The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, held in February 2008. The bureau is accepting additional public comment b
The Dutcham Trade Award 2010-2011 is dedicated to Van Oord Offshore for best business achievement in Brazil. The trophy was assigned to the Dutch dredging company for their successful merits in the Brazilian offshore industry. At the ceremony on May 17 in São Paulo the jury of the Brasilian-Dutch Ch
Nautical Petroleum plc announced on Friday the completion of the acquisition of an additional 15% interest in UKCS Licence P1077 Blocks 9/2b and 9/2c (the “Licence), which includes the Kraken discovery, from Canamens Energy North Sea Limited. The transaction has received approval from the Department
Sevan Marine ASA , a company specialized in owning, operating and licensing FPSOs and drilling units, based on its patented cylindrical floater technology announces fleet commercial uptime. In Q1 2011, the FPSO Sevan Piranema had a commercial uptime of 88% due to continued problems with the gas cool
Ulstein Verft has sold the construction vessel Karianne of SX121 type design to Island Offshore. The vessel was completed on time from ULSTEIN in the fourth quarter of 2010. The vessel was originally contracted by the shipping company Marine Subsea, which could not to take delivery of her after comp
With a traditional ceremony Thursday afternoon, Aibel marked the start up of the fabrication of the Gudrun topside. ‘This is the first time Haugesund’s mayor chain has been worn over an overall,’ said mayor of Haugesund, Petter Steen. ‘It is a gesture to symbolise how important Aibel is to the local
Bluestream Offshore B.V. has been awarded a contract by Chevron Transportation B.V. to execute diving and ROV work for the installation of a riser at A-12 and spools at the A-12 platform and B-13 platform. Chevron Transportation BV is developing the B13 field. The gas reserves are accumulated in the
KCA DEUTAG, the leading international drilling and engineering contractor, was last week recognised in multiple categories at the annual International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) North Sea Chapter Annual Safety Awards Dinner on 13 May 2011. KCA DEUTAG won the IADC North Sea Chapter Be
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed an agreement with PT Elnusa Tbk (Elnusa) to create a marine joint venture company. The newly established company, PT Elnusa-CGGVeritas Seismic, is 51% owned by Elnusa and 49% owned by CGGVeritas and will deliver 2D and 3D marine seismic acquisition servi
Dolphin Group ASA announced today that 3D vessel Polar Duke yesterday entered into production on her first project for TGS Nopec ASA in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Polar Duke was taken on charter in Stavanger on May 10th and mobilised directly on prospect in less than ten days and is pr
A federal judge says he wants offshore oil regulators to be done with a new decision on oil leases in the Chukchi Sea by Oct. 3, rather … By Patti Epler (Alaska Dispatch) [mappress] Source: Alaska Dispatch, May 20, 2011;
Huisman Equipment, the international operating specialist in heavy lift, drilling and subsea solutions, who had already announced to exhibit at Offshore Energy 2011, will sponsor the event as well. Preparations for the two-day event are in full swing. This year more than 300 companies are expected t
In association with the lease round announced by the Australian Government in mid April, Spectrum announces additions to the comprehensive multi-client library on the North West Shelf. Exmouth 11 – Approximately 4,000km of reprocessed data covering open blocks. The data is compatible with earlier Ex
IHC Handling Systems, a global supplier of offshore installation and removal equipment, has introduced a new pipe cutter for use in the decommissioning market. Unlike other equipment developed to date, the unique tool is able to be repositioned underwater. This new and advanced piece of equipment ha
