Offshore Energy News


ASL Marine Announces Shipbuilding Contracts Cancellation

Dec 08, 2014

The Board of Directors of ASL Marine Holdings Ltd informed that its wholly-owned subsidiaries have reached a mutual agreement with customer on the rescission of shipbuilding contracts for two offshore support vessels.One of the vessels will…

Demobilization of ‘MTR‐2’ Tender Rig in Indonesia

Dec 08, 2014

Mainboard‐listed Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited a leading provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, would like to announce that it has received early termination of contract from its international…

Zamakona Yards Join Forces with GS Hydro

Dec 06, 2014

Zamakona Yards signed a collaboration agreement with finish Multinational GS Hydro. The agreement, with an initial duration of two years, will include hydraulic services in the already extensive range of services offered by the Zamakona Yards group in the Canary Islands…

Norway Plans $1.4 b Boost for Statkraft

Dec 05, 2014

Norway plans to boost the financial firepower of state-owned energy group Statkraft by $1.4 billion to support its renewable power expansion at home and abroad, the company said on Friday.Statkraft is Norway's biggest power firm in terms…

Keppel Listed on Global Sustainability Indices

Dec 05, 2014

Driven by a firm commitment to continuously strengthen its environmental, social and governance (ESG) management and strategy, Keppel Corporation's sustainability efforts have gained momentum, affirmed by inclusion on several global sustainability benchmarks in recent months…

Discovery of the Pobeda Field Confirmed

Dec 05, 2014

State commission on reserves confirmed the fact of discovery of the new arctic oil and gas field Pobeda on the Kara sea shelf. The field was discovered as the result of the drilling of the northernmost well in the world – the Universitetskaya-1 well…

Petrobras Starts Furnaces at RNEST Refinery

Dec 04, 2014

Petroleo Brasileiro SA began operating the furnaces in the atmospheric distillation unit at its Abreu e Lima or 'RNEST' refinery near Recife, said the state-run oil company in a statement on Thursday.The furnaces began operation Wednesday…

2H Offshore Relocates to Larger Facilities

Dec 04, 2014

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has invested in office facilities in Malaysia and Australia, to support ongoing growth in the Asia Pacific region, the company announced. “The subsea oil and gas industry in Asia Pacific continues to grow rapidly…

Swire Pacific Wins Sustainable Business Award

Dec 04, 2014

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) was presented the Sustainable Business Award (SBA) for Business Responsibility and Ethics at the inaugural Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development held in Singapore on Tuesday, 25 November 2014.…

Petrobras Makes Discovery in Colombian Caribbean Waters

Dec 03, 2014

The Petrobras Orca–1 exploratory well (Tayrona Block) has revealed a natural gas accumulation in Colombian Caribbean deep waters, 40 km off the coast of La Guajira. This is the first discovery in the history of the deep water exploration of this region of the Caribbean…

Caterpillar to Equip 4 AHTS for Grupo CBO

Dec 03, 2014

Caterpillar Marine informed that its Cat® power and propulsion solutions have been selected to power four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Each AHTS vessel will be equipped with 4 x 6 M 32 C propulsion…

Petrobras Starts Production in GOM

Dec 02, 2014

State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday it had started oil and natural gas production at its ultra-deep field in the U.S. Gulf, 280 miles (450 km) off the coast of Louisiana.Petroleo Brasileiro SA as the company is officially called said the Jack/St…

Gabon's oil sector workers start general strike

Dec 02, 2014

Oil workers in Gabon began an open-ended, industry-wide strike on Monday night after talks with the government collapsed, union ONEP said, and long queues formed at gas stations on Tuesday on fear of shortages.The trade union had been in…

Ensco Promotes Lowe to EVP

Dec 02, 2014

Ensco plc announced that Carey Lowe has been promoted to Executive Vice President. Lowe will be responsible for overseeing investor relations, public relations, employee communications and branding, led by Vice President Sean O’Neill, as well as strategy…

EMGS Reports Multi-client Sales

Dec 02, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company worth USD 8 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS's multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. 'This sale…

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