Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that it has completed a successful drill stem test (“DST”) on the Andrew sandstone interval in the Hurricane appraisal well, 29/10b-8, The DST achieved a gross maximum flow rate of approximately 24 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (“MMscf/d”) with associated co
As The Hindu Writes, the hydrographic survey of the waterway in Alappuzha and Kottayam district is likely to commence in two weeks. Shaji V. Nair, director of SWTD, whose boats use these waterway said: “Now we do not know the depth of the waterway through which our boats operate. This can sometimes
Canada’s energy company Husky Energy provides an update on the suspended operations on Henry Goodrich following a near miss/dropped object incident that occurred on August 23. Husky Energy is moving the drill rig Henry Goodrich to a near-shore location in Conception Bay. She is currently under tow a
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs, and restoring production following Tropical Storm Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will con
Fortum and Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund have increased their funding in the wave energy technology developed by the Finnish company AW-Energy Oy. With this funding AW-Energy commences the development of the commercial scale WaveRoller device as well as ensures the completion of operational tes
IHC Hydrohammer®, part of IHC Merwede, has been awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting to design and manufacture the S-2500 piling hammer, which is the largest ever built by the company. The order highlights the strong and reliable cooperation that has developed between the two companies over mo
The first SP-12 platform, as the biggest phase of the gas field, is going to be installed in two months’ time. The construction of the first SP-12 platform is close to be completed in Khorramshahr Yard and the platform is planned to move towards the installation site (Assalouyeh) within the next mon
Ocean Installer has just successfully completed a contract for a pipeline survey and boulder relocation at the Corrib field. The job was part of the development of the Corrib gas field and the contract covered the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 bould
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has announced the Mbawa well, located in Block L8 offshore Kenya, has reached a depth of 2,553m RT (below the drill floor). The Mbawa well operator, Apache Corporation, has advised Pancontinental that between the last casing set at 1997.53m RT and the current depth of 255
GAS NATURAL FENOSA of Spain said it has signed a deal to supply approximately 3 bcm of liquefied natural gas for three years to GAIL of India, equivalent to 10% of annual consumption in Spain. The supply will begin next January. The contract with Gail strengthens the position that GAS NATURAL FENOSA
McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) announced that it will build another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity, tentatively named Lay Vessel 108 (“LV108”). The vessel will be a sister ship to the recently completed subsea construction vessel the Lay Vessel North
Ocean Installer has just successfully completed a contract for a pipeline survey and boulder relocation at the Corrib field. The job was part of the development of the Corrib gas field and the contract covered the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 bould
Ophir Energy plc provides an operational update for its East African operations. Tanzania, Blocks 1, 3 and 4: Additional seismic and petrophysical analysis has increased management estimates of in-place resource for the Upper Cretaceous Mzia discovery in Block 1 from the previously announced 2-6 TCF
A 26-foot sailboat, the Huki Pau, that sank on Sunday in nearshore waters off the Elks. Club was removed on Tuesday by marine salvage company Sea Engineering, which was hired by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR). Removal work began e
