Subsea
Tullow: No Hydrocarbons at Tapendar-1 Well (Mauritania)
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Tapendar-1 exploration well in the C-10 licence, offshore Mauritania, has not encountered hydrocarbons and the well is being plugged and abandoned. Tapendar-1 is the second exploration well in Tullow’s Mauritania exploration campaign, following the Frégate-
NGI and Plaxis Establish XG Geotools
NGI from Norway and Plaxis from the Netherlands announce the establishment of their joint venture XG Geotools bv. XG Geotools will produce and market cloud based software tools tailored for design tasks in offshore geotechnical engineering. These tools will combine the in-depth subject knowledge and
FoundOcean, Delta SubSea Enter Strategic Partnership
FoundOcean Inc. and Delta SubSea LLC signed a strategic agreement to provide subsea grouting and scour remediation services in Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuelan waters. The two companies bring complementary services to the table, giving clients a true turnkey solution for pipeline scour remediation a
DEA Opens 7th Licensing Round, Invites Companies to Submit Applications
The DEA is opening the 7th Licensing Round for interested oil and gas companies, who are invited to submit applications to the DEA for new North Sea oil and gas licences. The application period ends on 20 October 2014. The areas offered for licensing are located in the Central Graben, where the majo
8th World Deepwater Summit & Expo China 2014 Announced
The 8th World Deepwater Summit & Expo China 2014 will be held in September 9th-10th, 2014, in Guangzhou, China. The theme of this year’s event is “Strengthening International Cooperation in Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration!”, reflecting the exciting growths in offshore oil & gas industry in China and
Cameron Records $2.4 Bln in Revenues
Cameron has reported earnings per share for the first quarter of 2014 of $0.75 excluding charges and discontinued operations. This compares to earnings per share for the first quarter of 2013 of $0.69 excluding charges. After-tax charges for the first quarter of 2014 were $0.21 per share primarily r
Subsea Support Vessel Deep Helder Launched at Foxhol Yard
The new-build Subsea Support vessel, named MV Deep Helder, was launched at Foxhol Yard Groningen on 23rd April. The Vessel will be equipped with Survey and ROV systems, an offshore crane and 3 moonpools. It will be ready for operations by July this year. A total of 50 personnel can be accommodated o
Huisman to Launch ‘Rope Luffing Knuckle Boom Crane’ at OTC
In order to provide reliable solutions for subsea installation in increasingly deeper water and offshore construction in severe weather conditions, Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, introduces a new patented crane type during this year’s OTC: the ‘Rope Luf
NOAA Discovers 19th Century Shipwreck of ‘City of Chester’
NOAA has found the underwater wreck of the passenger steamer City of Chester, which sank in 1888 in a collision in dense fog near where the Golden Gate Bridge stands today. The announcement was made during a press event at Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary’s San Francisco headquarters at
MMO Publishes ABPmer’s Co-Existence Report
ABPmer’s report, “Scoping a robust strategic assessment tool for co-existence of activities in marine plan areas”, has recently been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO commissioned ABPmer in association with eftec and Ichthys Marine Ecological Consulting ltd to scope a fl
Nautilus, State of PNG Reach Agreement on Solwara 1 Project
Nautilus Minerals Inc. and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea have signed an agreement, enabling the Solwara 1 Project to move forward toward production with the full support of the State. Under the Agreement, the State shall take an initial 15% interest in the Project. The State has the opti
IWEDA Discusses Ocean Energy Development at Inaugural Meeting
The inaugural meeting of the Irish Wave Energy Developers Association (IWEDA), made up of 11 Irish companies who are all developing different Ocean Energy Technologies, took place on 18 April, 2014 at NUI Maynooth. The aim of the association are: • To promote the establishment of a viable Ocean Ener
ETA Wins Queen’s Award for International Trade
Engineering Technology Applications Ltd, have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for their global success, particularly in relation to offshore renewables. The award recognises that in the last three years ETA has seen an increase of nearly 200% in internatio
GEOMAR Researchers Study ‘Black Smokers’
Researchers at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have used computer simulations to understand how hydrothermal vents, the so-called “black smokers”, extract energy from the volcanic rock. About ten years after the first moon landing, scientists on earth made a discovery that proved tha