Offshore news
Ashtead boosts rental fleet with £2.8 million investment
The announcement follows the recent completion of Ashtead’s joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.
BP selects McDermott and BHGE for subsea contracts for West African Tortue/Ahmeyim Development
During the initial engineering phase, McDermott will work on defining the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope for the project, while BHGE will focus on the subsea production system (SPS) scope.
BP chooses Kongsberg to build dynamic simulator for Mad Dog Phase 2
The digital twin models will be connected to the Mad Dog 2 facility-integrated control and safety systems to create a realistic simulation environment.
Offshore Technology Conference attracts top influencers in the energy sector to celebrate 50th event
World’s largest oil and gas conference and exhibition marks a milestone in technical achievements and innovations.
Total Closes the Maersk Oil Acquisition
The acquisition of Maersk Oil allows the Group to reinforce its existing leading positions in the U.K. and in Norway, as well as to enter Denmark, making Total the second-largest operator in the North Sea.
NSRI appoints new Director
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed Tony Laing as its new director of research and market acceleration.
Proserv enters into restructuring agreement
Energy services company Proserv has entered into a restructuring agreement with its principal lenders which will strengthen the long term financial structure of the company.
VMAX and BluHaptics – simulation meets automation to enhance ROV training and analysis
Forum Subsea Technologies and BluHaptics, Inc. have announced a joint agreement enabling technologies from both companies to be combined to provide solutions for ROV and subsea engineering applications.
CGG announces its 2017 fourth quarter and full-year results
In a still challenging market overall, the Group achieved a robust 22% growth in fourth quarter revenue year-on-year.
SDX Energy: Gas Discovery at SAH-2 well
The well will now be completed, tested and connected to existing infrastructure. SDX expects to provide a further update on testing results in early April.