Offshore news
Keppel delivers fourth enhanced KFELS Super A Class unit to EnscoRowan
ENSCO 123 is the ninth harsh environment jackup built and successfully delivered by Keppel to EnscoRowan.
Ashtead Technology acquires Aqua-Tech Solutions in Gulf of Mexico
This latest transaction is the fourth deal completed by Ashtead Technology since the business was acquired by Buckthorn Partners and APICORP in April 2016.
ExxonMobil acquires more exploration acreage offshore Namibia
Agreements signed with the government of Namibia and NAMCOR will add approximately 7 million net acres to the company’s exploration acreage.
Sparrows Group secures UKCS contract renewals totalling £30m
Sparrows Group has reinforced its leading position in the North Sea following contract renewals worth an estimated £30 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2019.
Standard Drilling to acquire Norwegian-built PSV
The company will acquire the Havyard 832 PSV vessel Olympus through its subsidiary Wanax AS.
Emerson and Metrol launch the Intelligent Multistage Completion Network™
The IMCN is an integrated upper and lower completions downhole solution that communicates wirelessly with instruments at the reservoir sandface.
Shell announces deepwater discovery in Gulf of Mexico
Evaluation of the discovery at the Blacktip prospect is ongoing, and appraisal planning is underway.
KCA Deutag awarded four-year drilling contract extension on North Sea platform
The company’s offshore business unit has been awarded an extension to its existing contract with CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited for the Scott platform.
Upwing Energy to unveil new artificial lift technology at Offshore Technology Conference
Company to showcase Subsurface Compressor System™ for gas wells and Magnetic Drive System™ for oil wells.
Murphy Oil Corporation announces strategic deepwater, oil-weighted Gulf of Mexico acquisition
The company’s subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG.