Offshore news

At least one well will be drilled to follow-up and appraise the Verbier oil discovery this year.

Subsea services company, Rovco has appointed Liam Warren as operations manager to support the delivery of complex ROV and survey projects across the globe.

The late life extension strategy involves converting the TAQA-operated Eider Alpha platform into a utility platform as part of a wider programme designed to extend the life of TAQA’s wider NNS infrastructure in the years ahead.

Taking place at the AECC on Wednesday 7 February, the ‘Scottish Enterprise Business Breakfast’, will provide guests with a networking opportunity whilst demonstrate the vast amount of diversification opportunities there are across the sector.

Statoil has awarded Subsea 7 a sizeable contract for the Johan Castberg field development, located 240 km from Hammerfest in Norway.

OEG have delivered several high value remotely operated vehicles module contracts worth £1.8 million (US$2.5 million) for leading subsea contractors.

McDermott International, Inc. announced a large contract award from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 13 jackets in the Zuluf, Marjan, Berri and Abu Safah fields, offshore Saudi Arabia.

Enpro Subsea has secured investment from EV Private Equity (EV) to grow its production optimisation business into new and existing international markets and further develop its range of production optimisation and intervention technologies.

TMC Compressors has won a contract from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) to supply the marine compressed air system to a newbuild FPSO the yard is currently constructing for SBM Offshore.

Confidence within the oil and gas industries has surged after a difficult three years, according to a survey by DNV GL.