Subsea
Professor Paul Tyler Awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours
Ocean and Earth Science Emeritus Professor Paul Tyler has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Tyler, who was based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) has been awarded the honour as a result of his research into deep-sea biology. Using the Remote Oper
DOE Announces Notice of Intent to Fund MHK Instrumentation
The Water Power Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a Notice of Intent for a funding opportunity expected to be posted early this year, pending congressional appropriations. The Notice of Intent, titled “Environmental Stewardship for Renewable Energy Technologies: Marine a
EOC Starts Financial Year 2014 on Firm Foundation
EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has started its latest financial year on a firm foundation with a fourfold jump in net attributable profit to US$3.0 million for the first quarter ended 30 November 2013 (
UK: First Gas Flows from Juliet Field in North Sea
GDF SUEZ announces first gas production from the Juliet field, a subsea development on the western flank of the Southern Gas Basin, 39 km East of the Lincolnshire coastline in the United Kingdom. Initial gas has been produced from the West Well, the first of two wells to be drilled. The second well
Successful Factory Acceptance Test for Simrad ME70 Scientific Multibeam Echosounder
Delegates from the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) visited the Kongsberg Maritime Subsea headquarters in Horten, Norway late December 2013 for the successful Factory Acceptance Test of their second Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder. Ifremer is assigned the t
EMGS Provides Update on Revenue for Q4 and Full Year 2013
Based on preliminary accounts Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) expects revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 of about USD 45 million and USD 145 million respectively. This is lower than guided by the Company in the third quarter report. EMGS announced that it expected approximatel
GE Opens Modern Logistics Base for Brazilian O&G Sector
GE Oil & Gas today announced the opening of the most modern logistics base for the Brazilian oil and gas sector. With an area of 590,000 square feet and investments that exceed $100 million, GE’s base in Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro was designed primarily to load and unload installer ships
Chariot Completes 2D Seismic Survey in Southern Block 2714B Off Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company announces that it has completed its 2,128 km 2D seismic survey in Southern Block 2714B offshore Namibia (Chariot 85% (Operator), NAMCOR 10% (carried interest), Quiver Oil 5% (carried interest)). The survey was co
Endeavour Provides Update on Rochelle Field
Endeavour International Corporation (“Endeavour” or the “Company”) announced an update on the current production from the first well (W1) at the Rochelle field and the timing of the start-up of the second production well (E2). Current gross production from the W1 well is 65 – 70 million cubic feet o
UMC Energy Completes PNG 2D Seismic Survey
UMC Energy updates shareholders on the progress of the 3000 line kilometre 2D seismic acquisition program over the offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL), PPL374 and PPL375, held 100% by Gini Energy Ltd (“Gini”). UMC Energy holds a 30% interest in Gini, with CNOOC Ltd holding a 70% interest.
SE Seeks Consultancy Services on Scottish Array Cables
Scottish Enterprise (SE) has approval for up to £2,400,000 funding to invest in Marine Energy Array Cabling Solution Development. The Scottish Enterprise is calling for a competitive dialogue, where focus will be to produce practical solutions to the challenge of providing low-cost, safe and effecti
Pancontinental Starts Drilling of Sunbird-1 Offshore Kenya
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL advises that the exploration well Sunbird-1 has commenced drilling in Licence area L10A offshore Kenya. The well is managed by the L10A Joint Venture operator BG Group, using the drillship Deepsea Metro 1. The Sunbird-1 well is planned to take 50 to 60 days to drill to 3,
Australia to Build Artificial Reef Next to GBR
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has called for shocking plans for an artificial reef next to the Great Barrier Reef at Abbot Point to be abandoned. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef Campaign Director for the Australian Marine Conservation Society said: “The proposal to compensate f
Energinet.dk, Tennet Look for Subsea Cable Consultant in Germany
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk and its Dutch partner Tennet are looking for consultancy providers that will assist in obtaining the permits to install and operate the COBRAcable in Germany. The consultant will help the project team in the dialogue with key German authorities and in