Royal Dutch Shell plc will pause its exploration drilling activity for 2013 in Alaska’s Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.Shell inform that the time out this season will be used to prepare equipment and plans for a resumption of activity at a later stage…
US-based Gulfland Structures is celebrating their fifth year of manufacturing safe and comfortable housing for offshore gas and oil rigs. Keeping workers safe and comfortable contributes greatly to productivity and overall happiness with the working environment…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) mapping of the southeastern Barents Sea and the area surrounding Jan Mayen shows 15% increase.The increase will result in an approximate increase of 15 per cent in the estimates of undiscovered…
A provisional deal on proposed legislation for the safety of offshore oil and gas operations has been struck by MEPs and Council negotiators.Before oil and gas firms can get a licence to drill, the directive would require them to submit major…
Aker Solutions acquires managed pressure drilling specialist Managed Pressure Operations (MPO).Managed Pressure Operations International, Ltd. (MPO) is a company that has successfully developed the next generation of continuous circulation…
Bourbon takes delivery of the 3rd vessel in the large Inspection, Maintenance, Repair (IMR) series for the offshore industry.The Bourbon Evolution 803 is the latest in a series of vessels designed to operate in complete safety at depths of 3000 meters…
Tax changes to encourage growth in the UK oil & gas sector have led the industry to make its highest investment for more than 30 years.According to the recently published Oil & Gas UK, 2013 Activity Survey, thousands of jobs are now being…
Calecore’s multi-role DP2 survey vessel 'Highland Spirit' completes operations offshore Tunisia and Tanzania.After completing a geotechnical investigation offshore Tunisia in December 2012 comprising a 50m composite borehole and 3 x 30m CPT’s in less than 3 days…
The Coast Guard found serious safety & environmental violations on 'Noble Discoverer' used in Arctic waters off Alaska.The Coast Guard found 16 violations on the Noble Discoverer, one of Shell’s two drilling rigs for Alaska’s Arctic waters…
AECOM awarded US$15.6-million first year of renewable contract for Ghana’s Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project.The contract from the Ghana National Gas Company is renewable annually.The project primarily consists of a…
Maersk Drilling release its financial summary statement for year 2012.With high contract coverage for the coming years and the delivery of seven new large rigs in 2013-2015, Maersk Drilling says it is on track towards to reach its target of a profit of USD 1 billion by 2018…
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Alistair Porter as Operations Director for London to drive forward business across the company’s technical and commercial activities. Based in London, Mr Porter has been with Xodus…
Braemar Adjusting continues its development and expansion, with the recruitment of experienced loss adjusters and new young talent across the globe. New staff have boosted the adjusting teams in the firm’s London, Singapore and Calgary…
Immediately after the naming ceremony, Atlantic Offshore's 'MRV Ocean Response' heads to North Sea on Statoil charter.This is the third Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV) newbuilding delivered to Atlantic Offshore during the past year…
The Polarled-pipeline will export gas from Statoil's Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea to the Nyhamna gas plant.Statoil has awarded Marubeni Itochu/JFE the fabrication contract for linepipe to the Polarled project, while Wasco has been awarded the coating contract…
