Fossil Energy
Sercel: QuietSea enhances marine mammals detection during seismic surveys
Sercel has launched QuietSea™, its new passive acoustic monitoring system designed to detect the presence of marine mammals during seismic operations. Unlike other separate antenna PAM systems, QuietSea is seamlessly integrated as an add-on within the Sercel Sentinel® seismic streamer (Sentinel, Sen
Ramboll nets Culzean jacket design job
Maersk Oil UK has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design for the Culzean wellhead jacket.
Trelleborg to display seismic equipment at EAGE 2014
Trelleborg Polyurethane Products Limited will showcase its comprehensive range of bend protection, towing, handling, and cable management products, at the 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam. Located on stand 2426, the company will give visitors the chance to see its portfolio of cable
ION Geophysical now owns 100% interest in OceanGeo
ION Geophysical Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement to increase to 100% its ownership of ocean bottom seismic (OBS) acquisition company OceanGeo B.V. ION acquired 30% of OceanGeo in February 2013 and increased its ownership to 70% in January 2014. In a separate statemen
Sinopec selects Havyard PSV design
The Chinese oil company Sinopec chooses Havyard for the third time building yet another Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)
DNS’ decommissioning course runs again
Delivered in partnership with Strategic Decommissioning Consultants Ltd, Decom North Sea’s latest training course, Decommissioning – From Planning through Execution returns, with the overall objective to inform participants of the background, scope and cover some of the key issues associated within
International delegation visits East of England Energy Zone
Business experts from across nine countries visited major energy companies in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft to assess the region’s strong involvement in the resurgent oil & gas industry. It was part of a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) tour, organised and hosted by the East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ)
ABB’s Onboard DC Grid helps reduce vessel fuel consumption
ABB, the power and automation technology group, has released third-party verification that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce their fuel consumption, cut noise and trim their environmental impact. The measurements and tests, conducted by Pon Power in collaboration with ABB on Myklebusthaug Off
Rosneft, DSME CEOs discuss Zvezda shipbuilding project
On 15th of June, 2014 Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held talks with CEO of DSME Jae-ho Ko.
Nordcap extends charter contract for PSV E.R. Aalesund
Nordcap Offshore Inc. has confirmed that the charter contract for the vessel E.R. Aalesund (to be renamed Nordcap Sky) has been extended by six months until 7 January 2015, with three additional option periods for two months each. The terms and conditions for the charter contract, including the char
Ferdinand Magellan: Gusto MSC’s largest drillship design to date
GustoMSC presents the Magellan-class drillship, the next step in deep-water drillship design.
Rosneft pens MoU with Mozambique’s NOC
Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Rosneft, Nelson Ocuane, President, Empresa Nacional Hidrocarbonetos De Moçambique (Mozambique National Oil Company, ENH) and Paulino Gregório, Director, ENH signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 21st World Petroleum Congress on June
FSG launches its second seismic vessel ‘Amazon Conqueror’
Recently, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft has launched its first seismic vessel, Amazon Warrior, for WesternGeco and now the company has announced that her sister Amazon Conqueror has been berthed at their shipyard for completion by autumn. Both newbuildings are special offshore seismic ships for
Maritime and Coastguard Agency tests oil spill cleanup equipment in Belfast
New high-tech equipment that can be deployed anywhere in the UK to clean up oil spills has been tested for the first time in Belfast.