Offshore News


Transocean Announces Deal With Icahn Group

Nov 11, 2013

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) entered into an agreement with Carl Icahn and certain investment funds managed by Mr. Icahn. Under the terms of the agreement, Transocean's Board of Directors has agreed to propose and support at…

Expats Keep Middle East Energy Sectors Ticking Over

Nov 11, 2013

The Middle Eastern oil and gas industry is still highly dependent on foreign workers with over half of the industry’s labour force coming from the expatriate community according to latest research released by international jobs board OilCareers…

Minister Calls for Level Playing Field at Europort

Nov 05, 2013

A call for sustained innovation and an ‘international level playing field’ on environmental regulation greeted global maritime and offshore business leaders today, as Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands opened Europort 2013 at Ahoy Rotterdam…

Swire Appoints Head of U.K. Operations

Oct 31, 2013

Swire Oilfield Services, a global provider of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, has appointed Bob Smith as its new head of operations for the U.K.Mr. Smith will oversee all operational activity of the U…

Proserv Appoints Country Manager in Nigeria

Oct 30, 2013

International energy technology services company Proserv has reinforced its expanding global reach by appointing a country manager in one of West Africa's emerging provinces.Olu Phillips takes up the post in Nigeria where Proserv has experienced…

IMCA's Technical Director to Speak at Nui Diving Seminar 2013

Oct 29, 2013

Jane Bugler, Technical Director of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will speak on 'Learning from diving statistics and incident reporting – an IMCA perspective' in the Global Picture of Diving opening session at the Bergen…

Chouest Appoint Rick Fox to Lead Alaska Operations

Oct 24, 2013

The Edison Chouest Offshore group of companies (ECO) has announced the appointment of Rick Fox as senior vice president and general manager of Alaska operations. Fox will be responsible for leading all ECO vessel activities in the Arctic, as…

SOCP Annual Fall Meeting & 20 Year Anniversary Event

Oct 23, 2013

The SOCP cordially invites the maritime community to attend the SOCP Annual Fall Meeting, celebrating 20 Years of Collaboration & Innovation to Improve the U.S. Maritime Industry . This event will be held at MITAGS-PMI-CCMIT, 692 Maritime Boulevard…

Europort Captures Global Industry Mood

Oct 22, 2013

Two weeks before the doors open at Europort, Rotterdam, organizer Ahoy is finalizing arrangements for the event that promises to provide a benchmark for the “state of the global maritime and offshore industry” in late 2013. Alongside attendees…

BOEM Completes Enviro Review for Proposed Oil &Gas Sales in Eastern GOM

Oct 21, 2013

Area includes approximately 658,000 acres The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for two proposed oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico's Eastern Planning Area. 'This…

Piracy at Sea Falls to Lowest Level in Seven Years

Oct 17, 2013

The International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that piracy on the world's seas is at its lowest third-quarter level since 2006, but warns of the threat of continuing violent attacks off the East and West coasts of Africa…

CNOOC: Two New Oil Fields Start Production

Oct 17, 2013

Hong Kong - CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 00883) announced that, Wenchang 19-1 North and Weizhou 12-8 West oil fields have recently commenced production.Wenchang 19-1 North oil field is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin with an average water depth of about 120-130 meters…

2H Offshore’s Brazil Team Adds Technical Managers

Oct 15, 2013

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has appointed Pedro Viana and Roberto Alvim as the technical managers of its Rio de Janeiro, Brazil office to strengthen its management team and drive business growth. Viana was the first engineer hired when 2H Offshore’s Brazil office opened in 2003…

OMSA Enters Leadership Transition

Oct 15, 2013

The Offshore Marine Service Association announced that it will begin a transition of leadership. Several months ago, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Adams informed the OMSA Board of Directors that he would be stepping down by the end…

Offshore Achievement Awards Open for Entries

Oct 03, 2013

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has announced that entries are now open for the 2014 Offshore Achievement Awards.The awards, which are hosted by SPE Aberdeen with the support of principal sponsor TAQA, have recognized…

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