Subsea
Planet Ocean Provides Bangor University with Particle Measuring Systems
Surrey based Planet Ocean Ltd has announced the sale of two LISST-100-XC (Laser In Situ Scattering and Transmissometry) instruments to Bangor University. The LISST-100X instrument manufactured by Sequoia Scientific Bellevue, WA, is a multi-parameter system for in-situ observations of particle size d
AziPac Takes Interest in Bone PSC Off Indonesia
AziPac Limited, the Seacrest Group backed E&P company focussed on the maritime basins offshore Asia Pacific and the Bay of Bengal, has announced that it has taken a 40% participating interest in the Bone PSC offshore Indonesia. Under the terms of the agreement, AziPac, through its wholly owned subsi
SapuraKencana Discovers Gas Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia
SapuraKencana Energy (SKE) announced four significant gas discoveries in the SK408 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. All four wells have discovered non-associated natural gas within the primary target Late Miocene Carbonate reservoirs. The first well, Teja-1, locate
Oceana Opposes Deep-Sea Mining
Oceana denounces the European Commission plan to develop deep-sea mining operations, and appeals to EU citizens to oppose this destructive activity by participating in the public consultation, which is open until June 16th, 2014. Deep-sea mining is one of the most extreme activities taking place in
Novacavi Further Expands in Subsea Cable Sector
Italy-based special cable manufacturer Novacavi has reported its growing activity in marine industry after its launch of Aquancable, a wide range of specialist bespoke cables for maritime and underwater technologies. As a privately owned company with almost 40 years of experience in designing and ma
UKHO Announces New Chair Appointment
Adam Singer has been appointed to the role of Chair of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office for three years. He takes over the role from Sandra Rogers who has served on the Hydrographic Office Board for 13 years. Singer is currently Chairman of the British Screen Advisory Council, Digital Radio UK
MCG to Perform MC2D Survey in Barents’ Hoop Area
On the 5th of June, MCG and Exploro mobilized Gardline’s Polar Surveyor for the Super High-Resolution MC2D survey in the Hoop area in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The survey will last approximately two months and final, broadband processing will be completed before year end. DownUnder GeoSolutions (DU
Statoil: New Compressors to Boost Recovery from Troll
On 4 June, two new compressors were lifted aboard the Troll A platform in the North Sea. Once the compressors are up and running next year, they will boost recovery from Troll by more than 83 billion standard cubic metres of gas. As gas is produced on the giant Troll field, pressure in the reservoir
SeaZone to Lead North Sea Check Point
SeaZone, the specialist marine mapping division of HR Wallingford, has been appointed to lead the North Sea Check Point, a key European Commission initiative to drive forward the blue economy. The blue economy is driven by the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources, and access to effective
El Niño Shaping Up in Southern California, Scripps Says
As the probability of an El Niño winter increases, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers are following the climate phenomenon as it develops off Southern California and finding that local readings closely hew to El Niño monitoring taking place at the equator. El Niño is a p
TAP Issues Contract Notice for EPC of Two Compressor Stations
Trans Adriatic Pipeline is continuing its pre-qualification of potential suppliers for the construction of the 870km-long high pressure natural gas pipeline with its associated infrastructure across Greece, Albania, and Adriatic Sea with landfall in Southern Italy. This week TAP has issued its third
Trelleborg to Present Range of Applications at Subsea Asia 2014
Trelleborg’s offshore operation will present its extended range of subsea applications including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials, at Subsea Asia 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Located on stand 1701, the company will showcase its advancements in buoyancy, bend restr
Hurricane Energy Completes Lancaster Well Drilling
Hurricane Energy plc has announced that it has completed the drilling phase of the ongoing operation to drill and test a horizontal appraisal well on its Lancaster discovery, West of Shetland. The well has been drilled to plan and a one kilometre horizontal section through the basement reservoir is
Sonardyne Solstice Provides Exceptional Imagery for Bluefin-12 AUV
Following the successful integration of Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Solstice Side Scan Sonar with a Bluefin Robotics Bluefin-12 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), the results of recent payload testing have produced higher quality imagery than that currently available from conventional sonar. Th