Daily Archives: June 7, 2016

RCP upgrades drill floor management system

Rig Control Products has introduced a new version of its Travelling Block Monitor drill floor safety management system, following a six-month design and development program. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore RSS Feed

Ghana to see swift increase of oil & gas output after Sankofa startup

By Offshore Energy Today.. First oil from the Sankofa development project, located offshore Ghana, is reportedly anticipated in the second half of 2017, and first gas output early in the following year. The startup is expected to rapidly increase Ghana’s oil and gas output, an official said. The project, located in the Offshore Cape Three…

Equatorial Guinea starts 2016 oil and gas licensing round

By LNG World News Equatorial Guinea’s ministry of mines, industry and energy on Monday launched the country’s oil and gas blocks licensing round 2016. Companies with the requisite and technical competency to explore Equatorial Guinea’s blocks have been invited to submit letters of interest to the ministry. According to the ministry’s information, an average of…

WSJ: Iran in talks to order 5 jack-up rigs in South Korea

By Offshore Energy Today Iran has reportedly been involved in talks with the South Korean shipyards over a possible offshore drilling rig order. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iranian Offshore Oil Co. (IOOC) is in discussions with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to buy five or more jack-up drilling rigs. The newspaper has cited…

Mermaid Maritime lands six subsea contracts

By Offshore Energy Today.. Mermaid Maritime, an international subsea and offshore drilling services company, has been awarded six different deals in the Asian region with an estimated aggregate contract value of $15 million. The contracts were awarded through Mermaid’s subsidiaries, Seascape Surveys and PT Seascape Surveys Indonesia. Mermaid said on Tuesday that the various work…