVS platforms and the necessary submarine inter
