Serica Energy plc, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with major licence interests offshore West Africa and reserves and exploration assets in the North Sea and the Atlantic Margin off Ireland, gives an operational update on seismic operations off the coast of Namibia. Ser
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract valued at approximately $95 million in the UK Central North Sea with an international oil and gas operator. The contract scope includes the project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 7.5km pipeline bundle containing
Aibel is to carry out even more work on the Norne vessel in connection with the fast-track development of the Skuld field. Statoil has exercised several options in the contract at a total value for Aibel of around NOK 150 million. “The contract will be extended by eleven months and 100,000 man hours
CNOOC Limited announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Primeline Energy China Limited (PECL) and Primeline Petroleum Corporation (PPC) for Block 33/07 in the East China Sea. Block 33/07 is located about 390
Ocean Installer has successfully completed survey and intervention work at the Balder field, as contracted by ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS. The work was performed in May 2012, according to schedule and in line with Ocean Installer’s quality and HSE standards and requirements. The co
Leading international oilfield service provider Expro will provide a full well services contract to a large operator in Australia in a huge multi-million dollar contract estimated in the region of $20million (£12.8miilion). Expro will provide well test, wireline, surface sampling, drill stem testing
A First World War British submarine that executed one of the most daring raids during the war was found 94 years after it was abandoned, The Telegraph reports. HMS E14 was located on the ocean bed in the Dardanelles after a search that began in January. This submarine sailed beneath a minefield and
Leighton Welspun has been awarded its fifth project by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), taking the value of the total work awarded to the Company by ONGC to more than INR 5000 Crore (AUD$914 Million) over the past 5 years. The 1400 Crore (AUD$256 Million) Pipeline Replacement Project 3
Beach Energy Limited has commenced 2D seismic acquisition over its Lake Tanganyika South concession in Tanzania. The 2D seismic is being undertaken by Fugro Oceansismica and is expected to take approximately two months to acquire and seven months to process and interpret. To undertake the seismic, a
While ports such as Hull, Bremerhaven or Esbjerg might be ready to grab the most important developments, there are potential rich pickings for many other ports which are unable to win the headline projects. As the Portstrategy news portal writes, Richard Marks, business development director at Royal
Stroud based green energy company, Ecotricity, is planning to generate power from sea waves. Founder Dale Vince said to Utility Week that the company is on track to deploy the Searaser prototype by autumn. Searaser pumps seawater using a vertical piston between two buoys – one on the surface of the
Leighton Holdings Limited is providing this update to the market about the status of the jetty and marine structures contract, comprising a 2.1 km jetty, a heavy lift facility, tug pens and navigation aids, which is being executed for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. The pro
The continuous use of the oceans, in particular the sound generated from seismic sources, has the potential to cause disturbance to marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals. A series of guidelines have been produced by the UK based Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in or
Fugro-TSM Asia Pacific, has been awarded a five year Life of Field support contract in Malaysia from Murphy Oil Ltd., with a value in excess of USD 140 million. The work on the project started in May 2012. Fugro-TSM will be responsible for the project management, engineering of a variety of work-sco
