Australian energy company WHL Energy has provided an update regarding the early interpretation of the Junon 3D seismic dataset acquired within its offshore Seychelles project area. WHL Energy received an interim PreSTM data set for the Junon 3D seismic survey in mid-November and has begun interpreta
Atmocean, Inc. has been awarded a permit to deploy its wave energy system just north of ILO, Peru. Atmocean is now working with the Global Technology Deployment Initiative (GTDI) to develop a Strategic Plan to accelerate the deployment of its technology globally. GTDI seeks to identify breakthrough
Researchers from the University of Hawaii and the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries discovered an intact “ghost ship” in 2,000 feet of water nearly 20 miles off the coast of Oʻahu. Sitting upright, its solitary mast still standing and the ship’s wheel still in place, the hulk of the forme
French company, Open Ocean and Orkney based Aquatera have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. Jérôme Cuny, CEO of Open Ocean and Gareth Davies, MD of Aquatera, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the recent Internatio
Norway based provider of marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) data, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), has won a 3D EM data acquisition gig offshore Uruguay. The contract award is from the BG Group and it’s worth approximately $27 million. “We are delighted to start working for BG in
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Register, with the aim to get a certificati
For 20 years James Cook University (JCU) scientists have measured marine health through the monitoring of seagrass at North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) ports guiding port development and resulting in valuable long term understanding of marine habitats along the Queensland coast. Dr Michael Rasheed,
ExxonMobil has received consent to use West Alpha for production drilling, completion and installation of subsea equipment on the Balder field. Balder was the first oil field to be discovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with Esso as the sole licensee in production licence 001. This happened
The WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant, that was recently brought to harbor after campaign in Portugal, has now been thoroughly inspected and cleared for the next installation by experts from Lloyd’s Register. The inspection was carried out as a part of the cooperation between AW-Energy and Lloyd’s Regis
Centrica Resources Norge AS, operator of production licence 528 B, has reported that it’s about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6707/10-3 S. The well was drilled about 20 kilometres northeast of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary and secondary exploration targets for the
Det norske has received consent for manned underwater operations in 2015 on the Alvheim and Bøyla fields. Det norske oljeselskap ASA is the operator of the Alvheim and Bøyla fields, in blocks 24/6 and 24/9 in the central North Sea, close to the boundary with the UK Continental Shelf. The Alvheim fie
Europa Oil & Gas has received a new prospect inventory from the Kosmos Energy, operator of the FEL 2/13 and FEL 3/13 licences in the South Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. The inventory is based on the 3D seismic acquired in 2013 and includes the identification of a number of new, large prospects
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 07). Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job following the latest South Stream developments. Namel
SapuraAcergy, a joint venture company equally owned by SapuraKencana and Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from Total E&P Myanmar. The contract award is for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation of the Wellhead Platform 4 and Lower Compression Platform, Pipelines and Cable (
