The global enterprise applications company IFS announced that international offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has deployed IFS Applications to improve operations and optimize its IT landscape.The enterprise software company said in…
Parker Drilling files for pre-arranged Chapter 11 reorganizationOilfield services provider Parker Drilling Co said it filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday under an agreement with a group of debtors that will allow it to quickly restructure…
Maersk Drilling A/S announced Wednesday that it has signed a Master Alliance Agreement (MAA) with Seapulse Ltd. under which Maersk Drilling will provide fully integrated services, including provision of drilling rigs, related drilling services…
Seadrill Norway Operations Limited has been awarded a contract for drilling two exploration wells for Equinor in the Barents Sea by use of the West Hercules rig. Drilling is scheduled to start in the spring of 2019.The contract includes options for drilling nine additional wells…
Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp. (PV Drilling) signed a contract for use of the PV Drilling jackup rig for KrisEnergy in the Gulf of Thailand. PV Drilling I jackup. Image from PV Drilling…
Parker Hannifin has a complete range of valves that conform to the API 6A specification for Christmas tree and wellhead applications. API 6A valve. Image from Parker. For a number of years…
Marine Scotland announced the award of two marine licenses in support of Aberdeen Harbour’s major plans to expand its facilities into Nigg Bay, to the south of the existing harbor. Issued under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the licenses…
Parker Drilling was awarded an extension and additional rig to its operations and maintenance (O&M) contract on Sakhalin Island, Russia. The prior contract term was set to expire in Q3 2017 and covered operating and maintaining three customer-owned rigs in support of the Sakhalin-1 Project…
Parker Bestobell Marine has completed a contract to supply cryogenic globe and check valves made in Sheffield, for Hoegh LNG’s series of five floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) that are being built at Hyundai shipyard (HHI) in South Korea…
In contrast to 2015, upstream oil and gas deal activity is set to ramp up this year regardless of what happens to the oil price, according to Wood Mackenzie's M&A outlook for 2016. Should oil prices stay low, companies will be forced to sell assets and merge businesses: to free up capital…
SOCAR-AQS signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Archer Assets UK and Nobel Oil Services to establish Oğuz Drilling, a new platform drilling company in Azerbaijan, with a focus on the Caspian Sea. With support from SOCAR-AQS, Archer and Nobel Oil Services…
Year in review: 2014 - OEDigital’s top stories Mozambique NG flow test. OE staff presents a look back at 2014’s top stories posted on OEDigital.com. It was a year filled with highs and lows…
First oil from ExxonMobil’s giant Hebron project off Newfoundland and Labrador is set for 2017. Sarah Parker Musarra received an update on the development from Geoff Parker, Hebron senior project manager, and examines its place in the Canadian energy economy…
Maritime’s Single Camera Metrology System (SICAMS) can be used to measure a variety of subsea elements. Images from Parker Maritime. Some service providers are looking to the past to provide new solutions for subsea metrology operations…
The BP MS 150 is a two-day fundraising cycling ride organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Lone Star Chapter. This ride is the largest event of its kind in North America, and the top fund- raiser for the society, but it’s one of more than 100 Bike MS rides staged around the US…
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