Subsea
DEEPSEA CHALLENGER Arrives to NYC
The co-star of the James Cameron’s latest film is not your typical Hollywood starlet. She’s 24-feet long, bright green and weighs approximately 11.8 tons. The one-of-a-kind, deep-diving submersible DEEPSEA CHALLENGER will travel from its home at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to the
CAMAC Hits Oil and Gas in Oyo Field (Nigeria)
CAMAC Energy Inc. has announced the preliminary results of a successful Oyo field development well offshore Nigeria in OML 120. The Oyo-8 well started drilling operations on June 15, 2014 and has both a vertical and a horizontal section. The vertical section was designed to test for additional hydro
NASA Aquanauts Complete NEEMO18 Mission
Four astronauts splashed up from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, bringing to a successful close the 18th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) expedition. Accompanied by two lab technicians, the crew, commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA’s Jeanett
Oceana to Study Balearic and Cabrera Seamounts
This morning, Oceana launched an expedition to document three seamounts that lie between the islands of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, as well as the Fort d’en Moreu which is a coralligenous reef to the East of the Cabrera archipelago, all of which belong to the Balearic Islands. The international
VIDEO: Quick Tour of EV Nautilus
The Nautilus team has recently made a short video tour of their exploration vessel, through areas of the ship people usually don’t see on the live feeds, behind-the-scenes, the mess, bridge, data lab, and more. The Nautilus Exploration Program focuses on three main areas of marine science: biology,
SeaBird Awarded 2D Australasia Gig
SeaBird Exploration Plc (SeaBird) has announced that Aquila Explorer has received a letter of award for a 2D seismic survey in Australasia. The survey will cover a minimum of 10,000 km and will have an estimated value of approximately USD 11 million. The project is expected to start in Q4 2014 and w
Fisher Offshore Has New Managing Director
Fisher Offshore, an energy industry service company and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has underlined its commitment to continued growth with the appointment of a new managing director. Jack Davidson has been promoted from the role of operations director to lead the business as it prepares for t
Fugro Equator, Zhu Kezhen On Track with MH370 Deep-Sea Search Preps
Two ships, Zhu Kezhen and Fugro Equator, continue to work in the southern Indian Ocean, surveying the sea floor in preparation for the deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. In June, an expert satellite working group identified a search zone of up to 60,000 square kilometres, wh
TAG Foundations On Course to Humber Gateway OWF
TAG Energy Solutions has achieved a significant landmark in its project to produce foundations for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. North East England-based TAG Energy Solutions has undertaken the load out and sailaway of four 60-metre long, 650 tonne monopile foundations and four transition p
MH370 Search Gets Petronas Boost
PETRONAS continues to provide technical support and funding for the search-and-recovery (SAR) operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by deploying an underwater search equipment and a support vessel to the new search zone. The national oil company will fund $21 million (RM67 millio
WHL Energy: CGG Delivers ‘La Bella’ Seismic Volume Report
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has received the final Seismic Volume Report for the “La Bella” 3D seismic survey on schedule and provided to the VIC/P67 JV partners, AWE Limited and Tap Oil Limited. The fully processed Seismic Volume Report has been compiled by contractor CGG Services
Galp Strikes Out in TAO-1
Galp Energia has concluded the drilling of the exploration well TAO-1, located in the Tarfaya Offshore area, in the Atlantic margin of offshore Morocco, where no hydrocarbons were encountered. The primary objective of the well was to test the resources potential of the Trident prospect, located in t
VIDEO: Active Subsea Volcano Imagery by Scripps
With modern computing power and innovative analytical skills, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues have constructed the most detailed imagery to date of a massive active magma chamber located off the Pacific Northwest where Earth’s plates are spreadi
Polarcus’ Deal Off West Africa Falls Trough
Polarcus Limited has released an update regarding a previously announced receipt of a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore West Africa. The Company has informed that subsequent to equity changes in the relevant license block, the referenced