ASCO secures North Sea contract win with Marathon Oil
Jun 19, 2015
ASCO has secured a services contract for work in the North Sea with Marathon Oil UK, which is worth more than $75 million. Commencing in July 2015,

DNV GL research paper shows bright future for subsea processing
Jun 19, 2015
DNV GL launched a research paper exploring the viability of moving offshore oil and gas processing subsea, including the techno-economics of an ‘all subsea’ solution. The report addresses current limitations, but also highlights opportunities for subsea technology.To lend clarity to the topic, the paper compares a benchmark FPSO set-up with a hypothetical all-subsea field development solution. However, instead of making a direct comparison between the two alternatives, the paper adopts a stepwise approach,

Sherwin-Williams brings advanced repair systems to market
Jun 19, 2015
Sherwin-Williams is bringing to market two breakthrough reinforced composite repair products aimed at the chemical and oil & gas sectors in the UK.

Drydocks World highlights maritime capabilities at the 50th Nor-Shipping Exhibition
Jun 19, 2015
Drydocks World showcased the global services, projects and state-of-the-art infrastructure of Drydocks World to an international audience at

Harkand secures decommissioning work in UKCS for Maersk Oil
Jun 19, 2015
Harkand has commenced decommissioning work in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf supporting Maersk Oil UK’s work in the Leadon field.

Windependents becomes ARC sustainable energy solutions
Jun 19, 2015
ARC will no longer only focus on offshore wind, but will now cover the full spectrum of onshore and offshore sustainable energy projects.

Dry well southwest of the Gjøa field in the North Sea
Jun 19, 2015
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 378, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 35/12-5 S.

NUTECH adds new XRF technology to POROLABS core analysis solutions
Jun 19, 2015
NUTECH has added new X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technologies to its proprietary POROLABS™ core analysis solutions for identifying the characteristics

AnTech Ltd reports record product sales
Jun 18, 2015
AnTech Ltd has reported record results across its product division, with overall sales up by 52% during the last financial year.

Peterson and Veolia announce new Great Yarmouth decommissioning facility
Jun 18, 2015
Peterson in partnership with Veolia has announced a £1million investment in the development of a new, purpose built decommissioning facility in Great Yarmouth.

Lundin spuds exploration well on the Luno II North prospect
Jun 18, 2015
Lundin Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has commenced drilling of exploration well 16/4-9 S on the Luno II North prospect. The Luno II discovery is located approximately 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Wintershall to expand natural gas production in the Netherlands
Jun 17, 2015
Wintershall is expanding its natural gas production in the Netherlands: the unmanned mini-platform L6-B has started to produce

Ceona appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Jun 17, 2015
Ceona says that the company’s executive vice president commercial and business development, Mark Preece, has been appointed

PRD Energy makes management changes
Jun 17, 2015
PRD Energy Inc. says that Mr. Edmund Watchuk, Vice President, Exploration of the Company, has chosen to retire from the

Ocean Signal launches rescueME EDF1 electronic distress flare
Jun 17, 2015
Ocean Signal introduces the new rescueME EDF1, the world’s most compact electronic distress flare, to the commercial market

Absoft secures SAP support contract with Total E&P UK
Jun 17, 2015
Absoft has secured a contract with TOTAL Exploration and Production UK Ltd, to provide SAP support services for their North Sea operations,

FX Energy commences drilling Miloslaw-4K well in Poland
Jun 17, 2015
FX Energy, Inc. says that the Miloslaw-4K well has started drilling. The well is a planned test of a Rotliegend sandstone target at a projected

P&A Guideline from DNV GL could save the oil and gas industry more than USD32 billion
Jun 17, 2015
The plugging and abandonment (P&A) of offshore wells represents a significant cost to operating companies and national authorities. On the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) alone, the cost is estimated to be USD108bn (NOK1870bn) over the next 40 years. Now a new DNV GL guideline will introduce a risk-based approach instead of the current prescriptive practice.

Delivering improvements, estimating workforce reductions
Jun 17, 2015
The effort to standardise, simplify and increase efficiency across Statoil enters the next phase. The potential workforce reduction

Emerson enhances software to help operators maximize the value of reservoir assets
Jun 17, 2015
Emerson Process Management has launched the latest version of its reservoir modeling software, Roxar RMS™. The new version

Providence provides technical update on Ruadhan 3D seismic survey
Jun 16, 2015
Providence Resources provides a technical update on the Ruadhan 3D seismic survey in the northern Porcupine Basin, offshore west of Ireland.

Plexus awarded £3.3 million contract with Total, offshore Norway
Jun 16, 2015
Plexus Holdings has secured a new customer via a £3.3 million contract win with oil and gas major, Total E&P Norge AS, to supply

Training: Cost cutting while remaining cutting-edge
Jun 16, 2015
Businesses are operating in tough economic times, with budgets being significantly cut during the current industry downturn.

Sparrows Group appoints experienced director to oversee Americas growth
Jun 16, 2015
The Sparrows Group has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of an experienced director to head up its operations