Bibby ROV deal to create north-east jobs
Aberdeen-based subsea installation firm Bibby Offshore said yesterday it would create 40-plus jobs after signing a contract worth more than £25million.
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BP makes first move into oil-rich South American state
BP has planted its flag in oil-rich Brazil for the first time with a £4.7billion deal for deepwater assets.
Cairn plans Greenland drill campaign
Cairn Energy plans to drill several wells off Greenland in a drilling campaign starting in 2011, its bosses said yesterday.
Subsea institute launch at Aberdeen show
Almost a year ago, at Subsea 08, the then chief executive of Subsea UK, David Pridden, announced that the industry body's vision of the UK becoming a subsea global centre of excellence was taking a step forward with the creation of a national research capability focused on the sector.
$100million Pazflor win for BW Offshore
A CONSORTIUM comprising BW Offshore units Advanced Production & Loading (APL) and SBM Offshore have secured a contract with Total for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and installation (EPSCI) of the oil loading system on the Pazflor project offshore Angola in deepwater block 17. The contract is worth about $100million and the project is due for delivery early-2011.