Radius Oceanic Communications, Inc., and Cyta announced testing and commissioning are complete on the Poseidon submarine cable system, a fiber optic network built to serve the oil and gas and scientific markets in the Eastern Mediterranean. Radius and its regional telecom partner, Cyta have also com
The development of the Bøyla Field (PL 340) located close to the Alvheim Area has passed an important milestone towards first oil. The subsea manifolds for the Bøyla Field are now completed and being transported for installation in the North Sea. Marathon Oil Norge AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of M
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has finished successful sea trials of their new 30m Giant Piston Corer, supplied by UK-based OSIL, for their new vessel the RV Samudra Ratnakar. The Giant Piston Corer is capable of achieving varying core lengths of up to 42m in soft, cohesive sediments and muds,
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, has in conjunction with its partner, ONHYM, commenced a 1,700km2 3D seismic survey across its areas of interest offshore Morocco. The Company has contracted Dolphin Geophysical AS to carry out the 3D seismic pro
MMT has signed an agreement with Reach Subsea ASA, Haugesund Norway for cooperation on Offshore Survey and ROV services. The collaboration has already resulted in several contracts for the mulitpurpose vessel Stril Explorer. At this moment MMT & Reach are collaborating on the construction and market
UTEC StarNet, part of the UTEC group of companies, partnered with Sky Futures for 3D inspection and onshore and offshore asset management. The move further enhances both companies’ positions in the oil and gas, renewable and telecommunications markets. The relationship will provide clients with a to
DNV GL has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop best practice guidelines on the matter of installation of pipes, umbilicals and cables to avoid potential risks for the oil & gas industry and delayed start-ups. Twenty industry partners have signed up for the JIP, including Statoil, Petr
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a $5 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200 km² in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project. A contract option allows for the extension of th
RWE Innogy UK reported that all three World War Two bombs found on the seabed within Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay have undergone successful controlled explosions. The 50kg devices, containing 25kg of high explosives, were safely destroyed during three operations carried out betwee
During the first quarter of 2014, Blue Water has supported Swire Blue Ocean with port services for the Windfarm Installation Vessel (WIV) “Pacific Osprey” in the Port of Liverpool. The vessel has been working at wind farms Walney, Burbo Bank and Rhyl flats in the Irish Sea and Blue Water has had a c
Uzma Berhad has announced that a contractor Group that includes its wholly owned subsidiary, Uzma Energy Venture (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (“UEVS”) and EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“EQ”) has on 27th March 2014 signed a Small Field Risk Service Contract (“SFRSC”) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad
BMT ARGOSS (BMT) has been awarded a number of metocean assessments for Tullow Oil Plc., including comprehensive overviews of meteorological and oceanographic conditions in West Africa and South America, to help support the company’s offshore oil and gas exploration and operating activities. Colleen
The Royal Navy has assigned The Trafalgar Class submarine to help with the search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing on 8 March. HMS Tireless arrived in the southern Indian Ocean on April 1st. With her advanced underwater search capability, HMS Tireless will be able to contribute
SeaBird Exploration Plc has signed a letter of intent with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (“TGS”) to acquire up to 200,000 km of 2D seismic data in Mexico. The LOI provides TGS access to charter up to four seismic vessels from SeaBird over a period of approximately 36 months, estimated to commence Q4
