BSEE Senior Marine Archaeologist Chris Horrell is helping a national team of scientists study Shipwreck Site 15577 in the Gulf of Mexico. Chris checked in with the latest information: Q1. How many days have you been on the ship and when is the expedition over? A1. I have been on the E/V Nautilus sin
Speed was critical when Statoil wanted to use the West Elara jackup rig to install a high-pressure drilling riser for two wells in 132m of water at a Gullfaks satellite field, Norway. The riser had to be ready for installation in eight months to meet the rig’s operational schedule. Claxton Engineeri
As part of the its Subsea Services Activity in Asia, BOURBON is currently operating locally 3 MPSVs devoted to Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) operations: the Southern Ocean in Eastern Russia, the Bourbon Supporter in Thailand, and the Bourbon Evolution 803 in Malaysia. These latest-generat
Earthquakes may play a larger role in triggering the release of greenhouse gases, like for instance methane, than previously believed. In a study, which was published online in Nature Geoscience on July 28th, an international team of scientists investigated the aftermath of a magnitude 8.1 earthquak
Ophir Energy plc announces the successful results of the Mkizi-1 well in Block 1, Tanzania which has resulted in a new gas discovery. Ophir holds 40% of Blocks 1, 3 and 4. BG Group operates with 60%. Successful Mkizi-1 well The Mkizi-1 well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship and was locate
Circle Oil Plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces the following update regarding its operations in Tunisia. Circle Oil Tunisia Limited ( “Circle Tunisia”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has reached agreement with Tethys Oil and Minin
Federal government’s 10-year response time and refusal to consider potentially toxic munitions, fails to ease community concerns about pollutants and oil spill response. The Gitga’at First Nation says that the federal government announcement will pump fuel from a sunken American munitions ship inspi
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the e
The Nexans Board of Directors meeting on July 24, 2013, under the chairmanship of Frédéric Vincent, approved the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2013. Sales for the first half of 2013 came to 3.412 billion euros at current non-ferrous metal prices compared with 3.577
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that the Marine Institute on behalf of Kinsale Energy Limited is scheduled to conduct a pipeline and Platform Superstructure survey in the Celtic Sea off the South Coast of Ireland between 22nd July and 30th August 2013. The survey will
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has announced ambitious plans to return to the oil and gas market, whilst maintaining its leading position in offshore renewables. As part of the firm’s blueprint for growth it aims to generate £15million in
A leading offshore survey company recently completed an acoustic metrology project 15 hours quicker than anticipated using Lodestar GyroCompatts from Sonardyne Inc. Taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, acoustic metrology was performed on four proposed jumpers, measuring from the manifold pressure cap
Ofgem has appointed the Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission links to the Gwynt y Môr wind farm. At 576MW it is currently the second largest project to have reached this tender stage. The estimated value of the transmission assets
Enegi, the independent Oil and Gas Company with a portfolio of assets located in the UK North Sea, Newfoundland Canada, Ireland, and Jordan provides an update on North Sea Licence P1974 containing the Malvolio prospect in Block 3/23a (“the Block”). Further to the announcement of 31 January 2013, the
