Offshore & subsea

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have discovered bacteria that consume oil.

Africa Oil Corp. has reported that an independent assessment of the Company's Contingent Resources in the South Lokichar Basin located in Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya has been completed.

Kosmos Energy has announced that its Teranga-1 exploration well offshore Senegal has made a significant gas discovery.

The latest figures show that rig counts are down from March 2016.

The partnership will see Gardline’s DP2 multi-role survey vessel, the MV Kommandor, enhanced with the permanent installation of Neptune’s Explorer 06 100HP ROV.

Survey of America's oil and gas industry at OTC Houston in Texas reveals ‘adoption of new technologies’ as the critical business issue in the next 18 months.

Bibby Offshore’s construction will support vessel Olympic Ares, and its diving support vessel Bibby Polaris perform subsea engineering work.

The company has shut down its RMWB operations in a controlled manner and worked with government to enhance fire protection measures in the region.

A team led by AJ Jain, Harkand North America Managing Director, has agreed to a management buyout of Harkand’s North American and African business.

Baker Hughes Inc. has announced that the international rig count for April 2016 was 946, a decrease of 39 from the 985 counted in March 2016.

A new oilfield drilling technology firm, Extreme Rock Destruction, has been announced in Texas, USA.

New applications demonstrate value to major operator.

These projects combined are a substantial brownfield award for McDermott and have a total scope, which includes the EPCI for jackets and topsides, subsea pipelines and subsea cables.

Kearl workforce levels have been reduced to essential staff only in response to the fires in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

Wood Group has been awarded a three year contract extending its support of Shell’s eight UKCS offshore assets.