Subsea
Marin Officially Opens Subsea Base in Louisiana, USA
Marin, the deepwater specialists, have officially opened a subsea base in Belle Chase, Louisiana. Marin has expanded its subsea business by establishing a base in the Gulf Coast. The objective is to support clients in the areas of deepwater excavation, claycutting and route preparation. The recent a
Dana Petroleum Plugs and Abandons Fregate-1 Well
Dana Petroleum has released an update about the Fregate-1 exploration well being drilled in Block 7, offshore Mauritania. The well is being plugged and abandoned at a depth of 5,426m MD BRT. The well discovered gas-condensate and oil pay in multiple thin, but good quality sands within the Lower Corm
Thiess: Tunnelling Breakthrough under ‘The Narrows’
Thiess delivers a major milestone for Saipem Australia, principal contractor for the Santos GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline Project by successfully tunnelling under “The Narrows” off Gladstone to connect Curtis Island with the mainland. The 4.3 kilometer undersea tunnel has provided a conduit for ins
Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation Becomes Certified B Corporation
Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation (MTEC), a marine renewable energy consulting company, announced that it has exceeded the measurements and has become a certified B Corporation. MTEC was certified by an independent, non profit US company called B Lab. B Lab works toward harnessing the power of busin
Barryroe Licence Area Increased to Cover Potential Field Extensions
Providence Resources provides an update on Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 which contains the Barryroe oil field, operated by Providence Resources (80%) on behalf of its partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas (20%). The area lies in c. 100 meter water depth in the North Celtic Sea Basin off Co. Cork, I
JAMSTEC and ECORD Sign MoU for Scientific Ocean Research Drilling
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for scientific ocean drilling in the Chikyu Program. The Chikyu Program is developed under the International Ocean Discovery Program 2
CARIS Introduces Keynote Speakers for CARIS 2014 Conference
CARIS announces the opening keynote speakers at CARIS 2014. Bruno Frachon, Director General of SHOM and Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary and Assistant Director General of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Bruno Frachon will give the opening keynote address on Wednesda
Ecosse Subsea to Build Cable-Lay System for Wind Farm Project
Subsea technology firm, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has been awarded a £5 million contract to design, build and operate a cable-lay system for a European utilities provider. The Scottish-based company will support the Array Cable Lay and pull-in component of a wind farm project located off the
Carnegie: Perth Project Offshore Foundations Installation Complete
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited concluded the offshore foundation installation activities for the Perth Project off Garden Island, Western Australia. The subsea drilling and installation of all pile type foundations has been successfully completed with the third and final pile completed over the weeken
AWE Prepares to Install Subsea Wellhead on Pateke Well
AWE Limited reports that as at 06:00 hours (6.00am NZDT) today, the Pateke-4H development well was at a measured depth of 1,507 metres and 13 3/8 inch casing had been run to the planned depth of 1,504 metres. Preparations are being made to cement the casing and prepare for the installation of the su
Ophir Starts Drilling Operations on Padouck Deep Offshore Gabon
Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) announces that drilling operations have now commenced on the Padouck Deep-1 well on the Ntsina Block, offshore Gabon utilising the Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship. Ophir has a 40% operated interest in the Block. Padouck Deep-1 is the first well targeting the pre-salt pla
FACTS and HVDC Vital for Renewable Marine Energy Integration
Alstom participated in a €30 million Ocean Lider R&D project directed at the sustainable use of marine energy sources and its future objectives. In this 4-year project, led by Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, Alstom’s assignment concentrated on the integration of marine energy sources into th
Hydrographic Society Releases Call for Papers (UK)
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 22nd conference and exhibition at Aberdeen’s Exhibition & Conference Centre from 28-30 October are now invited by the organisers, The Hydrographic Society UK. With its theme, Energy & Enterprise, the thre
Hydrographic Conditions Determine Fate of Western Baltic Fish Stocks
Scientists of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) at the Technical University of Denmark explain how hydrographic conditions affect the distribution of fish eggs and growth of economically important fish stocks. In the Baltic Sea, two cod