Polarcus Limited announced today that subsequent to the successful and on time completion by Polarcus of the first Gassnova 3D survey (“Johansen 3D”) on 04 July 2010, the second 3D project (“Troll Kystnær 3D”) comprising 323 square kilometers offshore Norway has received budgetary approval and will
Subsea 7 Inc. , through its i-Tech division, today announced the award by Petroléo Brasileiro S/A (Petrobras) of a contract for the provision of ROV and under water positioning survey services onboard a ROV support vessel, operating offshore Brazil. The contract is valued in the region of US $50m. T
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track towards an on-budget and on time delivery of the KFELS B Class jackup rig, West Callisto, to Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) before the end of July 2010. To date, the project has clocked a good safety record of 2.2 million man-hours without incidents. This r
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment On July 23, with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of the federal government, reli
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced another significant discovery offshore Ghana at the Owo prospect in the Deepwater Tano Block. The discovery well encountered approximately 174 net feet of high-quality oil pay in two zones of stacked Turonian-age reservoir sands contained within a gross
PetroMarker invited its customers to come and visit “Volstad Surveyor” at the end of her mobilization on July 19th, 2010. Despite a rather wet weather, a number of clients’ representatives came to Dusavik NorSea base to visit PetroMarker’s new vessel, the “Volstad Surveyor”. The visitors were able t
Cirrus Energy Corporation announced the following operational update regarding ongoing activities in our wholly owned subsidiary, Cirrus Energy Nederland B.V. (“Cirrus”) in The Netherlands. Well M07-07 (Cirrus 42.75%, operator) The deviated M07-07 appraisal well has been successfully drilled from th
At the Oil Rig Museum in Galveston, TX.
Resolution at anchor off Bangor Northern Ireland she has been seen loaded with Wind Turbines built at Harland & Wolf Belfast. These were then transported to the Barrow Wind Farm. Overall length130.5m Breadth (moulded)38.00m Depth (moulded) 8.00m Capacity 10 x 3.5MW offshore wind turbines Maximum pay
Mayfair Resolution at anchor off Bangor Northern Ireland she has been seen loaded with Wind Turbines built at Harland & Wolf Belfast. These were then transported to the Barrow Wind Farm. Overall length130.5m Breadth (moulded)38.00m Depth (moulded) 8.00m Capacity 10 x 3.5MW offshore wind turbines Max
A supply vessel brings a load of pipe and equipment needed to start a new drilling project on a new platform.
Spectrum ASA announced today the appointment of Richie Miller as President of Spectrum Geo Inc in Houston, Texas a 100% owned subsidiary. Spectrum CEO David Rowlands said,”Following an international search that commenced in the first quarter of 2010, we are pleased that Richie Miller has taken the p
Pipeline company Enbridge Corp. said yesterday it will remove 20 to 30 non-essential personnel from offshore natural-gas infrastructure attached to its pipelines. The company operates seven offshore pipeline systems, which carry roughly 2.3 billion cubic feet of gas per day onshore. A spokeswoman di
Schlumberger Limited today reported second-quarter 2010 revenue of $5.94 billion versus $5.60 billion in the first quarter of 2010, and $5.53 billion in the second quarter of 2009. Income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger excluding charges was $818 million-an increase of 9% seq
