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RigNet CFO to Step Down

Jul 02, 2015

RigNet, Inc. senior vice president and chief financial officer Marty Jimmerson has informed the company of his intention to step down from his position as CFO by the end of the year, the company announced. Jimmerson has indicated that he…

Sex, Scares, Special Effects Spice Up Pemex Safety Movies

Jul 02, 2015

In one movie, two bikini-clad women sashay around a swimming pool in stiletto heels, laughing about how one used sex to persuade her hard-working husband to buy her an expensive truck. In another, two oil executives entangled in a love triangle…

TCO Hires Betteridge as Managing Director

Jul 01, 2015

Provider of well completion technologies to the global oil and gas industry, TCO, has appointed a managing director for its UK division. With over 35 years’ experience within the energy sector, Paul Betteridge has been appointed in response to company growth…

IRClass Offers EEDI Validation Service

Jul 01, 2015

IRClass (Indian Register of Shipping) has recently included Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) validation to its service offerings. This is in response to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) adoption of the EEDI regulation on January 1…

Ex-BP Engineer Deserves New Gulf Spill Trial -US Appeals Court

Jun 30, 2015

A former BP Plc engineer deserves a new trial on an obstruction of justice charge related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed with a…

2H Offshore Names Enuganti Technical Manager

Jun 30, 2015

2H Offshore has appointed Prahlad Enuganti as technical manager in its Aberdeen office to strengthen its management team and drive business growth, the company announced.Enuganti holds a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of Texas in Austin…

SeaZip Offshore Service Commences Operation

Jun 30, 2015

Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service has entered into a partnership agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC). HMC, the world's market leader in transporting, installing and dismantling offshore oil and gas installations, has contracted…

ShipServ opens Singapore office

Jun 30, 2015

ShipServ, the leading marine and offshore marketplace with an expected annual trade of $3bn in 2015, has cemented its position in Asia with the opening of a new office in Singapore.The office will be managed by ShipServ’s VP of Sales Sharon Gill and will be open for business from July 1st…

AOD Orders 2 Jack-up Rigs at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong

Jun 30, 2015

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company has won an order to build a pair of jack-up drilling rigs for Alliance Offshore Drilling (AOD), subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed TSC Group. The two Zentech-designed R-550D rigs are scheduled to be delivered by 2017 and June 2018…

Saltire Energy CEO Honored for Entrepreneurial Spirit

Jun 29, 2015

Mike Loggie, Chief Executive of Saltire Energy, a supplier of drilling tools to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been announced as the overall winner of the EY Scotland Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2015. Winners were announced at a black tie ceremony at Gleneagles Hotel on Thursday…

Wild Well Expands Training Capabilities

Jun 29, 2015

Wild Well Control, Inc., a Superior Energy Services company in firefighting and well control, introduces its exclusive well control training certification program designed to meet the ever-changing needs of the industry by offering a complete…

Union: Workers Need Care as Renewables Replace Fossil Fuels

Jun 29, 2015

Coal, oil and gas workers need a secure future as the world moves away from fossil fuel use, and governments and companies must plan to ensure any new global climate change deal is fair for all those impacted, a top trade unionist said.So…

Wave Power Unit for Victorian Waters

Jun 29, 2015

BioPower Systems Pty Ltd (BioPower) has finished constructing its prototype wave power unit to be installed off the coast of Port Fairy, Victoria, later this year.ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht congratulated BioPower on the achievement,…

Statoil Cancels Rig Contract, COSL Cuts Jobs

Jun 29, 2015

COSL Drilling Europe is reportedly being forced to make 229 rig staff redundant as a result of Statoil’s decision to cancel the charter for semi-submersible unit COSL Pioneer. Statoil announced the termination of contract since 8 October 2014…

Cheniere’s Maiden LNG Spot Deal At $7.20/MMBtu

Jun 29, 2015

Cheniere concluded its maiden LNG spot trade earlier this week at for late-July delivery to an Asian buyer, reports Platts quoting a source with direct knowledge of the deal. Sources told Platts that the maiden trade was completed at $7…

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