Seismic company Dolphin Geophysical has declared the option of yn 533. The vessel, a high capacity 3D vessel equipped with 14 streamers will be named “Polar Duchess”. She is delivered from the yard in Spain and the subsequent conversion is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2012. The
Subsea engineering firm Jee announces it has hired Lead CAD Designer Chris Phillips to complement the engineering team. “It was clear from the projects we were working on that having a full time role dedicated to 3D drawings and technical images would benefit our clients,” said Recruitment Manager M
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has signed a contract with DONG for Skandi Constructor. The contract will commence 1st November and has a firm duration of 3 months. DONG can extend the contract with additional 2 months. DOF Subsea is a leading provider of subsea services to the Oil and Gas indu
Schlumberger announced the release of the Avocet 2012 production operations software platform. The Avocet platform has been engineered to combine a complete and up-to-date picture of operations with engineering analysis capabilities to pinpoint the reasons for production shortfalls, enabling produci
Leading oil and gas body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA), has announced the finalists for its prestigious European Chapter Innovation Award. Petroleum Technology Company (PTC), Oilenco, Schlumberger, BP Exploration & Production and Red Spider have been shortlisted for the covet
Scientists have taken just a fortnight to map the creation of an underwater volcano in high resolution. After picking up seismic waves on… (Earth Times) [mappress] Source: Earth Times, November 01, 2011;
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire the well intervention technology business from X3M (pronounced “Extreme”) International. The acquisition will grow Aker Solutions’ well intervention technology and service portfolio worldwide as well as increase the company’s presence in the importan
On 1 November 2011 Francisco Gutierrez joins GeoAcoustics as Product Manager. His main responsibility will be to support the internal- and external salesteam. Francisco’s tasks are to prepare and execute product demonstrations, publish technical papers and support the GeoAcoustics product evolution
Kvaerner had operating revenues of NOK 2 623 million in the third quarter. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 169 million, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 6.2 percent. “The third quarter has been a solid operational quarter, with financial results
StarFish Seabed Imaging Systems, the shallow water sidescan sonar system from Tritech International, has proved a market success since its launch in 2007. Sales of the range have continued to rise since the launch of the original and ever popular, StarFish 450F. StarFish applications have included s
The World leading technology company, Emerson Process Management, has become a partner in NCE Subsea. – To us this is about increased visibility, but we also feel we have something to offer NCE Subsea, says Hege Forus, Information Manager at Roxar, which is owned by Emerson Process Management. This
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has acquired an additional 5,200 km of regional seismic data from offshore Northeast Greenland, bringing the total kilometers the company has acquired in the region over the last two seasons to nearly 18,000. The Arctic is one of the least explored, most
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a three-year frame agreement worth $33 million with BP Norway for maintenance, modification and service of the safety and automation systems of all of its oil field operations on the Norwegian continental shelf. The agreement signed in t
The search is launched for the brightest and best talent and achievements in the Energy industry over the last year. The prestigious Offshore Achievement Awards, recently re-launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section with the support of main sponsor Taqa Bratani, are now o
