Deep Sea Recovery is developing a novel nitrogen-based lifting system that the firm claims could cut the cost of North Sea subsea projects and potentially reduce the bill for decommissioning redundant infrastructure.
Seismic major CGGVeritas has struck a deal with Fugro to acquire its geoscience business for $1.54billion in cash, but excluding the existing multi-client library and nodes businesses.
London-listed Eurasia Drilling Company (EDC) has placed an order with Lamprell for a fourth jack-up drilling rig for deployment in the Caspian Sea.
KBR subsidiary GVA has signed a licence agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea for the construction of its GVA 4000NCS, Cat D semi-submersible drilling rigs.
Anadarko and Eni are exploring the possibility of joint development of their massive gas discoveries offshore Mozambique with an eye on establishment of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the East African state's coastline.
Norway's Seadrill has ordered yet another $600million super-drillship from Samsung of South Korea with delivery set for Q4 2014.
The Palestinian Authority and Israel's foreign ministry have agreed to the development of the BG-operated Gaza Marine gasfield offshore Palestine's Gaza Strip.
Worldwide, the clean technology market, is worth more than $2trillion a year, and it is expected to more than double in size by the mid 2020s, according to new research commissioned by the German government.
Melrose Resources has agreed to farm out 30% of its equity in the Est Cobalcescu exploration concession to the Beach Petroleum subsidiary of Beach Energy.
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority Norway is to investigate the stability incident involving the nearly new, Italian semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8 in the Barents Sea on September 4.
Sevan Drilling has advised that it has been necessary to suspend drilling operations with its new-build Sevan Brasil cylindrical drilling rig.
Cairn Energy is kicking off a 3D seismic survey of the Cap Juby Maritime blocks offshore southern Morocco following its acquisition of Nautical Petroleum.
Providence Resources has concluded its first technical appraisal of geological data from its Rathlin onshore and offshore Northern Ireland acreage.
Fugro GeoConsulting has been selected for two research awards totalling $591,000 by the US Department of Energy to advance understanding of resource-grade gas hydrates.
Lundin has successfully completed the sidetrack 16/2-13A of the appraisal well 16/2-13S on the giant Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway on block 16/2.
The Energy Institute (EI) has signed a partnership agreement with the Stichting Tripod Foundation to provide secretariat support and a platform to develop deep learning from incidents using Tripod based tools. The agreement aims to build on the EI's current risk management programme and strengthen the range of Tripod methodology tools and activities.
GL Noble Denton has expanded its safety and risk services to the Norwegian oil and gas market through a new strategic partnership with Stavanger-based consultancy, XAFE.
Shell has filed a lawsuit against Greenpeace in an Amsterdam court to prevent the organisation from protesting the company's drilling operations offshore Alaska in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
A co-operation agreement has been signed by Igor Sechin, president and chairman of Rosneft, and Alexei Miller, chairman of Gazprom, to create and jointly operate offshore field development infrastructure.
Technip has won a Statoil contract for the fabrication, installation, and tie-in of flowlines for the Statoil-operated Gullfaks South field development in the Norwegian North Sea, block 34/10.
According to a latest research conducted by alternative energy analysts at Global Data, UK's renewable energy installed capacity is expected to match the dominant thermal (gas and coal-fired) energy sector by 2025.
John A Manzoni has stepped down from the role of president and CEO at Talisman. Hal Kvisle, former president and CEO of TransCanada Corporation and a current director of Talisman Energy, has assumed the role.
Ex Royal Navy and sometime loss adjuster in Hong Kong, Chris Charman has been appointed CEO of IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association). He replaces Hugh Williams who is retiring.
Esa Ikäheimonen will succeed Gregory Cauthen as executive VP and CFO at drilling company Transocean on November 15. Ikäheimonen has spent the majority of his 22 year career in the energy sector, including Shell for nearly 20 years.
Aberdeen international skills and learning provider, Atlas, has issued three new translations of its IMIST programme, which is therefore now available in nine languages.