INPEX has announced, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, INPEX NATUNA, Ltd., that on 26th April 2014 it started natural gas production from the South Belut Gas Field in the South Natuna Sea Block B in Indonesia. INPEX is undertaking oil & gas development and production activities at the Block with
A billion kroner fund from the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) will target future oil and gas production from the Danish North Sea and potentially create research opportunities for up to 100 scientists. Based at Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) in Lyngby, the new Hydrocarbon Research and Tec
Petrobras started-up production on platform P-62 in the Campos Basin’s Roncador field. This is one of the strategic projects in the 2014-2018 Business and Management Plan. Deployed at a water depth of 1,600 meters, P-62 is an integral part of the Module 4 project for the Roncador field. Twenty-two w
The EU has presented an action plan to help make better, responsible use of Europe’s ocean resources. With two thirds of the planet covered by water, the sea’s resources can help us to meet our food, medicine and energy needs. The “blue economy” could also contribute to sustainable growth. However,
For 150 million people living in coastal areas around the world, rising sea level will become a genuine threat according to a new international study which found convincing evidence the sea level has been rising over the past 200 years – and continues to rise. “Warming of the ocean and the melting o
Governor Matt Mead unveiled a report showing that Wyoming is well positioned to be a leader in developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry for high horsepower uses. The “Wyoming LNG Roadmap Report” looks at how LNG can supplement diesel in mining, rail, drilling, pressure pumping and over-the-
Chart Industries released a new compact liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicle system.The length of the new vehicle fuel tank system is reduced by about 4.5 percent for the 2015 model year. This compact option is available in 26 inch diameter horizontal vehicle tanks – the industry standard size. In ad
Cape Wind has announced that a team including three companies based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the project site and offshore cable routes. Survey vessels with a suite of geophysical instruments are surveying the seafloor and subsea geology on Ho
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced plans to invest over 40 billion Qatari Riyals in the re-development of the existing Bul Hanine offshore oil field located about 120 kilometers to the east of the Qatari coastline. The project, which is currently at the pre-FEED stage, is one of the largest to be ma
Najjar & Najjar Architects, a design company based in Beirut and Vienna, has developed IRIS pods ‒ eye-like kinematic structures that would be installed along the coast of Beirut, at the very line where the land ends and the Mediterranean Sea begins. The IRIS pods would generate wave energy via buoy
Royal Boskalis Westminster announced at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV). The Dockwise Vanguard which came into service early 2013 is already the world’s largest V-class HTV with a carrying ca
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation announces plans to further enhance its manufacturing capabilities with the opening of a brand new, purpose built facility in Berryville, Virginia, U.S. As part of ongoing investment in its U.S. operations, Trelleborg Marine Systems will relocate all of its exist
CNOOC Limited announced that its Kenli 3-2 oilfields have commenced production. The Kenli 3-2 oilfields, located in the southern Bohai Sea, consists of Kenli 3-2, Bozhong 34-6/7, southern part of Bozhong 29-4 and Bozhong 35-2 oilfields. The average water depth is approximately 20 meters. The primary
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation’s subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited, the operator of Block SK10 offshore Malaysia with a participating interest of 75%, has recently received the approval of the field development plan for Layang Field in Block SK10 from Petron
