EnQuest PLC, UK North Sea oil producer, has secured a brownfield tax allowance to fully exploit its Thistle oilfield.David Heslop, general manager for EnQuest in Aberdeen, explained: “Before EnQuest acquired Thistle in 2010, production was declining and…
McDermott International wins contract to develop offshore surface facilities & an infield flowline for the Kepodang Field.The contract was awarded to McDermott's Indonesian subsidiary by PC Muriah Ltd., an affiliate of PETRONAS Carigali Sdn…
FMC Technologies to manufacture and supply subsea equipment for BP's Thunder Horse Field in the Gulf of Mexico.The Thunder Horse oil field is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of New Orleans in approximately 6…
McDermott International announce that Tony Duncan is to join the company as Vice President & General Manager, Subsea.Tony has a broad offshore oil and gas industry background, including holding senior and executive management roles for the last 15 years…
Gamesa's 5 MW offshore turbine obtains design certification, a milestone in its offshore wind farm sector progress.Gamesa secures IEC 61400-22 design certification for its G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine from independent organisation Det Norske Veritas (DNV)…
Technip, in a consortium with Afcons and TH Heavy Engineering, awarded offshore India contract.The contract, worth in total about 50-million Euros, awarded by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), is for the Heera Redevelopment (HRD) process platform project in the Arabian Sea…
Keppel FELS complete two rigs early for Transocean and Asia Offshore Drilling, earning a combined US$1.5-milliion bonus.Over two consecutive days Keppel FELS held naming ceremonies for twin jackup rigs built for Transocean, and another jackup rig built for Asia Offshore Drilling (AOD)…
Long noted for the quality of their steel vessels, the Sarawak Slipways have recently launched an aluminum crew boat.Built to a design by Singapore-based Naval Consult Pte. Ltd., the 38 by 7.85-meter vessel has a molded draught of 1.75 meters…
DONG Energy to build this offshore wind farm (OWF) located in the North Sea off the British east coast.The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets…
Leevac Shipyards Jennings LLC, Jennings, La., signed contracts with Aries Marine, Inc of Lafayette, La., to build two LEEVAC Design Services “LDS” 270 DE PSV, a 270 x 56 x 21.5 ft. diesel electric Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). “We are…
Globally-recognized and highly respected commercial diver and ROV training facility, The Underwater Center, has made a senior appointment to further strengthen links between the Center and the offshore industry. James Ridgeway – formerly…
BP announces US District Court’s acceptance of its plea relating to the Deepwater Horizon accident.BP announce that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal…
The contract involves further modification work on Sleipner A under the Sleipner Modification Portfolio Agreement.In detail, this contract is for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) to tie the gas production from the Dagny platform into Sleipner A…
Oceanteam order a new 2000/4000 ton modular carousel for offshore applications.Carousels are used for storage during transportation and installation of flexible pipe, umbilicals, risers and other products for offshore applications. The new…
Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. partners with Vanguards of Enterprise Ltd. (VOEL) of Trinidad & Tobago.Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. a leader in identity solutions and wireless security systems has entered into the partnership to help market…