HENDERSON Opens New Service Center
Drilling rigs and capital drilling equipment sales and service provider HENDERSON has expanded its service capabilities with a newly opened 60,000 square-foot service center on a 4.8 acre site in Odessa, Texas.The new center serves as a spare parts warehouse and provides…
Sparrows Group Acquires Alpha Offshore Service
Sparrows Group has cemented its position in the renewables sector with the acquisition of Danish wind energy specialist Alpha Offshore Service A/S. Already a supplier of capital equipment to the wind energy industry, the deal significantly strengthens the group’s operations and maintenance capabilities in the sector.
Volatility and Cyclicality in Oil Prices - will this time be different? Kemp
Extreme volatility and strong cyclicality have been the defining characteristics of oil prices and the industry since the first modern oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Oil prices are much more volatile than the prices of manufactured goods or services, and…
Kongsberg to Equip 2 New Jack-Up Vessels
Kongsberg has been selected to deliver a complete Electro, Instrument & Telecom (EIT), propulsion, safety, automation and dynamic positioning package for two new Gusto NG-2500X DP II design, offshore construction Jack-Up vessels. The vessels are owned by Vahana Offshore Pte Ltd in Singapore.
DW: Local Content Key in Foreign Offshore Deals
In many of the key deepwater markets, estimated to be worth $72bn by 2018, E&P and OFS companies alike are exposed to challenging local content requirements, remarks Douglas-Westwood in their 'DW Monday'. Local content agreements are typically are motivated by a desire to stimulate industrial development…
National Oilwell Expects Offshore Rig Demand to Slow
National Oilwell Varco Inc, the largest U.S. oilfield equipment provider, said orders fell by nearly a quarter in the first quarter and it expects demand for new offshore rigs to slow during the second half of the year. The company's shares fell about 7 percent. Demand…
Forum Energy's Offshore Drilling Record Q4 2013 Performance
Houston-based Forum Energy Technologies report in Q4 & Year 2013 financial results that its Drilling & Subsea segment achieved a 5% increase in sequential revenue compared to the third quarter 2013 on record quarterly sales of drilling and downhole equipment and products…
