Subsea
Saipem Confirms Appointment of Umberto Vergine as CEO
The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. has confirmed the appointment of Umberto Vergine as CEO of Saipem S.p.A. The Board of Directors applied the evaluation criteria set forth in the Corporate Governance Code promoted by Borsa Italiana to ascertain that the Directors Francesco Carbonetti, Rosario
DNV GL Announces Acquisition of Marine Cybernetics
DNV GL, the world’s leading ship and offshore classification society and one of the world’s leading technical risk service providers, has acquired Marine Cybernetics, the leading company for third-party testing of computer control systems. The acquisition expands DNV GL’s scope of services in the of
Alcatel-Lucent Upgrades Apollo Subsea Cable System
Alcatel-Lucent has completed an upgrade of the Apollo undersea cable system which links the UK and France to the United States. This multiple 100 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) upgrade enhances the system’s capacity in support of the continued global explosion of data traffic and increased demand for c
Hydratight and AS Connector to Provide IRM Solutions for Subsea Pipelines
Hydratight, one of the world’s leading pipeline joint integrity companies, and AS Connector, a dedicated deepwater engineering company, have signed a formal agreement to jointly supply subsea pipeline inspection, repair, and maintenance solutions. This collaboration comes as a response to better mee
Assodivers Order 2nd Atom ROV from SMD
Greece based Assodivers have confirmed an order for an additional SMD Atom 100hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery system (LARs). The work class ROV system will be delivered during the third quarter of this year and will complement their existin
Petrobras Finds 5 Bln Barrels of Oil in Santos Basin
Petrobras informed that it has completed drilling the last exploratory well in the areas of the Transfer of Rights agreement, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The well 4-BRSA1226-RJS (4-RJS-728), the third drilled in the block referred to as Entorno de Iara, has confirmed the discovery of good quality
Faroe: Butch East Well Results Disappointing
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, informed that drilling has reached target depth on the Centrica-operated Butch East exploration well 8/10-5S and a subseq
UK Industry Works to Maximise Tidal Lagoon Potential
Heavy engineering specialists Sheffield Forgemasters have joined a body of senior business owners and directors in Wales working to maximise the potential of a new tidal lagoon industry in the UK. The Wales Tidal Industry Advisory Group was established in January 2014 to realise the commercial benef
Inpex, Shell and Nextgen Join Forces to Build Subsea Fibre Optic Cable
INPEX and Shell have announced plans to invest in a significant new project to construct a subsea optical fibre cable system with the Nextgen Group, delivering critical infrastructure for the nation’s resources industry. The subsea fibre optic cable system will provide the INPEX Ichthys Liquefied Na
Nordic Maritime to Start 3D Seismic Acquisition Offshore Indonesia
Nordic Maritime Pte Ltd., in collaboration with ELNUSA, was awarded the contract for the provision of marine seismic data acquisition and processing services for Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited, Offshore Indonesia. Madura Strait offshore Indonesia includes the MDA, MBH and BD fields, which are expected t
Petrobras Produces First Oil from New Well in Lula
Petrobras has announced that on May 9 at 2:26 pm, the company started up the production of well 7-LL-22D-RJS located in Lula field, in the area of Lula NE Pilot, in Santos Basin Pre-Salt Region. This well, with a production potential of 26 thousand barrels per day (bpd), is interconnected to FPSO Ci
NOAA Names New Chief Scientist
The Obama Administration named Dr. Richard W. Spinrad as NOAA’s Chief Scientist. An internationally recognized scientist and executive with more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Spinrad will be the senior scientist for the agency, driving policy and program direction for science and technology prior
Lundin Completes Drilling of Appraisal Well 16/1-18 on Edvard Grieg
Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 338, is about to complete drilling of appraisal well 16/1-18 on the Edvard Grieg oil field in the central part of the North Sea. The field was proven in Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic reservoir rocks in the autumn of 2007. Appraisal well 16/1-18 wa
Petrobras Executives Present Libra Field Development at Brattec Offshore 2014
The magnitude of the Libra area was the main highlight of Wednesday, May 7 at Brattec Offshore 2014, an event organized by the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce. Petrobras’ executive manager for Libra, Anelise Lara, talked about the reservoir’s characteristics and the area’s development prospects. Pa