Offshore News


Reservoir Group Adds Companies and Services

Dec 12, 2011

Reservoir Group has strengthened its portfolio of completion and production services with the announcement that two well intervention specialists have joined the ‘club’. The Tool Company, located in Assen, The Netherlands and the Aberdeen-based firm…

Aker Solutions Maintains Bullish Outlook

Dec 08, 2011

Aker Solutions announced at the company's capital markets day that it is maintaining its ambition of 9-15 percent annual revenue growth for the period 2011-15 due to a favorable market outlook for the oil services industry. The company  also…

North Wales Trainees Start Offshore Careers

Dec 07, 2011

Six young men from North Wales have taken their first steps into a new career in the offshore wind energy industry having been accepted as trainees with the UK’s only dedicated trainee academy for the offshore wind industry, Offshore Marine Academy…

BOEM to Hold Public Meeting in New Orleans

Dec 07, 2011

BOEM Will Hold Public Hearing on December 8th in New Orleans on Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a public hearing in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2011, to provide an opportunity to comment…

Get Ahead of Disaster with Careful Preparation

Dec 05, 2011

In a year where globally we are seeing more natural disasters, including earthquakes in New Zealand and Chile, floods in Australia, and a tsunami in Japan, an important question for businesses relying on goods and services from suppliers in…

Offshore Oil Spills & A Culture of Complacency

Dec 05, 2011

The dictionary defines “complacency” as tranquil pleasure or self-satisfaction, especially when uncritical or unwarranted.  Groups are prone to complacency when events occur as expected over an extended period of time.  They let their guard down…

DDW Wins Groundbreaking GOM Conversion Contract

Dec 05, 2011

Drydocks World signed a Contract with Singapore based AET, a global leader in petroleum shipping, for two Tanker-to-Modular Capture Vessel (MCV) conversion projects. AET is converting these vessels as part of the Marine Well Containment Company’s (MWCC) well containment system…

IHC Merwede Names New CEO for SE Asia

Nov 23, 2011

IHC Merwede appointed Denis Welch as its CEO for South East Asia. He will be responsible for helping the company to reinforce its regional identity and expand its Asian-centred operations – which are focussed on its offshore and marine activities…

IHC Merwede Appoints South East Asia CEO

Nov 23, 2011

IHC Merwede strengthens its internationalisation strategy with new CEO for South East Asia.IHC Merwede, a global maritime, engineering and manufacturing group, has appointed Denis Welch as its CEO for South East Asia. He will be responsible…

No Recordable Incidents for Signal Texas

Nov 22, 2011

Signal International announced that on November 16th, 2011, its Texas Operations in Orange, Texas achieved one full year, working 451,116 man-hours, without the occurrence of an OSHA recordable incident. This is a significant safety milestone…

Oil & Gas Firms: Key Role in Asia

Nov 21, 2011

International oil companies remain vital to the growth of Asian oil and gas industry. Asia still requires the injection of profit-driven innovation from international oil companies, sector leaders claim. Asia needs international oil companies…

Barclay's Oil & Gas: Cautiously Optimistic

Nov 21, 2011

Walter Cumming, head of oil and gas, Barclays Corporate, weighs in. The theme of cautious optimism remains as we move towards the end of the year and all eyes are on the 2012 budget as the industry hopes to see longer-term certainty and clarity in areas such as decommissioning…

Petrobras Awards $1B Vessel Contract

Nov 18, 2011

The joint venture formed by Technip (50%) and Odebrecht Oil & Gas (OOG, 50%) received a letter of award from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the charter and operation, during a fixed period of five years, of two identical flexible pipeline…

Statoil Stakes Claim Offshore Suriname

Nov 18, 2011

Statoil has acquired a 30% participating interest in block 47 offshore Suriname from Tullow Oil. Tullow Oil operates the block 47 licence offshore Suriname with 100% working interest. Tullow will retain the operatorship and 70% working interest…

Fairmount Glacier Assists Rig Scarabeo 9

Nov 18, 2011

Fairmount Marine’s powerful tug Fairmount Glacier has successfully assisted the new build semi submergible drilling rig Scarbeo 9 sailing around Cape of Good Hope. For this operation Fairmount was contracted by Saipem Energies directly after the successful installation of the floating…

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