Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, the well management and performance improvement specialist, has reported a positive outcome during 2020, despite the challenges faced during the past nine months.

Turbulent times are presenting shipowners and operators with a steady stream of new challenges. Inchcape offers cost-effective and efficient surveys to help keep things under control.

PETRONAS through its subsidiary, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV), has made its first discovery of hydrocarbon in Suriname with the successful drilling of the Sloanea-1 exploration well located in Block 52.

McDermott International, Ltd has been selected by BHP Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. De R.L. De C.V. (BHP) to perform the preliminary Front-End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) extension phase for a Floating Production Unit (FPU) that could be installed in a water depth of approximately 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) at the Trion field, located approximately 19 miles (30 kilometers) south of the U.S./Mexico border and approximately 112 miles (180 kilometers) from the Mexican coastline.

On December 11, the U.S. Senate passed Congressman John Garamendi’s (D-CA) amendment ensuring full enforcement of the Jones Act and other federal laws in offshore wind development in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021.

Concordia Maritime AB (publ) has appointed Martin Nerfeldt as new CFO and member of Group management. Martin Nerfeldt replaces the current CFO Ola Helgesson, who has decided to leave his position to take on new challenges. 

As exploration activities in the Guyana-Suriname Basin expand, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) and its Trinidad subsidiary follow suit, building on a 30-year history of marine environmental consulting work in the Caribbean and serving the scientific and operational needs of the offshore energy industry.

Norco Group Ltd has announced a new maintenance contract with Total E&P Angola.

BOEM has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) establishing safeguards to reduce or eliminate impacts to marine life while setting a path forward for appropriate geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

AET (Asia) Limited and Zentech Incorporated announces a strategic alliance to begin in 2021.

Rockway Oilfields Services (ROS) is ready to play a major role in Guyana’s oil and gas sector through its strategic alliances with several world players in the industry.

Norwegian energy major Equinor has signed a deal with Yxney to roll out the Maress software for data driven decarbonization for their chartered offshore service fleet operating in Norway.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) with support from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) published new research on Dec. 3, that indicates certain economic policy changes may help increase oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), using deepwater infrastructure already in place.

The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced an investment of 120 million NOK (11.3 million EUR) in a new wind power research center in Norway.

C-Kore Systems completed a successful campaign with a major oil operator in the North Sea. The C-Kore tools rapidly located the source of low IR on the field and allowed the operator to quickly confirm the health of the rest of the system.

Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, confirms commercial service introduction (CSI) of GX5, the company’s newest, most powerful geostationary satellite to date.