A marine simulator that began primarily as a training tool ultimately evolved into a wide-scope system that was also able to help Chevron validate and trouble-shoot...

DNV GL is proposing a joint-industry project (JIP) for a hybrid-power concept for offshore units using batteries in combination with traditional power generation...

GE Oil & Gas has unveiled its 20,000-psi, “20-ksi,” BOP system for drilling depths up to 12,500 ft at the 2014 OTC in Houston. GE’s global technology teams completely re-engineered...

Wärtsilä is providing the fuel systems – the propellers, the controls and the wheelhouse, in addition to the electrical systems – for six LNG-powered platform supply vessels...

DNV GL has acquired Marine Cybernetics, expanding DNV GL’s scope of services in the offshore and maritime industries. “We do a lot of verification and testing of hardware today...

Eni has made an offshore oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea, approximately 230 km from Hammerfest. The well 7220/7-3S is located 6 km south of the Johan Castberg...

The Angolan National Concessionaire Sonangol, Cobalt and the Block 20 partners - Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção and BP Exploration Angola (Kwanza Benguela) have announced the...

Songa Offshore has entered into an agreement with Opus Offshore Group for the sale of two rigs and establishment of a joint venture drilling management company, the Songa-Opus...

The pace and success of Australasia’s deepwater exploration and development depends on achieving high standards of safety and environmental stewardship while addressing...

Drilling to deeper depths in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) has increased the geometric complexity of subsea well designs. Deepwater drillers must contend with challenges such as...