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  • 3D Oil transfers interest in Gippsland Basin field to HiRex

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad’s (Hibiscus Petroleum) successful oil discovery in the Middle East in early February 2014, its Australian partner 3D Oil Limited (3D Oil) has agreed to transfer a 20% interest in the VIC/P57 exploration permit located in the Gippsland Basin off Victoria to HiRex Petroleum Sdn Bhd (HIREX) at a nominal cost. The Gippsland […]

  • Spotlight on oil & gas legacy of 2024: Three biggest hydrocarbon projects to turn production mode on

    3 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    The top three fossil energy projects, which came into operation during 2024, reflect the prevailing market trends of entwining dynamic hydrocarbon and alternative greener plays driven by the security of supply pursuits with strong decarbonization currents to enable the industry players to come to grips with sustainability targets.

  • Trump administration hit with lawsuit over oil platform trio’s restart off California

    3 April 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    A new legal battle is on the U.S. energy horizon as part of an attempt to challenge and foil the allegedly outdated plans for three aging oil platforms off the coast of California.

  • Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum Far From Happy with Rachel North Exploration Well Results

    6 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Desire Petroleum plc  the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, today provides the following update on the latest logging results from the 14/15-2 Rachel North well which, following additional wireline data, will be plugged and abandoned with oil shows . The results from the new logging data can be summarised […]

  • Scientists Study Harmful Algae Boom in Monterey Bay

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    In May 2015, as part of a large-scale experiment, ocean researchers measured some of the highest concentrations of harmful algae and their toxin ever observed in Monterey Bay. For the last month, MBARI researchers have been collaborating with scientists from half a dozen other research organizations to study the growth of harmful algae in Monterey […]

  • Rix Lion Named at Grimsby Docks

    22 July 2014

    Earlier this month, the Rix Lion was officially named at a ceremony that took place at Grimsby Docks. The Rix Lion is the newest edition to the Rix Sea Shuttle fleet of offshore support and crew transfer vessels. Built by Damen shipyards, The Rix Lion is the largest vessel on the fleet at 26.3m. Built […]

  • Sea Asia Scores ‘Exhibition of the Year’ Award in Lion City

    29 October 2010
    Human Capital

    At a glittering ceremony in Singapore last night, Sea Asia 2009 won the prestigious ‘Exhibition of the Year’ award at the Singapore Experience Awards hosted by the Singapore Tourism Board. Sea Asia is the region’s premier maritime gathering, organised jointly by Seatrade and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF). Michael Chia, the Chairman of the SMF, […]

  • MIT Researchers Develop Mine Searching Robots (USA)

    18 July 2012
    Equipment, Research & Development

    For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also trained dolphins and sea lions to search for bombs on and around vessels. While animals can cover a large area in a short amount of time, they are costly […]

  • Rix Does Swell Job for Beatrice

    13 June 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Offshore crew transfer specialist Rix Sea Shuttle has doubled the passenger capacity of one of its vessels to fulfil a contract at Scotland’s largest wind farm.

  • Greens against BP’s Bight drilling amid faulty equipment scare

    12 September 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Australian Green Party and the environmental organization Greenpeace have called for the national regulators to dismiss BP’s application to drill in the Great Australian Bight, following concerns that the rig selected to be used for the project might have faulty equipment. The calls follow a report in The Guardian Australia, according to which the drilling […]

  • Lion Air Contracts MCS to Recover Flight JT610 CVR

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Offshore contracting and vessel management company, Maritime Construction Services (MCS), has been awarded a contract by Lion Air for the recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and various additional instruments of the Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the Java Sea. MCS said that if remains of the passengers or crew are found during […]

  • Noble Energy farms into North Falkland basin licence

    13 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Argos Resources’ subsidiary, Argos Exploration Limited (AEL), has entered into a farm-out agreement with Noble Energy Falklands Limited and Edison International related to the company’s 100 percent interest in production licence PL001, off the Falkland Islands. The licence covers an area of approximately 1,126 square kilometres and it is located in the North Falkland Basin. It is adjacent and to […]

  • ION set for second phase of North Sea survey

    31 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    ION has finalised plans to launch the second phase of its North Sea 3D multi-client program, selecting Shearwater GeoServices again to acquire the survey data.

  • Golfe du Lion Floater Comment Period Wraps Up

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The public comment period for the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France has officially closed. The comment period for the project and its transmission system was launched on 23 April and was open for 31 consecutive days. Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion will comprise […]

  • Divers Retrieve Black Box from Sunken Lion Air JT610

    2 November 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Divers have found one black box of the Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia with 189 people on board. An airplane has two recorders, one that captures flight data, and another that records the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane, en-route to Pangkal Pinang from Jakarta, […]

  • Golfe du Lion Floater Comment Period Wraps Up

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The public comment period for the Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France has officially closed. The comment period for the project and its transmission system was launched on 23 April and was open for 31 consecutive days. Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion will comprise […]

  • French floating wind project secures EIB financing

    12 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved an undisclosed sum to finance the development of the 30 MW Golfe du Lion floating wind project offshore France. The demonstration floating wind farm will feature three V164 MHI Vestas 10 MW wind turbines supported by Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating foundations. The turbines will be installed over […]

  • Courage Marine to Get New Largest Shareholder

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-incorporated dry bulk shipping company Courage Marine has been notified by three of its substantial shareholders that they entered into a share transfer agreement with Success United Development. The share transfer between Sea-Sea Marine, China Lion and Pilot Assets on one side, and Success United Development on the other, is expected to be completed by October 14, after which Success United Development […]

  • Courage Marine to Get New Largest Shareholder

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-incorporated dry bulk shipping company Courage Marine has been notified by three of its substantial shareholders that they entered into a share transfer agreement with Success United Development. The share transfer between Sea-Sea Marine, China Lion and Pilot Assets on one side, and Success United Development on the other, is expected to be completed by October 14, after which Success United Development […]

  • Greens cry ‘Deepwater Horizon!’ as BP reveals oil spill model for Australian project

    16 September 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Greens and environmentalists are calling new ‘Deepwater Horizon’ after the release of BP’s oil spill modelling produced to evaluate effects of an oil spill in its proposed Great Australian Bight drilling program. BP on Thursday released the worst-case oil spill scenario for Stromlo-1 well located within the project, located some 600 kilometers west of Port Lincoln […]

  • Rix Sea Shuttle Goes with Damen

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    UK-based Rix Sea Shuttle will shortly take delivery of their first ever Damen vessel – a Fast Crew Supplier 2610 – to support their growing involvement in the offshore crew transfer market. The new vessel, the Rix Lion, is due for delivery on July 4, just 6 weeks after signing the contract. “Our yards in […]

  • Premier Oil reports rise in 1Q oil production

    14 May 2014

    Premier Oil, a UK-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company, today reported that in the first quarter of 2014 its oil production rose 13% compared to the same period in 2013.   Production averaged 65.8 kboepd in the first quarter, Premier Oil said, revealing the full year guidance at 58-63 kboepd. Simon Lockett, […]

  • Seaspan splashes second LNG bunkering vessel

    15 April 2024
    Vessels

    Canadian company Seaspan Energy has launched the second of its three 7,600-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels, Seaspan Lions.

  • VIDEO: MBARI Develops New Underwater Camera

    22 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    MBARI engineers have designed a new underwater camera and lighting system which they hope will be simple and inexpensive enough so that almost any researcher could build one. The SeeStar project, as it is called, began as the brainchild of marine biologist Steve Haddock and Electrical Engineer Chad Kecy. Haddock, an expert on jellies, wanted […]

  • Sri Lanka Navy Salvages Lion Air Wreckage

    6 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Sri Lanka Navy has commenced salvaging the wreckage of the Lion Air Antonov 24 aircraft, which had crashed into the sea due to a missile attack launched by the LTTE terrorists on 29th September 1998. The salvage operation is being carried out by an SLN specialized diving team led by Captain Jayantha Gamage under the […]