Norway-based Uptime International has entered into contracts with MAC Offshore Dubai and Fujian Mawei Shipyard China for delivery of three active motion-compensated gangways. The first of these three gangways will be mounted early 2015…
Baker Hughes issued the July 2014 international rotary drilling rig count last week, showing a total of 1382 rigs operating outside the US & Canada. International activity in July was up 38 rigs from the 1344 rigs drilling in June 2014…
SKF has been selected to deliver Nautilus bearings for Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment (Hangzhou) Co Ltd.’s first order of wind turbines outside China. Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment is a leading manufacturer of wind turbines to a broad range of customers in China…
Baker Hughes issued the May 2014 international rotary drilling rig count today, showing a total of 1024 rigs operating outside the US & Canada. International activity in May was up 4 rigs from the 1020 rigs drilling in April and up 68…
Norway's DNO International AS has completed a farm-in by its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Tunisia AS to the Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit and the Ras El Besh Concession in the Republic of Tunisia. The agreement, with Eurogas International Inc…
BlueFire Equipment Corp rolled out its new premium steel bit line. The product will be available alongside the matrix PDC bits, and offers the opportunity of more cost savings for its customers. “During the process of developing our first made-to-order product for the international sector…
Offshore accommodation services provider OOS International BV secured a four-plus-four-year charter contract for two semisubmersible crane and accommodation platforms for Petrobras. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered early 2014. The…
IKM Consultants is to provide multi-discipline personnel to Statoil's international operations and projects over the next 2.5 years under a new frame agreement with the Norwegian operator. This frame agreement started December 15, and includes an option for two…
Stephen M. Johnson will retire as McDermott International Inc.’s chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer— and as a director of McDermott this month. David Dickson will succeed Johnson as president and CEO. Dickson has…
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. has agreed to sell its standard jackup drilling unit, The Vicksburg, to Gulf Drilling International Ltd (Q.S.C.) for US$55.4 million. The sale is expected to close in early 2014 following the completion of the unit's contract with CEC International…
CNR International signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for Block CI-12 off Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with a 60% working interest. CNR International will operate the block, located west of the company’s Espoir and Baobab fields, in 250-300m water depths…
Aberdeen-based CNR International has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for Block CI-12 off Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with a 60% working interest. CI-12 is the second high impact exploration block in Cote d'Ivoire that CNR has secured…
Petroceltic International is participating in a joint venture with Edison International Spa, which was the successful bidder for two blocks, North Thekah and South Idku, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. 2012 International Bid Round…
McDermott International Inc. acquired all outstanding shares of the DeepSea operating companies. “The acquisition of DeepSea by McDermott enables us to offer a greater number of subsea engineers with broader specialist services to reinforce our own engineering…
Lebanon's Petroleum Administration has revealed the results of a pre-qualification process to select companies who will be able to bid in its first offshore exploration round. Of 54 companies applying to take part, 46 have been approved to bid in the round…
