Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, reported that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for proposed dredging and recovery of phosphate sands from the “Don Diego” deposit has been filed with the Mexican Secretary of Environment and Natural Resource
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that it has established a 100% owned indirect subsidiary company, Mermaid International Ventures (“MIV”), through its 100% owned subsidiary, Mermaid Maritime Mauritius Ltd. MIV was incorporated in the Cayman Islands with an initial paid-up capital of
Royal Australian Navy Minehunter, HMAS Yarra, has been undertaking an underwater search off Papua New Guinea for HMAS AE1, the Navy’s first submarine. AE1 was lost without a trace on 14 September 1914, with her full crew of three officers and 32 sailors. The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett A
ABB has won an order worth over $800 million from Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission plc to provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of the Moray Firth in northern Scotland. This follows a f
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has announced today that it has implemented further steps to streamline operations, reduce cost and capital expenditures (CAPEX), and improve cash flow. PGS has stacked, and will consider selling or scrapping, the seismic vessels Pacific Explorer and Nordic Explorer. The s
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 553, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/7-36 S T2. The well was drilled on the Kvitvola prospect about 5 km west of the Visund Field by the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in upper
Technip has been awarded a substantial EPIC lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad. The scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, load out and mechanical c
Designed by Ulstein Design AS (Ulstein SX 121) and launched in February 2008 from the Ulstein Verft shipyards in Norway, the Island Constructor (Hull no. 279) is Island Offshore’s offshore construction and well intervention vessel. M/V ISLAND CONSTRUCTOR is an Offshore Construction and Well Interven
Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100% Shell) is piped through Shell’s Auger platform. W
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS) announces that it has secured a contract with MeyGen to complete the offshore installation activities associated with the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A) of its ground breaking 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. When fully co
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has successfully executed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea and adja
Searcher Seismic has completed the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a modern seismic 2D c
Rosneft and PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group reached an agreement to create joint ventures for work at two blocks of the Pechora Sea shelf. Rosneft share in the JV will amount to 66.67%, PetroVietnam will get 33.33%. The agreements were reached within the Agreement on general cooperation for geologica
RWE Innogy has published a report outlining the results of a study undertaken with National Grid which considered the merits of 17 different substations across the east coast of England. The report highlights Bicker Fen near Boston as the best location to connect the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
