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Bureau Veritas gains provisional accreditation for Center for Offshore Safety SEMS audits
May 17, 2013
Bureau Veritas Certification has received provisional accreditation as an official Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) audit service provider for the Center for Offshore Safety (COS).
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Shell signs Tyco for fire protection, systems, and lifecycle services
May 17, 2013
Shell Global Solutions International BV has awarded Tyco (NYSE:TYC) an enterprise framework agreement for fire protection products, engineered systems, and lifecycle services in the America, Asia, ...
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US drilling rig count unchanged at 1,769
May 17, 2013
The US drilling rig count was unchanged during the week ended May 17, maintaining a total of 1,769 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. |
Petrobras buys the most offshore exploration blocks in ANP 11th Round
May 17, 2013
Petrobras bought, on its own or in partnerships, 34 of the 289 blocks offered in the bid. |
NZOG moves into offshore Canterbury basin permit
May 17, 2013
New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) has agreed to take a 50% interest from Beach Petroleum in the Clipper concession. |
Gulfstream cuts decommissioned North Sea subsea hardware
May 17, 2013
Gulfstream Services Inc. (GSI) has completed offshore decommissioning contracts for Helix Well Ops UK and Dof Subsea. |
Bourbon crewboats to work in Caribbean
May 17, 2013
Bourbon Offshore Trinidad has signed a three-year contract to provide three DP-2 FSIVs crewboat vessels to an unnamed client. |
Total wins 10 offshore Brazil oil exploration licenses
May 17, 2013
Total announces that it has been awarded 10 new exploration licenses during Brazil’s 11th bid round. |
Well to test undrilled TGT fault block offshore Vietnam
May 16, 2013
SOCO International and its partners have contracted the jackup Naga-2 for further appraisal and development drilling offshore southern Vietnam. |
Afren plans more development in Ebok area offshore Nigeria
May 16, 2013
Afren has started front-end engineering design and fabrication planning for a new wellhead platform and production unit for the Okoro field extension offshore Nigeria. |