Subsea
Polarcus Nadia Starts 3D Seismic Acquisition in OPL 310 Off Nigeria
Lekoil informed that MV Polarcus Nadia vessel has commenced the 3D seismic programme in OPL 310 offshore Nigeria. OPL 310 contains the Ogo discovery announced last year. The 3D seismic programme, designed by the partners in OPL 310 – Lekoil, Afren plc and Optimum Petroleum Development Ltd is located
Huawei Marine Upgrades PT Telkom 3rd Route Submarine Cable
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. has partnered with Telkom Indonesia to successfully upgrade the PT Telkom 3rd route submarine cable system utilizing 100 Gbps technology featuring soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC). The solution was implemented over two existing segments comprising of 38
Chevron Awarded Exploration Rights Offshore Myanmar
Chevron Corporation’s Myanmar subsidiary, Unocal Myanmar Offshore Co., Ltd., has been granted exploration rights in a block located offshore Myanmar, in the Rakhine basin. Block A5, which spans more than 2.6 million acres (10,600 sq. km), is located approximately 125 miles (200 km) northwest of Yang
Video: Williams Partners’ Gulfstar One Nears Completion
Williams Partners L.P. reported key construction milestones and progress on a tieback expansion as its proprietary Gulfstar FPS™ (Floating Production System) nears completion in the eastern deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Gulfstar One project is the first spar-based floating production system with maj
ESL Extends Knowledge in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems
Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries o
GAF Brings Innovative Bathymetry Approach
GAF AG has developed and successfully demonstrated a new innovative approach for deriving bathymetry from space. With this method, GAF can generate bathymetric maps covering large areas by simultaneously using differential spectral attenuation and stereo-information from satellite imagery. The appro
First Subsea’s Pipeline Recovery Tool for Ichthys LNG Project
First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Saipem Portugal Comercio Maritomo Sociedade Unipresso Lda to supply a 42” PRT (pipeline recovery tool) for the Gas Export Pipeline on the Ichthys LNG Project. The contingency tool is First Subsea’s largest modular PRT to date, and features a 400Te WLL;
CAMAC Gets Ratification of Expanded Shallow Water Tano Block Agreement
The Parliament of the Republic of Ghana has ratified the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Camac Energy Ghana Limited, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Base Energy Ghana Limited, and GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited (GNPC Explorco) co
Pacnet Upgrades Trans-Pacific and Asia Subsea Cable Network to 100Gbps
CoreSite Realty Corporation reported that Pacnet, has upgraded its trans-Pacific and Asia subsea cable network to 100Gbps to address the growing demand for bandwidth services throughout the U.S. and Asia-Pacific region. Through Pacnet, CoreSite’s customers have the ability to connect to diverse carr
MWCC to House Well Containment Equipment in New Shore Base Locations
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced the completion of two new shore base locations to house its well containment equipment available for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In addition, this year marks the three-year anniversary of MWCC’s Interim Containment System (ICS) becoming available
Repsol and Indra Develop First of Its Kind Oil Leak Detection System
Spanish oil company Repsol and Indra have joined forces to create HEADS (Hydrocarbon Early Automatic Detection System), an early warning system designed to detect leaks that enables the energy industry to maximise safety in offshore operations. This system represents a significant contribution to th
Caley Delivers A-Frame for Boskalis’ CS Ndurance
Caley Ocean Systems has supplied a high performance, A-frame handling system to Boskalis Offshore for launching trenching vehicles and ploughs from the company’s first ‘N Class’ cable-laying vessel Ndurance. Mounted on the stern of the Ndurance, the Caley A-frame is capable of handling loads of 70 t
CNOOC Hits Gas in Bohai Bay
CNOOC Limited, China’s producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, has made a mid-sized natural gas discovery Bozhong 22-1 in Bohai Bay. Bozhong 22-1 structure is located in the south central Bohai Bay with an average water depth of about 25 meters. The discovery well Bozhong 22-1-2 is drilled a
BG Group Gets New Exploration Acreage in Myanmar
BG Group has been awarded new exploration acreage offshore Myanmar. BG Group will operate two blocks, A4 and AD2 (45% and 55% equity respectively). The company also secured non-operated acreage in blocks A7 and AD5 (45% equity in each). These are located in the Rakhine Basin, in the western offshore