A man fell overboard last weekend from the Statoil-operated semi-submersible rig West Hercules, offshore St.

he North Sea operation of a global independent energy company has just completed a contract and was the first to use what is believed to be the world’s largest oilfield drilling bit.

Maersk Drilling and Awilco Drilling reported operational updates for 1Q 2015.

Russia’s Gazprom has confirmed its receiving another advance payment of $32 million from Naftogaz of Ukraine for May gas supplies.

Rolls-Royce has said today it will lay off 600 workers within its Marine business, in response to challenging market conditions.

EnQuest, an independent oil and gas company based in UK, has said that its Alma/Galia project in the North Sea remains on schedule for first oil in mid-2015.

Siem Meling Offshore DA and Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Safety have entered into a charter agreement for the Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel “Siem Pilot”.

Asian Lift, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Smit Singapore, a member of the Boskalis Group of Companies, has named today, May 15, 2015, the Asian Hercules III.

An oil leak that occurred when an offshore platform toppled during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 has continued to spill oil into the Gulf of Mexico – and could keep leaking for another 100 years, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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