Spectrum reports that following the completion of the 7,500 km MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Brazil, Spectrum now has commenced a new MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Uruguay. The survey is planned for 4,000 km, partly over held acreage and partly over open, ultra deep water acreage in th
Members of the Royal Thai navy’s Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Division – Ordnance Department received a demonstration from members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 while visiting the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 27. The tour showcased a joint effort to
Statoil, together with partners in the Grane Unit, has made a new oil discovery in the vicinity of the Grane field in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in exploration well 25/11-27 in the Grane Unit. Drilled by the rig Songa Trym the well pr
Dolphin Group ASA, a global, full-range, asset light supplier of marine geophysical services announces results for first quarter 2013. Quarterly highlights – Q1 2013 – Revenues of USD 69.1 million, compared to USD 34.6 million in Q1 2012 – EBITDA of USD 22.9 million (33,1%) , improved from USD 2.6 m
The Australian Government has announced the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release comprising 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Western Australia and Victoria. Announcing the Acreage Releas
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent for continued operation of the Brage facility, as new technology has led to new solutions that can improve recovery from the field. Statoil is the operator of Brage, an oil field in the northern part of the North Sea, between Oseberg and Troll. The
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with construction of a new facility on Eldfisk. Eldfisk is an oil field in the Ekofisk area. Production started in 1979. Use of new technology has led to the field being able to produc
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) will become the only college in Canada with a research bathymetric Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device that can unlock the mysteries off Nova Scotia’s shores thanks to the support of a national innovation award and industry partners. The Honourable
Xtera pioneered the upgrade market in 2001 and is constantly testing new technologies on subsea cable systems of different types. This video is about the successful testing of 100G coherent interface cards on a transatlantic subsea cable system. Xtera Communications, Inc. (Xtera) specializes in netw
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO announced a significant gas and condensate discovery in the KG D6 block off the eastern coast of India. The KGD6-MJ1 well was drilled in a water depth of 1,024 metres – and to a total depth of 4,509 metres – to explore the prospectivity
Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd. Block 6 covers 5,549 square kilometres in the Mafia basin offshore Tanzania, with a water depth of 1,800 metres. Block 6 is located approx.170 kilometres north of the Statoil-op
Recently, CWind has placed an order for a second CWhisper SWATH, an innovative 19.5m composite workboat designed and built by CTruk. The design objectives of CWhisper were to dramatically improve the comfort of technicians transiting out to offshore wind farms. Motions are approximately a quarter of
Since May 12, the Lillgrund offshore wind farm has been standing still. The work to repair the export cable – which transmits the electricity from the wind farm to the substation on land – is underway. “Our focus is to replace the damaged section of the cable as soon as possible and get the producti
Since May 12, the Lillgrund offshore wind farm has been standing still. The work to repair the export cable – which transmits the electricity from the wind farm to the substation on land – is underway. “Our focus is to replace the damaged section of the cable as soon as possible and get the producti
