Ongoing storms in the North Sea have seen another vessel break loose and start drifting. According to reports on Norwegian news sites, the Safe Bristolia flotel, which was being towed from the UK to Poland, is drifting about 120km offshore Scotland…
Trinidad and Tobago-focused Trinity is undergoing a multi million dollar cost reduction program that will include a management shakeup. Image from Trinity. According to Trinity…
North Sea industry body Oil & Gas UK has announced a number of appointments of member company representatives to its board. Alan Corbett, managing director at Bristow Helicopters, will represent the aviation sector, replacing Richard Mintern of Babcock International Group…
SPE Offshore Europe starts just four weeks today! To help you plan, we have asked some show veterans for their tips on how to survive and thrive at Europe's biggest oil show: Alexander MacLeod, founder and project services manager at…
Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has announced that it has joined forces with eight former members of senior staff from Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI). ADTI ceased trading in May 2015…
Global shipping and energy services firm, Craig Group, has launched its first F-Class vessel, the Grampian Fortress. The IMT 958 multi-role emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) was christened in the Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain this week…
Chevron Upstream Europe has installed a new topsides module on to its Brittania bridge linked platform, paving the way for the start-up of the Alder. The Alder high-pressure, high-temperature field was discovered in 1975, in Block 15/29a…
Sir Ian’s Wood Report, published last year, identified technology as an integral component to ensuring the success of maximizing the economic recovery of the UK Continental Shelf (MER UK). As the Wood Report states, new field discoveries…
Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS), the UK wide commercial law firm, has appointed Jill Reid, the former general counsel and company secretary of Dana Petroleum, as a partner to lead its oil and gas team in Aberdeen. Reid has worked her entire career in the oil and gas industry…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by the Hess Corporation for installation work in support of the Stampede Project in deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves installation of flowlines, steel catenary risers, umbilicals…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$50-100 million contract by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) for installation work in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves the installation of 27 mi. of 8 in. flowlines and steel catenary risers (SCRs)…
Houston-based Hercules Offshore promoted Troy L. Carson to senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective 21 November 2014. Carson is currently serving as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. He joined…
The government of Nova Scotia awarded Petrofac a contract to help identify the best ways to exploit the province’s ultra deepwater oil potential. Under the terms of the agreement, Petrofac is expected to deliver a development study for…
EMAS AMC's flagship vessel, the Lewek Constellation, is due to arrive in the North Sea in the coming week in order to be fitted with its multi-lay tower and ancillary equipment for pipe lay activities at Huisman's Schiedam yard, Netherlands…
Chevron has agreed to sell its shares in Chevron Exploration and Production Netherlands, including its interest in Chevron Transportation, to Petrogas International E&P Coӧperatief, a subsidiary of Oman-based Petrogas E&P. 'Our decision…
