GLOBAL OFFSHORE UPDATE

Consortium has awarded FES International two contracts to supply its CALM buoy swivels. The swivel technology is said to allow the buoy to rotate fully while maintaining a leak-free joint between the subsea pipelines and vessel, during transfers of fluids such as oil, LPG, and water.

When the names of the 167 men who perished in the Piper Alpha disaster are read aloud at the 30th anniversary memorial service, Geoff Bollands will recognise all too many of them.

At least four people were killed following a gas pipeline explosion in Nigeria’s oil-producing south, a local official said Saturday.

The Nigerian Navy in Port Harcourt says it has discovered a massive illegal bunkering depot which served as a dump site and transit point for illegally refined petroleum products.

Maersk Supply Service has sold two more vessels, the Maersk Seeker and the Maersk Supplier, as part of the company’s recently announced divestment plan.

Stone Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday to eliminate about $1.2 billion in debt by transferring control of the offshore oil producer to its noteholders in the face of a two-year slump in energy prices.

Azerbaijani oil officials say one worker has been killed and nine others are missing after part of their offshore oil installation broke off in strong winds.