The 'Obamatorium' 鈥 what Ron Neal, the co-founder and co-owner of Houston Energy calls the continuing de facto drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico 鈥 is only one component of the political risk that has arisen in what was once a thriving oil & gas activity center鈥
A rising tide of seismic demand has quite suddenly changed the conversation in the marine seismic community. Andrew McBarnet explains why.It鈥檚 amazing sometimes how quickly the clouds can clear. Just a month or two ago marine seismic companies were forecasting another flat year鈥
It was supposed to be the renewable 鈥榞reen jobs success story鈥 to be emulated by the United States. President Barack Obama pilloried skeptical Americans with it on several occasions way before he took office. Obama may be the loudest but he is not the only megaphone social engineer politician鈥
In the run up to the Macondo trial, which was to begin in Louisiana late last month, the federal judge hearing the case ruled contracts between well operator BP and its contractors 鈥 including Transocean and Halliburton 鈥 indemnified the contractors鈥
Saipem's new pipelay giant Castorone, currently under construction at Keppel shipyard in Singapore, will replace the veteran Castoro Sei as the contractor's flagship vessel for laying large diameter pipelines and serving the growing deep- and ultra-deepwater markets鈥
A robust mergers & acquisitions market in the latter half of 2011, particularly in midstream, bodes well for deal making in 2012, according to Deloitte's Center for Energy Studies. But world events could throw a wrench into the M&A machine, as Russell McCulley reports鈥
Clover Tool Company recently relocated its world headquarters to a new 10,000ft2 facility in Fulshear, Texas. President and CEO Don Clover said the new facility would 鈥榚nable us to better serve both our specialty bolting and BOP test equipment customers and accommodate future growth鈥欌
CSA International and EGS Survey Group have formed a new Houston-based joint venture company, EGS Metocean Sound Sciences (MSS), to provide metocean and acoustic monitoring services, including consultancy and the collection of high-quality data to assist in engineering鈥
Houston Plating & Coatings is building an 80,000ft2 facility in Scott, Louisiana. Due for completion in June, the plant will provide a variety of corrosion-protection services including electroless-nickel plating and salt-bath phosphate and spray coatings, primarily for oilfield service machinery.
Raytheon Anschütz is expanding its presence in the US navigation systems market with the startup of operations in San Diego, California. Co-located at an existing Raytheon facility, the office will be headed by Frank Christophersen, newly appointed VP sales USA.
Clark Carnes has been named as president of Knight Oil Tools International, with Doug Keller taking over as SVP and Nicholas Knight appointed VP.
Claus Feyling has assumed the role of president of Cayman Islands-based Hercules International Holdings following the retirement of Don Rodney. Feyling previously served as Hercules 云顶赌场老虎机鈥檚 VP, international business development.
Daniel Rabun (pictured), chairman, president and CEO of Ensco has been elected 2012 chairman of the International Association of Drilling Contractors. David Williams, Noble鈥檚 chairman, president and CEO, was elected vice chairman.
Gordon Stevens (pictured) has been appointed GM of CSA International鈥檚 Step (scientific tools & equipment pool) program developed to respond swiftly to a wide range of emergencies in the Gulf of Mexico and globally. He previously headed CSA鈥檚 Louisiana operations.
John Bodin has been named as director of global business development of offshore mooring specialist Delmar Systems, based out of the company鈥檚 Houston sales/technical office.
