TGS announces a second multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Tarakan Basin, offshore Northern Indonesia. The survey, TBB11, will add over 1,820 km2 of new 3D data to the previous survey announced in December 2010. The TBB11 survey will increase coverage in this area to nearly 3,500 km2. The data is
After the announcement of moving Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference to Amsterdam RAI, Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation for this exhibition & conference focused on offshore energy. For the past three years Offshore Energy took place in Den Helder. Due to the enormous growth
After the announcement of moving Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference to Amsterdam RAI, Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation for this exhibition & conference focused on offshore energy. For the past three years Offshore Energy took place in Den Helder. Due to the enormous growth
TGS announces a second multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Tarakan Basin, offshore Northern Indonesia. The survey, TBB11, will add over 1,820 km2 of new 3D data to the previous survey announced in December 2010. The TBB11 survey will increase coverage in this area to nearly 3,500 km2. The data is
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provides the following update on its Bedout sub-basin offshore Western Australia operations. The Phoenix multi-client 3D & 2D seismic survey finished acquisition on 16 February, and as of 11 March 2011 the processing was 25% complete, with expected delivery of the 3D data
Nido Petroleum Philippines Limited , on behalf of the SC 54B Joint Venture, is pleased to announce that the ‘Atwood Falcon’ deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig has been successfully contracted to drill the Gindara-1 prospect . The ‘Atwood Falcon’ rig will drill the Gindara-1 prospect under a rig
Raking in its second award within the last year, Nautilus’ safety rigging hook attained the Offshore Support Journal Innovation of the Year… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, March 21, 2011;
A wireline conveyance tool that provides major cost savings to the oil and gas industry has been used in the UK North Sea for the first time. Wireline and well intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said its patented Open Hole Roller Bogie technology has been used successfully on th
Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector New Orleans received the first notification at 9:34 a.m., reporting a three-mile-long rainbow sheen in the Gulf of Mexico. Two more reports followed, the last one reporting a sheen that extended from six miles off the coast of Grand Isle to 100 miles out into the
Leading deepwater rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division has invested Euro 2M in a synthetic fibre rope test machine that, for the first time, will enable naval architects to run ‘what if’ scenarios to simulate the effects of storms and hurricanes on deepwater mooring lines. Located at
Jee recently performed a conceptual design study for National Grid on the feasibility of a new pipeline transporting carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in the east of England to a proposed storage site in the southern North Sea. The release of CO2 into the atmosphere is a continuing problem in
Trico Marine Services, Inc. today announced that it has extended the date of its previously scheduled auction to sell certain additional Towing and Supply vessels, in continuation of the Company’s exit from the Towing and Supply business. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delawa
With the world’s coral reefs threatened by coastal development, pollution, rising sea temperatures, and other factors, a University of Miami scientist and other researchers have developed a new method to monitor the health of these fragile, underwater ecosystems. By accurately measuring the biologic
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately-owned submarine cable operator, along with its partner, Vodafone Qatar, announced the landing of its new cable at Vodafone’s international cable landing station just north of Doha. Launching later this year, the GBI cable system is a
