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Abu Dhabi will conduct its first-ever competitive tender for international partners to explore and develop oil and gas blocks onshore and offshore.

TechnipFMC confirms the December shipment of LNG from its new facility in northern Russia, one of the largest integrated LNG projects in the world.

Subsea 7 completed the acquisition of Siem Offshore Contractors along with a cable-lay vessel and a support vessel.

Theo Bruijninckx will take over as CEO at Huisman Offshore. Bruijninckx will be responsible for the overall daily operation of the company, while outgoing CEO Joop Roodenburg will focus on technical solutions and customer relations in his new role as president of the company. Bruijninckx has served as CFO at Huisman since 1 May 2017. He joined the company from Ballast…

Xodus appointed Simon Allison operations director for the Asia-Pacific region. He will be responsible for the management of the group’s office, including business development and new market development. Allison was previously the company’s general manager in Scotland. He has worked more than 20 years in the oil and gas industry.

BCCK Holding Company has appointed Kevin J. Blount as COO. The company said he will be “critically involved” in all aspects of BCCK operations, from sales and marketing; engineering; project management and quality assurance; and overseeing fabrication and construction for sister companies NGR and NGF. Blount had previously served as vice president of corporate develop…

This paper suggests that the value of environmental monitoring during seismic acquisition can extend further than compliance, suggesting that the design and application of a comprehensive environmental monitoring program can bring substantial environmental benefits and extend working relationships.

Aquabotix’s SwarmDiver technology marks a major milestone in the growing trend toward swarm-deployed underwater vehicles.

The United States is producing a growing share of the world’s oil and gas, with a potential impact that remains uncertain. But continuing infrastructure development and technology advances will be critical in the long term.

We don’t include a structure like the Eiffel Tower with separators, pumps, and compressors on the top observation platform in an onshore development plan. And yet, how many jacket platforms are there around the world?

Subsea pumps are used for gas/liquid separation, subsea compression, and subsea boosting. Solutions aiming at cost reductions are crucial to make subsea processing projects feasible. A cost- and complexity-reduction solution for the subsea electrical power supply is a critical consideration.

Operator or manufacturer’s reports and published papers are reviewed and a criterion is developed for subsea pump selection.