Offshore news
Hardide Coatings provides solution for new tool that significantly extends weather windows for drilling operations
Hardide Coatings has provided a coating solution for a new tool that will save oil and gas operators millions of pounds per year by extending weather windows for drilling operations.
GTMaritime signs VAR agreement with Marinesat
The company has signed Marinesat as a value-added reseller to deliver its maritime-optimised communication solutions to vessels in China and other markets.
Certified connector solutions for fibre optic cables in explosive atmospheres
A quick and easy solution can speed the certification of fibre optic cabling installed in explosive atmospheres including caustic marine environments.
Maersk Drilling gets four-month extension for Maersk Intrepid
The rig is now contracted to Equinor until the end of February 2020.
Gas/condensate discovery north of the Oseberg field in the North Sea - 30/6-30
Faroe Petroleum Norge AS, operator of production licence 825, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 30/6-30.
Boskalis and Lamprell: ascension to Saudi Aramco’s offshore LTA programme
The companies have been selected as contractors on Saudi Aramco's Long Term Agreement for Offshore Facilities (LTA) programme.
EM&I: 'commercial readiness' of new technologies for offshore assets is vital to success
New technologies face an uphill battle in the offshore oil industry, even if similar technologies have been used with great success in other industries.
BP starts up Clair Ridge production
BP, on behalf of co-venturers Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, has announced first oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region offshore UK.
Ashtead Technology acquires Welaptega
The transaction comes just 10 months after the company completed a joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.
African Petroleum: licence update on Sierra Leone
The company has issued an update with regards to its two operated licences in the country.