Nautilus Minerals Inc made significant progress in the development of its pioneering seafloor resource project at Solwara 1, in the Bismarck Sea of PNG, in the first quarter of 2011. The highlights of the quarter were as follows: *Mining Lease Granted. In January, the PNG Government granted Nautilus
Technip announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary DUCO Ltd. has been awarded a contract, by BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, worth approximately €15 million for the Lan Do field development in Vietnam. This field is located 320 kilometers south of Ho Chi Minh City, at a water depth of 120-
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that its capping stack has met the requirements for containment operations in water depths up to 10,000 feet, which is an increase from the previous water depths of up to 8,000 feet. “This increase in our capability demonstrates our commitment to prov
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, announced an historic HSE milestone for the company: six years without a single accident or incident resulting in a Lost Time Incident (LTI). As a result, for the second consecutive year CIS received the prestigious Gold Award for Occupat
An international team of researchers led by University of Ulster Professor Andrew Cooper is about to embark on a voyage of underwater discovery that will establish whether Ireland was ever joined to Britain by a land bridge. The aim of the three year project is to determine just how far sea level fe
Advanced subsea and floating systems engineering experts, Peritus International, announced the launch of their Field Development business which will offer tailored engineering and project management services for field development and transportation systems to clients involved in offshore projects ac
ShawCor Ltd. announced its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value in excess of US$60 million from Welspun Corp Limited, to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Zawtika Development Project operated by PTTEP International Limited. The co
Jens Jacob Smedegaard has been appointed as Managing Director for ALIP in Singapore – a position he will enter from august 2011. ALIP is the new company established in Singapore to provide modularised aluminium Living Quarters for the Asia Pacific oil & gas market. Mr. Smedegaard has a long and dive
Subsea companies will find out about the future drivers for the industry in both oil and gas and renewables at a lunch this week… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk , June 13 , 2011;
Fugro Subsea Services mobilised the RRS Ernest Shackleton in Aberdeen for a season of inspection projects in the North Sea. The program will include both pipelines and fixed structures inspections for a number of Fugro Subsea Services North Sea clients. Project Manager Jim Taylor was quick to heap p
Technip has secured a contract worth around £4.4 million to decommission the Shelley field in the North Sea… (business7) [mappress] Source: business7 , June 13 , 2011;
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion. In Egypt, Burullus Gas Company awarded Saipem the EPIC contract for new subsea developments in the area of the West Delta Deep Marine Concession, located about 90 kilometres of
Only a few months after forming a new engineering club at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a group of students is heading to Houst… (heraldnews) [mappress] Source: heraldnews, June 13 , 2011;
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008-certified global leader in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies, has appointed Steve Bell as its new Optical/Photonics Engineer. In his new position, Bell will be responsible for the d
