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Ex-BP Engineer Deserves New Gulf Spill Trial -US Appeals Court

Jun 30, 2015

A former BP Plc engineer deserves a new trial on an obstruction of justice charge related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed with a…

SeaZip Offshore Service Commences Operation

Jun 30, 2015

Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service has entered into a partnership agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC). HMC, the world's market leader in transporting, installing and dismantling offshore oil and gas installations, has contracted…

ShipServ opens Singapore office

Jun 30, 2015

ShipServ, the leading marine and offshore marketplace with an expected annual trade of $3bn in 2015, has cemented its position in Asia with the opening of a new office in Singapore.The office will be managed by ShipServ’s VP of Sales Sharon Gill and will be open for business from July 1st…

AOD Orders 2 Jack-up Rigs at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong

Jun 30, 2015

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company has won an order to build a pair of jack-up drilling rigs for Alliance Offshore Drilling (AOD), subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed TSC Group. The two Zentech-designed R-550D rigs are scheduled to be delivered by 2017 and June 2018…

Saltire Energy CEO Honored for Entrepreneurial Spirit

Jun 29, 2015

Mike Loggie, Chief Executive of Saltire Energy, a supplier of drilling tools to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been announced as the overall winner of the EY Scotland Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2015. Winners were announced at a black tie ceremony at Gleneagles Hotel on Thursday…

Union: Workers Need Care as Renewables Replace Fossil Fuels

Jun 29, 2015

Coal, oil and gas workers need a secure future as the world moves away from fossil fuel use, and governments and companies must plan to ensure any new global climate change deal is fair for all those impacted, a top trade unionist said.So…

Northern Offshore acquired by Shandong Offshore

Jun 29, 2015

Offshore oil and gas drilling firm Northern Offshore Ltd. has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended $165m cash acquisition by Shandong Offshore International Company Limited.  The NOK7.59 per share offer by Shandong has been unanimously…

Statoil Cancels Rig Contract, COSL Cuts Jobs

Jun 29, 2015

COSL Drilling Europe is reportedly being forced to make 229 rig staff redundant as a result of Statoil’s decision to cancel the charter for semi-submersible unit COSL Pioneer. Statoil announced the termination of contract since 8 October 2014…

Exxon, BP Defer Canadian Arctic Drilling

Jun 27, 2015

As Imperial Oil, as senior partner in the northern venture with ExxonMobil and BP, told Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) that the exploration program has been deferred, the plan to revive arctic gas and oil drilling in deep Canadian waters of the Beaufort Sea ground to a halt…

Harvey Gulf Acquires Shipbuilding Assets

Jun 25, 2015

Harvey Gulf continues growth despite industry downturn; new affiliate Harvey Shipyard Group acquires Gulf Coast Shipyard Group Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) is launching a new affiliate, Harvey Shipyard Group, to manage its shipbuilding assets…

IRClass Raises Focus on Offshore

Jun 25, 2015

Classification society and IACS member Indian Register of Shipping has established an ‘India and Offshore Advisory Committee’ with a vision to raise the profile of its services and receive strategic advice for growth in South Asia region…

RigNet Appoints Stewart as VP

Jun 24, 2015

RigNet, Inc. announced that Keith Stewart has been promoted to the new position of Vice President – Global Operations, RigNet TSI, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Stewart is now responsible for managing RigNet’s technical resources assigned to Telecommunications Systems Integration (TSI) projects…

Trafigura, Singapore LNG Sign Storage Agreement

Jun 23, 2015

The Singapore SLNG Corporation and Commodities trading firm Trafigura have signed a storage agreement for the excess capacity within the Singapore LNG terminal on Jurong Island. John Ng, CEO at SLNG, operator of the country's first LNG terminal…

Pemex Confirms Explosion in Oil Platform at Gulf of Mexico

Jun 23, 2015

An oil platform run by Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the southern Gulf of Mexico suffered what appeared to be an explosion on Monday.  Pemex confirmed that there had been an “accident” and a “fire” after a leak of oil and gas…

Polish Oilfirm Goes Arctic

Jun 23, 2015

Polish energy company Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) will compete with Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as a number of other companies, for Norwegian Arctic licenses. If successful, PGNiG could potentially…

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