The police are going to Visund today, and have started investigations after a 48-year-old man was reported missing from the Visund platform on Thursday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre has finished its search, but Statoil is continuing to look for the missing man using helicopters and boats. A
University of Dallas scientists have found a way to fashion carbon nanotubes, the same material used to improve and , into an invisibility… (cio) [mappress] Source: cio, October 07 , 2011;
Aberdeen-based Hydrasun Ltd, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions, announces that it has won the Northern Star Business Award for Achievement in International Business. The award, which is in recognition of the company that has been the most success
Production on the Grane field in the North Sea has been temporarily reduced. In connection with start-up after a scheduled maintenance and modification stop, a problem occurred on the injection compressor which is crucial to maintaining full production. The platform’s oil output is presently limited
The Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources is not focusing on oil extraction now. Instead, it is focusing on mining projects involving … Avinesh Gopal (fijitimes) [mappress] Source: fijitimes, October 07 , 2011;
The Reykjanes Ridge, the part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises up to the ocean surface to the southwest of Iceland, has been hit by … By Mark Dunphy (irishweatheronline) [mappress] Source: irishweatheronline, October 07 , 2011;
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre finished the search for a 48-year-old man who is missing on the Visund platform yesterday at 18:00 hrs., concluding, on an overall basis, that it is not likely to find the man alive in the sea. Statoil will continue to search the waters , using the Stril Herkules
Nautilus Minerals Inc has received gross proceeds of C$27.6 million from the issue of the second tranche of shares forming the final part of the private placement announced in August. A total of 10,940,004 shares was issued today in the second tranche at the issue price of C$2.52 per share. The shar
After weeks of planning, Welltec has recently completed the first of potentially many subsurface safety valves (SSSVs) cleaning operations for a major Latin American operator. The first intervention was completed in one run on the 18th of August in a very active well producing 7,500 bpd. On the 19th
The number of young people working on Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations is rising, according to statistics released today (6 October) by the industry trade association Oil & Gas UK. The 2011 Workforce Demographics Report shows a rising trend over the past five years in the overall number
Cove Energy plc, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cove Energy Kenya Limited together with its partners, Anadarko Kenya Company a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Dynamic Global Advisers Kenya Limited
Fort William based subsea training provider, The Underwater Centre, is offering a potential career option to ex-MOD staff through free introductory sessions which could maximise their skills. The Centre specialises in commercial diver and ROV pilot training and past experience has shown that skills
Another seismic vessel, believed to be French-owned and hired by Turkey, was yesterday found close to the Akamas peninsula, moving in … By Stefanos Evripidou (cyprus-mail) [mappress] Source: Cyprus-Mail, October 06 , 2011;
A person has been reported missing after not showing up for work this morning at the Visund installation. The installation is in the North Sea and is operated by Statoil. A search of the installation started at once. The search has now been extended to the sea. Helicoptres and vessels are conducting
