Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL announced the completion of the Kifaru 3D seismic survey data acquisition in its L6 exploration licence area offshore Kenya. The final data acquisition covered 778 sq km over several prospects, including the primary Kifaru Prospect, in the southern portion of the L6 licen
Apply has over the last weeks been awarded contracts worth over 1.5 billion NOK (245.8 million USD). In addition to significant contracts in Norway, new projects as far apart as Canada and Australia confirm the Group’s growing international scope. Living Quarters to the Hebron platform, offshore Can
Fairfield Energy Limited confirms that, following the hydrocarbon sheen reported in the vicinity of the Osprey subsea manifold last Tuesday (10th July), an ROV survey has now successfully identified the source of the subsea leak less than 5 days after the initial reports of the sheen. Fairfield Ener
Within a one month period OSBIT Power (OP) has received orders for their MaXccess wind turbine access system from both Siemens and Scira Offshore Energy (Scira is a joint venture between Statoil and Statkraft and owns the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm), positive feedback from E.ON following tr
The Echoscope® has been used during the development of advanced underwater kite technology from the company Minesto. Taking advantage of the unique geometry of the viewing volume, it has been possible to visualise current-driven hydrofoils in three dimensions as they move through the water flow. Thi
Survey ship HMS Echo has discovered an underwater mountain the size of the Rock of Gibraltar has she sailed through poorly-mapped waters in the Red Sea. The ship came across the huge feature while searching for volcanoes on the seabed – and also located a WW2 wreck off the Libyan coast as her 19-mon
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, the BOP and marine riser were being pulled from seabed for repairs. Since the last report, diagnostic testing of the BOP has continued. This further function testing has narrowed the mechanical parts believed to be the root cause of t
In the ocean off the Pilbara and Kimberley coasts, a new array of moored buoys, ocean gliders and acoustic listening stations are busy gathering data for use by scientists, managers and decision makers. Part of the Western Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, these new measurements have co
Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the tr
Australian listed petroleum exploration company, FAR Ltd has successfully completed the data acquisition of their anticipated 3D seismic survey over some of the world’s most keenly sought petroleum exploration acreage off the coast of Kenya. FAR’s L6 permit off the Kenya coast lies in the Lamu Basin
Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the tr
Marine scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have linked the decline in growth of Caribbean forereef corals — due to recent warming — to long-term trends in seawater temperature experienced by these corals located on the ocean-side of the reef. The research was conducted on t
The Navy is deploying numerous underwater drones to search for and destroy sea mines in the Persian Gulf. This is a part of an American military buildup aimed at stopping Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, heraldnet.com reports. The unmanned and remotely guide
Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit has announced an extension of contracts for both of its state-of-the-art transfer vessels working for wind farm development companies in the North Sea. “One of the vessels, Eden Rose, is under contract to Scira Offshore Energy Limited, the company developing the Shering
