Offshore News


Deepwater Downturn: Bump in the Road or Long-term Slowdown?

Nov 05, 2015

IMA/World Energy Reports has just completed a comprehensive assessment of the five year outlook for the deepwater sector. The new report – the 19th annual floater market forecast prepared by IMA since 1996 – provides our forecast of orders for floating production systems between 2016 and 2020…

Kongsberg Names New Manager for Offshore Production

Nov 05, 2015

Global marine technology company, Kongsberg Maritime has appointed a new business manager for the Offshore Production division of its Kongsberg Maritime Ltd base in Aberdeen.David Wilson brings to the role more than 27 years of experience in the marine engineering industry…

Dutch Experts Starts Work on Philippines Coastal Protection Strategy

Nov 05, 2015

International engineering and project management consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV is leading a multi-disciplinary team in developing a sustainable coastal protection strategy to reduce flood risks for the cities of Tacloban and adjacent Palo in the Philippines…

SBM Offshore CEO Signs on for 4 More Years

Nov 04, 2015

Floating production services provider SBM Offshore N.V. announced that its chief executive officer Bruno Chabas has been reappointed to serve a second four-year term on the company’s management board.Chabas was reappointed today during a shareholders meeting for a term running into 2020…

BMT – DoT Partnership Extended

Nov 04, 2015

BMT JFA Consultants, together with sister company BMT Oceanica, subsidiaries of BMT Group (BMT), have announced that the Western Australian Department of Transport (DoT) has taken up the Contract option to extend its current contract for a further two years…

FSR Announces Two Appointments

Nov 02, 2015

Forum Subsea Rentals (FSR) has promoted Nicki Nicholls to the role of global business director, and Christian Blinkenberg has been appointed global sales and marketing director of the company's Global Services division.Based in FSR’s newly opened operations center in Westhill…

MPA Chief to Keynote SOS 2015

Nov 02, 2015

Mr Tan will provide the opening keynote address for the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable Ocean Summit, (SOS), 9-11 November 2015.MPA Chief Executive Mr Andrew Tan stated, “Singapore is honoured to host the first Sustainable Ocean Summit to be held in Asia…

CIMIC Appoints Valderas as Dy CEO

Nov 02, 2015

CIMIC Group today announced the appointment of Adolfo Valderas as Deputy Chief Executive Officer.Mr Valderas is the current CIMIC Group Chief Operating Officer.CIMIC Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr Marcelino Fernández…

Albrecht Joins Rowan Board of Directors

Oct 29, 2015

William E. Albrecht has been appointed to the board of directors of Rowan Companies plc, effective October 28, 2015. Albrecht has served as executive chairman of California Resources Corporation, a publicly traded oil and natural gas exploration and production company…

Polar Pioneer Returns to Port Angeles

Oct 29, 2015

The Polar Pioneer oil rig arrived in Port Angeles on Wednesday.  Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said Port Angeles was an “excellent location for load-out” before the drilling season and remains fit for that purpose. The 400-foot tall rig…

Knudsen Quits Electromagnetic Geoservices

Oct 28, 2015

Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Svein Knudsen, has tendered his resignation. Knudsen has held the position as CFO of EMGS since January 2005.Stig Eide Sivertsen…

Peterson Hires Regional Director

Oct 27, 2015

International energy logistics company Peterson has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Coull as regional director.   Coull is the latest in a string of senior appointments by the company this year as it continues…

Aaron Smith Takes the Helm at OMSA

Oct 27, 2015

Aaron Smith has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Offshore Marine Services Association, Inc. (OMSA), the national trade association representing the U.S.-flag offshore workboat industry. Smith’s appointment follows the resignation of Ben Billings…

Unique Group Acquires Oceanwide Safety at Sea

Oct 26, 2015

Integrated subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group informs it has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea.Founded in 2002, Oceanwide designs, constructs and performs maintenance on self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats. The company will…

Is Oil Industry Backing Away From Offshore Arctic Drilling ?

Oct 26, 2015

The principal difficulty for Arctic offshore drilling right now, according to oil industry think tank, is economic.  The companies may be back for another try at Arctic offshore drilling, in U.S. waters or elsewhere, if economic conditions change…

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