WGP has signed a binding letter of intent to execute a contract in respect of the second phase of the seismic data acquisition surveys to be conducted in Ecuador. The contract with Sevmoregeo SA (SMG), which is expected to be executed by the end of June, relates to surveys which are planned to comme
NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments on its proposal to make permanent the rules it implemented five years ago to reduce the number of collisions between ships and North Atlantic right whales. Right whales are among the most endangered species in the world, and are highly vulnerable to ship co
Dolphin Geophysical has secured a 3D award from an undisclosed client in the North Sea. The survey will be acquired by the high capacity 3D vessel M/V Polar Duke, commencing in August for the duration of approximately five weeks. “We now have a full backlog for the Summer Season”, says Håvard Åsli,
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands provides the following operations update with respect to the ongoing 3D seismic programme. 3D seismic survey over the Cretaceous Fault Blocks completed The PGS M/V Ramform S
GE Oil & Gas has signed an $84 million agreement with PEMEX Exploration and Production to supply and to install subsea wellheads for PEMEX’s deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This marks GE’s largest agreement with PEMEX for the supply of subsea high capacity well
Husky Energy has received regulatory approval for a development plan amendment for the South White Rose field, the third satellite extension at the White Rose field in the Atlantic Region. The approval marks the latest step in the Company’s strategy to maintain stable, high-netback production from t
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Shell for subsea equipment for its portfolio of projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of supply includes 12 enhanced vertical deepwater trees and controls. “FMC Technologies has been supporting Shell’s subsea requirements for ne
Shipyard Zaliv held the launching of the Offshore construction and well intervention vessel “Polar Onyx” built by the order from Norwegian company Ulstein Hull AS, on May 31, 2013. During the six years of Zaliv and Ulstein Hull AS cooperation, fourteen vessels have been built for work in the oil and
Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe technologies and engineering services, has successfully used its new integrity monitoring technology at Chevron’s Captain field in the UK North Sea. FlexGuard is an early detection system for possible riser integrity issues, designed to provide contin
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as partner in PL 265 (20 percent), by core samples confirmed oil shows in weathered and fractured basement rocks in the secondary objective of appraisal well 16/2-17 B. No sandstone reservoir was found in the primary objective. The well is an 800 meter westerly sidetr
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has added two digital charts of the South China Sea to its ADMIRALTY Vector Chart Service (AVCS), which provides complete coverage for shipping routes from Singapore to China and beyond. Jason Scholey, Senior Product Manager – Charts, commented: “We are
The latest seabed survey contract award by Forewind means the consortium’s spend on offshore surveys, primarily carried out by UK contractors, is almost £45 million. Since being awarded the rights to develop Dogger Bank in January 2010, Forewind has undertaken a huge range of geotechnical, geophysic
Statoil as operator has recommended a delay of the investment decision for the Johan Castberg project in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Statoil has continued to mature the resource base and development plans for the project. There are still uncertainties related to the resource estimate and investment l
Technip was awarded a substantial lump-sum contract by Exxon Mobil Corporation for the development of the Julia field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately 2,100 meters (7,200 feet). The contract covers the project management, engine
