Offshore Middle East has announced the addition of Mr. Abdelkader Haouari, Offshore Operations Manager, Qatargas Operating Company Limited as part of the growing Advisory Board for the 4th Offshore Middle East Conference & Exhibition which will return to Qatar in 2013. To be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, on 21-23 January [...]
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Packed with ten powerful thrusters and with the capacity to carry a seven-function position feedback manipulator and five-function rate manipulator, the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus has quickly become a top seller with four systems sold for delivery this year. With 50% more power, and swimming 30% faster, operators value the ability of the [...]
Led by strong category and overall satisfaction ratings for segment leader Ensco, offshore contract drillers, bucking an industry-wide trend, registered an adjusted 2.4% increase in EnergyPoint Research’s Contract Drilling Customer Satisfaction Survey in 2010. The stronger ratings were helped by greater availability for certain types of offshore rigs, a moderation in day rates during [...]
Today’s public hearing by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board concerns management of offshore drilling throughout the world. CSB has created … Source: OHS, December 15, 2010;
Ian Tombs has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Compliance at Inchcape Shipping Services. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, his work was for many years focused on the design, manufacture, installation and recovery of submarine communication cable systems. He brings considerable operational and management experience in Risk, Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental processes as [...]
BP to pay an estimated $60 million in advance payments in August. BP said it estimates it will pay at least $60 million in advance payments in August to claimants across the Gulf Coast who have lost income or net profit due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP, which has paid [...]
BP started the “top kill” operations to stop the flow of oil from the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico at 1300 CDT on May 26, 2010. The procedure was intended to stem the flow of oil and gas and ultimately kill the well by injecting heavy drilling fluids through the blow-out preventer on [...]
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing steps to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via the failed Deepwater Horizon blow out preventer (BOP), and [...]
British oil giant BP said Wednesday it hopes to start a technology known as “top kill” on Sunday or early next week to stop the massive… Globaltimes, May 20, 2010;
