Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Fugro has finalised the acquisition of Sial Geosciences Consulting and Engineering Şti. in Turkey and the seismic processing business of Kelman Technologies in Canada. Sial is a leading Turkish geotechnical consultant providing expertise to large infrastructure construction companies and government.
SeaBird Exploration PLC (“SeaBird” or “SBX”) is pleased to inform the following new 2D contracts awarded. The Aquila Explorer has been awarded two LOI’s for surveys of combined 4,600 line km in Indonesia for approximately two months work prior to her previously announced contract on 6th May. The ves
Ocean scientist, geographer, and geographic information system (GIS) author Dawn J. Wright will join Esri as its chief scientist on October 3, 2011. She will help formulate and advance the intellectual agenda for the environmental, conservation, climate, and ocean sciences aspect of Esri’s work whil
RBG, the leading provider of inspect, assess and repair (IAR) services to the global energy industry that was recently acquired by Stork Technical Services, has achieved more than 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time incident (LTI) across its base facility operations. RBG’s base facility team, whi
ULSTEIN’s new company museum, ULSTEIN EXPO, opens today Friday 17 June. The museum will be open for the general public from 5 – 9 pm. ULSTEIN EXPO will also be open on Saturday 18 June from 11 am until 2 pm. Guides will be present wearing red t-shirts on both Friday and Saturday. ULSTEIN […]
December 2010, the AHTS vessel Tor Viking executed a critical rescue operation under the leadership of the US Coast Guard off the coast of Alaska. The Greek-registered bulk cargo vessel Golden Seas suffered engine failure and started to drift towards the cliffs. At the time, weather conditions in th
ULSTEIN’s new company museum, ULSTEIN EXPO, opens today Friday 17 June. The museum will be open for the general public from 5 – 9 pm. ULSTEIN EXPO will also be open on Saturday 18 June from 11 am until 2 pm. Guides will be present wearing red t-shirts on both Friday and Saturday. ULSTEIN EXPO [&hell
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/156 development well. The Dzheitune (Lam) 28/156 well reached a depth of 2,000 metres and was completed as a single producer by the NIS rig. The in
A New Zealand Lobster fisherman has had such great success with WASSP Multi Beam Sonar in his fleet, that he has ordered a fourth unit to be fitted to his newest vessel. Trevor Burkhart and his family have been actively involved in the New Zealand Lobster fishing industry since it’s commercial incep
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), a world leader in deep-water and ultra-deep water oil production, has awarded GE Oil & Gas a four-year service agreement to deliver repairs, maintenance and retrofits on Petrobras’ fleet of subsea equipment installed in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The scop
Bounty Oil & Gas NL announces that the Nyuni 2 well in the Nyuni Block, Tanzania was expected to spud around mid day today East Australia Time. Nyuni 2 Apraisal Well Nyuni 2 is being drilled with the Caroil 6 drilling rig from the same lease location on Nyuni Island as the Nyuni 1 well […]
A team of Westinghouse engineers have demonstrated a landmark technological achievement in the nuclear industry’s ability to take in-vessel measurements and track cycle-to-cycle degradation with the deployment of a nuclear underwater laser scanner specifically designed to deliver precise measurement
As construction of a 24m catamaran ferry nears completion in Brisbane, Incat Crowther and Aluminium Marine confirm the sale of the vessel. The sleek, versatile vessel been sold to the prominent Great Barrier Reef operator Fantasea Cruises who will take delivery of the vessel immediately upon complet
