Gulf Drilling International, Ltd (Q.S.C.) (“GDI”) announced that it has purchased from ENSCO Offshore International Company (“Ensco”) the jack-up drilling rig known as “ENSCO-95” on 22nd June. The rig is a 3 legged Hitachi cantilevered drilling rig rated for 250 feet of water depth. GDI are most sat
Oil and condensate have been proven by Statoil and its partners, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS, in the North Sea’s Krafla West prospect. Located about 26 kilometres south-west of Oseberg South, the discovery well found hydrocarbons in two columns with a total thickn
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced that the Company has entered into new time charter agreements for one of its Panamax vessels and two of its Capesize vessels. The M/V BET Intruder, a 69,235 dwt Panamax dry bulk carrier built in 1993, has entered into a time charter agreement for a period o
The Australian Government’s decision to grant environmental approval to the Ichthys Project is a welcome step forward and helps pave the way for a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2011 INPEX said on its website today. INPEX President Director Australia Seiya Ito said Federal enviro
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell Development ( Australia ) Pty. Ltd. to supply subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development. The companies also announced an aftermarket agreement that will result in FMC Technologies Aus
CGGVeritas announced that it has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with BOURBON for six new support vessels to assist its seismic operations. The new vessels will be delivered starting at the end of 2012. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “This agreement to charter vessels to s
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with BOURBON for six new support vessels to assist its seismic operations. The new vessels will be delivered starting at the end of 2012. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “This agreement to charter vessel
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell Development (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to supply subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development. The companies also announced an aftermarket agreement that will result in FMC Technologies Austr
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with BOURBON for six new support vessels to assist its seismic operations. The new vessels will be delivered starting at the end of 2012. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “This agreement to charter vessel
NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years. Using state-of-the-art sonar technology to acquire data, researchers will create t
CARIS’ Bathy DataBASE (BDB) software has provided the last link of a 25 year project enabling the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to implement their Hydrographic Information Network. The Hydrographic Information Network project involved innovative changes, including adopting a multi-disciplinary
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell Development (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to supply subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development. The companies also announced an aftermarket agreement that will result in FMC Technologies Austr
A team of Australian researchers aims to develop software that will automate the recognition and measurement of fish from underwater stereo-video imagery… (Australian) [mappress] Source: Australian, June 27, 2011;
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Brianne Cohen at the WEDA XXXI / TAMU 42 Annual Dredging Conference & Exhibition held at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, June 5-8 2011. For several years, the State of Louisiana’s Office of Coastal Protect
