Business & Finance
UK: Ecosse Subsea to Showcase SCAR at Subsea 2012
Aberdeen-based experts Ecosse Subsea Systems are preparing to showcase their innovative subsea technology at Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for the industry. During the Subsea 2012 event at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) on February 8th and 9th, Mike Wilson and his team w
UK: Ecosse to Showcase SCAR at AECC
Aberdeen-based experts Ecosse Subsea Systems are preparing to showcase their innovative subsea technology at Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for the industry. During the Subsea 2012 event at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) on February 8th and 9th, Mike Wilson and his team w
USA: WWCS Receives Decommissioning Contract in GoM
Wright’s Well Control Services (WWCS) announces the award of a contract from an operator in the Gulf of Mexico for the surface plug & abandonment of sixteen wells. Work on this project will commence in the first quarter of 2012 and is expected to be completed by the end of June 2012. WWCS will use [
WWCS Bags Decom Gig in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Wright’s Well Control Services (WWCS) has been awarded a contract from an operator in the Gulf of Mexico for the surface plug & abandonment of sixteen wells. Work on this project will commence in the first quarter of 2012 and is expected to be completed by the end of June 2012. WWCS will use its [&h
Brazil: Petrobras Deploys Environmental Monitoring Plan in Santos Basin
Petrobras announces it has commenced the deployment of the Environmental Monitoring Plan in the Carioca Nordeste area, in the Santos Basin, where a pipeline ruptured last Jan. 31 on a vessel platform performing an Extended Well Test. This plan, designed to assess possible environmental impacts cause
The Netherlands: MAGNUM Class Graduates Set to Shape the Future
The newest MAGNUM advanced management training class will now turn their attention to the goal of “winning new business”, and helping to shape the future of their industry in the high growth emerging markets in which APM Terminals has committed to approximately $3 billion USD in new infrastructure d
Australia: Searcher Announces Duvalia 2D Seismic Survey in Carnarvon Basin
Searcher announces Duvalia 2D Non-Exclusive Seismic Survey in Carnarvon Basin, offshore Australia. The Duvalia Survey comprises approximately 3,700km of new, long-offset 2D seismic data. The survey provides coverage over Proposed Areas 8 and 9 slated for inclusion in the May, 2012 Federal Acreage Re
Brazil: Petrobras Collects Spilled Oil
Petrobras announces it has commenced the deployment of the Environmental Monitoring Plan in the Carioca Nordeste area, in the Santos Basin, where a pipeline ruptured last Jan. 31 on a FPWSO Dynamic Producer performing an Extended Well Test. The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the c
Aker Solutions Takes Ghana Deepwater Prize
Aker Solutions, a global provider of turnkey engineering and construction solutions for new builds, maintenance and modifications for the upstream oil and gas industry, has signed a frame agreement with Tullow Ghana Limited to provide well intervention services for the oil company’s Jubilee and Tano
Schilling Robotics Expands Support Centre in Brazil
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the opening of a service and support operations in Brazil. This is a newly built 3000 ft2 (278m2) facility on the FMC Technologies campus in Macaé. This new facility is dedicated to providing customer support for Schilling products, inclu
Hoegh LNG Orders Third FSRU from HHI, South Korea
Höegh LNG has, pursuant to a successful private placement, today exercised an option for a new FSRU to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. in Korea. The FSRU will be delivered in the second quarter of 2014, and its specifications will be adapted to comply with relevant project requirements. Hö
Hoegh LNG Exercises Option for New FSRU with HHI, South Korea
Höegh LNG has today exercised an option for a new FSRU to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. in Korea. The FSRU will be delivered in the second quarter of 2014, and its specifications will be adapted to comply with relevant project requirements. Höegh LNG’s President and CEO, Sveinung Støhle,
The Netherlands: Hydrex’s Team Fixes Bow Thruster on Container Vessel
When the bow thruster unit of a 348-meter container vessel needed to be overhauled, Hydrex sent a diver/technician team to the ship to remove the unit on-site and reinstall it again two months later after it had been overhauled. The operation was performed in stages at several locations to allow the
USA: Odyssey Marine Exploration Executes Agreement for HMS Victory Shipwreck
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. , a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration and archaeology, has executed an agreement with the Maritime Heritage Foundation for the financing, archaeological survey and excavation, conservation and exhibit of HMS Victory (1744) and artifacts from th