LNG 17 - GNL 17 Houston 2013

Norway’s Farstad Shipping has been contracted by Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras to provide its AHTS Far Senior vessel in a four-year, $90.38 million deal.

Oilfield services outfit Reef Subsea has signed charter deals for two newbuild subsea construction vessels from Neptune Offshore, while also gaining an ownership stake in the shipowning unit.

BG Group has named Martin Houston as its new chief operating officer as part of several changes at the top for the British natural gas player.

Norwegian seismic company Spectrum has announced it has hired compatriot Dolphin Geophysical to conduct a new 2D multi-client seismic survey offshore Brazil starting this month.

Statoil is aiming to drill an exploration well in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska in 2014, according to a report.