Mexico imported a record volume of natural gas in 2012, about 2.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), which was up 21% from 2011. Natural gas flows from U.S. pipelines accounted for about 80% of Mexico’s overall natural gas imports in 2012; U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico in 2012 were almost 1.7
The US oil and gas sector could soon see a raft of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as a result of the new regulations brought in following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A new piece of research carried out by independent oil and gas industry technical advisory, GL Noble
On May 15th, RIEGL won the Geospatial World Award in the category Geospatial Technology Innovation Surveying at the Geospatial World Forum Conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the RIEGL VQ-820-G. The RIEGL VQ-820-G introduced the world’s first “tightly coupled”, shallow water, land and smar
An increasing number of members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) are involved with the offshore renewables sector and for this reason the association has published ‘Guidance for the Positioning of Dynamically Positioned (DP) Jack-up Vessels on and off the Seabed” (IMCA M223
RenewableUK has welcomed a new report from the UK and Scottish Governments on the potential contribution from the Scottish Islands to the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets. The report also recognised the problems inherent in deploying renewables on the Islands due to higher grid connection costs. D
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller Chairman of the Management Committee and Henning Voscherau, Chairman of South Stream Transport Board of Directors. The meeting participants discussed topics of the South Stream gas pipeline offshore section realization. In parti
The Maritime Emergency Response Team has launched a new water rescue service at Portsmouth Naval Base. This will add to the already extensive capability of the team, who are responsible for ensuring everyone on the Naval Base remains safe. The Emergency Response Team came to the assistance of the MO
Tidal Lagoon Power has welcomed comments by Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru that the pro-posed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has a vital role to play in developing the Welsh economy. Explaining her latest thinking on developing the Welsh Economy, Leanne Wood says: “Wales needs to become early adopters
GE announced the largest expansion of its Batam manufacturing facility to date, with the construction of a high bay for a new line of subsea wellhead equipment that will further increase local content. Making the announcement at the Indonesia Petroleum Association’s (IPA) 37th Annual Convention, Vis
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured a contract worth £1.3 million to deliver the subsea Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the Premier Oil Catcher project in the Central North Sea. The scope of work will involve two phases. A review of previous and current studies, pr
Tidal Lagoon Power Limited is considering construction of a second lagoon in Colwyn Bay, HydroWorld reports. Tidal Lagoon is now determining the economic viability and environmental feasibility of the 1 GW project. According to Tidal Lagoon Power CEO Mark Shorrock, the tidal lagoons projects would b
Subsea transformers are an ABB innovation. Deployed in extreme conditions in ultra-deepwater, these high-tech workhorses provide the power for heavy-duty equipment on the sea floor – enabling declining oil and gas fields to be more productive and making new deepwater fields accessible. ABB delivered
Due to a continually rising demand for hydrocarbons, the exploration of offshore oil and gas has moved past shallow reservoirs to even greater depths. As such, deepwater subsea production systems must now go deeper and reach further than ever before in order to extract more oil and gas from harsher
This week saw Vector Technology Group Subsea Division deliver its solutions for the Marine Well Containment System Project in the GOM. The scope of supply was to design, manufacture, assemble and test two safety systems to connect two free standing risers at the top and bottom locations that could b
