Later this month GROW:OffshoreWind and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will launch a new funding call, which will work to support English companies focussed on accelerating innovation in Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. Up to £3m grant funding will be made available
INPEX has announced that its subsidiary, INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd, has been granted Release Area WA-502-P as an exploration permit following the 2013 Australian Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release. INPEX Browse will hold a 40% participating interest in the Block while Santos will hold a 60% participa
This year the team of SeaRenergy will have its own booth for the first time at the Windforce 2014, which will take place from 17 – 19 June 2014 in Bremen, Germany. The company’s specialists of the fields of offshore personnel, logistics, engineering and HSE will be located at the booth. In April, Se
This year the team of SeaRenergy will have its own booth for the first time at the Windforce 2014, which will take place from 17 – 19 June 2014 in Bremen, Germany. The company’s specialists of the fields of offshore personnel, logistics, engineering and HSE will be located at the booth. In April, Se
Nalcor Energy Oil and Gas will continue to invest in the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2011, Nalcor Energy, as part of its strategy to encourage greater international investment and lower barriers for new oil and gas companies, and with the support of $20 mill
DOF Subsea UK Limited, a leading provider of integrated subsea solutions, has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil UK to undertake replacement of the Dumbarton Drill Cluster Centre (DCC) flexible production riser at the Global Producer 3 FPSO located in block 15/20 of UK sector North Sea. The work
DOF Subsea, a specialist subsea service business, had its best 1st quarter ever with a total operating income of NOK 1 451 million (vs. NOK 1 156 million in the 1st quarter 2013). The EBITDA was NOK 663 million (NOK 308 million) and the pre-tax profit for the quarter was NOK 408 million (negative NO
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) was contracted by HDR Engineering Inc. (HDR) to conduct a benthic habitat characterization assessment for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic to evaluate through field surveys the benthic habitat and federally protected marine biota that may occur in the n
Karoon Gas FPSO Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Karoon Gas Australia Ltd, has entered into a Farm‐out Agreement to farm‐out a 50% interest in Carnarvon Basin Exploration Permit WA‐482‐P to Apache Northwest Pty Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of Apache Corporation. Pursuant to the Farm‐out Agreem
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has advised that the Government of Kenya has granted a 12-month extension to the current Initial Exploration Period of the L10B offshore licence. Following the current Period (as extended), the joint venture can then elect to move into the First Additional Exploration Per
Offshore technology provider Enhanced Drilling (formerly AGR Enhanced Drilling) has successfully completed a landmark pilot project with Statoil. The EC-Drill® system from Sotra-based Enhanced Drilling is a managed-pressure-drilling system for use off floating rigs. The pilot, conducted on the Troll
GC Rieber Shipping maintains stable and good operations, and delivers a good result for the first quarter. Total fleet utilisation was 89 percent in the quarter, down from 100 percent in the corresponding period in 2013. The decrease is related to a planned yard stay for the upgrading of “Polar Marq
Since the 17 April 2014 Poseidon North‐1 Progress Report, 9‐5/8” casing was run and cemented at 3,820 mRT. The 8‐1/2” hole was then drilled to the final well Total Depth of 5,288 mRT. Final Total Depth was reached at 15:00 WST on Monday 5th of May and was followed by a wireline logging programme. Ba
On Monday, Councillor Mike Cockerill confirmed to the Scarborough Borough Council that he is officially negotiating with a company operating service vessels, on the usage of the Endeavour Wharf in Whitby Harbour for the Dogger Bank offshore wind project. For years, Scarborough has been seen as one o
