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France-based geophysical services company CGG has completed the sale of its GeoSoftware business to Topicus and Vela Software. The company has closed the sale for a total cash consideration of $95 million with the transaction effective from 1 October 2021. To remind, CGG entered into an agreement with Topicus and Vela Software for the sale of the... Continue Reading →
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Friday to discuss the progress of Eni's activities in the country, following the giant offshore oil discovery of Baleine 1-X. As previously reported, Eni in September announced the major oil discovery in block CI-101, in what was the company's first exploration well drilled in the... Continue Reading →
UK-based oilfield services firm Expro and Dutch-based drilling and completions solutions provider Frank’s International have completed the previously announced all-stock merger. The combined company has assumed the Expro Group Holdings name. "This is an exciting day for Expro and Frank’s as we bring our companies together to create a new global leader with the breadth... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has officially completed the transaction to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA into a pure-play renewables company. Effective from the closing of the transaction, the combined company is renamed Seaway 7. Subsea 7’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Subsea 7 Blue Space, holds 72% while OHT holds 28% of the new company’s... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras chartered the PLSV Sapura Topázio, from Seabras Sapura, for a period of 1,275 days (about three and a half years) on a day rate basis, with a minimum execution period of 1,095 days. The contract is expected to start on June 30, 2022, and is expected to end on June 29, 2025. The... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies – ABESPetro, elected, at the Ordinary General Meeting, the new Board and Fiscal Council for 2022/2023. Rodrigo Ribeiro (Constellation) was elected the Chief Executive Officer. The new Board also includes Bruno Freitas (SBM Offshore), Lauro Puppim (Saipem), Luana Duffe (TechnipFMC), Marcos Villela (NOV) and Ricardo de Luca (Porto... Continue Reading →
Offshore installation company Subsea 7's Subsea and Conventional business unit has won a 'major' contract. Subsea 7 defines a major contract as being over $750 million. The company said that the award extended the engineering, project management and procurement scope of the contract announced in March 2021. The scope of work includes the provision and... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and industrial software provider AVEVA have agreed to integrate edge, AI, and cloud digital solutions to help oil companies optimize oil and gas production. The companies said they'd collaborate together to streamline how energy operators acquire, process, and action field data for enhanced wellsite efficiency and performance. The initial focus of... Continue Reading →
Offshore aviation services provider Bristow Group has named a retired Guyana Defence Force Air Corps commanding officer as the Guyanese area manager. Bristow reported on Wednesday that it had appointed the retired Commanding Officer of the Guyana Defence Force Air Corps, Courtney Byrne, with 28 years of military experience as the area manager in Guyana. Byrne... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies' Keskesi South-1 appraisal well in the Block 58 offshore Suriname has encountered non-commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and the well has been plugged and abandoned. The news was shared on Wednesday by APA Corporation, TotalEnergies' 50 percent partner in the offshore block. The well was drilled around 6.2 kilometers from the discovery well Keskesi East-1... Continue Reading →
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