Upstream news
Maersk becomes ‘launching customer’ for Chela
Maersk Drilling, a world leading provider of high-efficiency drilling services to oil companies around the world, awarded GustoMSC the first order for the uniquely designed crane Chela.
Optimising IoT edge-to-enterprise connectivity in oil and gas production
John Geiger, Vice President Business Development, MACHFU, shows how Conventional IoT approaches to enterprise/edge connectivity in oil and gas production are being upstaged by new application gateway technologies.
BP awards Vroon Offshore Services multi-ship contract
Vroon Offshore will provide emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) to support BP’s on-going and future operations in the North Sea and West of Shetland.
EM&I 'ODIN' technology used for valve inspection and repair offshore Angola
Twenty one valves were inspected and three repaired, safely, on time, and at a fraction of the cost of conventional methods.
InterMoor completes delivery of all H-Links connectors for Appomattox FPS
The platform will become Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
PG to supply Polvo FPSO pumps
BW Offshore has contracted liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions to supply water booster pumps to the FPSO operator’s life extension project for the Polvo FPSO.
Keppel signs agreement to sell five existing rigs to Borr Drilling for about US$745 million
These are existing jackup rigs which are currently being built by Keppel FELS to the KFELS B class designs.
Entering a rental market
Billy Pierce and David Nemetz, JDR Cable Systems, discuss how the leasing model is growing in popularity, and review the implications for equipment design and service-lead delivery.
Reabold Resources Plc provides update on Colter and Wick Projects
Reabold Resources is delighted to announce that Corallian Energy has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with UK based drilling contractor Ensco U.K. Ltd for the provision of a jack-up drilling unit to drill its Colter and Wick wells.
JDR bags Safaniya work from McDermott
JDR Cable Systems, the leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry owned by TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by McDermott for the Safaniya project. Owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, Safaniya is the world’s largest offshore oilfield located in the Persian Gulf.