Oil & gas news

Jack-Up Barge has announced the acquisition of the Odin self-elevating platform from Hochtief.

The company’s first quarter 2014 net operating income was NOK 51.4 billion, a 35% increase compared to the first quarter of 2013.

Bristow Group will showcase its offshore helicopter technologies at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.

High seas: new discoveries bolster the Gulf of Mexico’s future as a prime production basin, but challenges remain, examines Gordon Cope.

Asset integrity management specialist XPD8 Solutions has continued its recent success in West Africa for work off the coast of Ghana.

Douglas Westwood’s new report forecasts that US$ 24 billion will be spent on offshore helicopter services between 2014 and 2018.

Top Side Offshore Technology has introduced a new Offshore Communication System based on GSM technology.

Meridian Ocean Services has added two Saab Seaeye Lynx ROVs to its Falcon fleet to undertake a wider range of deeper inspection tasks at short notice.

Mark Schott and Neil Eckersley, Honeywell UOP, explain why rapid project deployment is needed to ensure the oil and gas industry keeps up with shale production levels.

Some updates from BG Group, including exploration operations and the resignation of Chris Finlayson, Chief Executive.