Subsea
Tullow’s Gotama Well Ends Up Dry
Tullow Oil plc has announced that exploration well 31/2-21S which was targeting the Gotama prospect, offshore Norway, did not encounter reservoir quality sandstones in the Upper Jurassic main target. The well encountered reservoir quality sandstones in the secondary targets, but these intervals are
Carnegie Becomes Semi-Finalist in Australian Technologies Cleantech Competition
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Australian Technologies Cleantech Competition. Carnegie is one of only two ASX-listed companies to be selected as a semi-finalist among 228 entries. The Australian Technologies Competition (ATC) shortliste
SubPartners’ Subsea Cable to Connect Perth to Sydney
SubPartners Pty Ltd has announced APX-Central connecting Perth to Sydney, complimenting the APX-West build from Singapore to Perth. APX-Central will be a subsea cable, independent of all existing trans-Australia routes. It will offer true diversity and security, as well as connectivity into poorly s
NSN Development Falls Under UK’s New Regulatory Framework
The planned interconnector between Norway and the UK will fall under UK’s new regulatory framework for electricity interconnectors. This follows from the criteria the British authorities submitted for consultation 23 May. The UK regulator Ofgem announced 23 May the framework conditions for revenue r
Reach Subsea Delivers Higher Revenue in First Quarter
REACH Subsea has had success in winning new contracts during the quarter and today has an orderbook exceeding NOK 450 million, of which approximately NOK 200 million is related to work for the last three quarters of 2014. REACH delivered a strong EBITDA-margin of 14% on revenues of NOK 48 million, i
RWE Dea Norge Completes Drilling of Two Wells in Licence 420
RWE Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence 420, has completed drilling of appraisal wells 35/9-11 S and 35/9-11 A on the 35/9-6 S oil, gas and condensate discovery. The discovery was proven in Jurassic reservoir rocks in the winter of 2010. Appraisal wells 35/9-11 S and 35/9-11 A were drilled
GeoSea Wraps Up Foundations Installation for Westermost Rough (UK)
GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 km from the coast near Hull in the north east of England, UK. As main contractor for the foundations GeoSea has been res
Ophir Concludes Drilling of Affanga Deep-1 Well in Gabon
Ophir Energy plc announces that drilling operations have now concluded on the Affanga Deep-1 well in the Gnondo Block offshore Gabon. Ophir has a 100% operated interest in the Block. The well was drilled by the Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship to a depth of 4,240m TVDSS and was targeting a number
Faroe Encounters Oil on Pil (Norway)
Faroe Petroleum, has announced the completion of a successful initial side-track appraisal well on the Pil oil and gas discovery (Faroe 25%) in the Norwegian Sea. The Pil side-track well (6406/12-3 B), to appraise for additional hydrocarbons along the Pil structure and down-dip from the initial disc
Spectrum Starts 2D Seismic Survey Offshore Brazil
Spectrum has started a 10,000 kilometer Multi-Client 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil in the Sergipe and Alagoas basins along the Eastern Margin of Brazil. The new acquisition program will tie key wells in the Basins, including the recent Barra, Muriu, and Farfan discoveries in the Sergipe Basin. T
EMGS Proposes Board Changes
Electromagnetic Geoservices’ nomination committee has proposed Guro Høyaas Løken to be elected as a new board member for 2 years at the AGM to be held on 3 June 2014. In addition, Jeffery A. Harris and Berit Svendsen are proposed to be re-elected for 2 years. Background Chairman Bjarte Bruheim and b
OERA Releases Bay of Fundy Update and Cape Breton Region SEA
The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) has announced the release of the Update to the Bay of Fundy Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Community Response Report for the Cape Breton Region. A Strategic Environmental Assessm
Eye4Software Releases New Version of Hydromagic
Eye4Software B.V. has announced that the latest version of their single beam hydrographic survey package, Hydromagic version 6.0, has been released to the public. The main purpose of this software is to map the bottom of a river, reservoir or pond in 3D, by using a GPS, RTK or total station position
New Operations Manager for RMEC
OILFIELD services company RMEC Ltd has strengthened its recently forged management team with the appointment of a new operations manager. Dean Greig joins the Forfar-based well intervention equipment firm as it embarks on the next stage in its growth strategy following the £7.5million investment by