Subsea
Wood Group Explores Subsea Opportunities in Ghana
Wood Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Ghanaian company to explore opportunities to provide subsea engineering services to local operators. This move highlights Wood Group’s commitment to nationalisation and engaging the local supply chain in countries it operates in. Wood
Keppel to Build Its New CAN DO Drillship
Following positive feedback and strong enquiries from the market, Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), is proceeding with the building of its new CAN DO drillship. When completed in 2016, the drillship is expected to be a state-of-the
Coastal Group Secures Three Vessel Sales (Malaysia)
Coastal Contracts Bhd (“Coastal” or “Company”) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Thaumas Marine Ltd and Coastal Marine Pte Ltd have collectively secured contracts for the sales of one unit Subsea Support Maintenance Vessel (“SSMV”) and two units low-end vessels for an aggregate value of
Whale Shark Becomes Western Australia’s New Marine Animal Emblem
The majestic whale shark will become Western Australia’s new marine animal emblem. Premier Colin Barnett today announced the selection of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, at Forest Crescent Primary School, which won a State-wide competition to nominate a marine emblem. Mr Barnett said the whale sha
FlexTech Surpasses First Year Turnover Target
Flexible pipe specialist FlexTech has surpassed its first year turnover target of £500,000 just six months after start-up and anticipates reaching £1 million by the end of the year. Flexible pipe expert Craig Keyworth established the Aberdeen-based company in March of this year, after operating as a
Subsea Cabling Works to Begin at Four UK’s Offshore Wind Farms
Subsea works on the inter array and export cables at locations of four UK’s offshore wind farms are about to commence. Divers from the Dive Support Vessels ‘HBC SUPPORTER’ and ‘TERRAMARE 1’ will carry out construction works on subsea cables inside the perimeter of the West of Duddon Sands offshore w
Fugro Undertakes Geotechnical Investigation for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
Fugro is undertaking offshore geotechnical investigation operations for the proposed Rampion wind farm, which is developed by E.ON Climate and Renewables. The geotechnical investigation is carried out from the vessels MV Markab and MV Bucentaur at the wind farm’s location in the eastern English Chan
Shell New Zealand Plans to Conduct 2D Seismic Survey of Great South Basin
As operator, Shell New Zealand plans to undertake a 2D seismic survey in January 2014 in the Great South Basin. The survey is expected to take approximately 70 days, will target a 21,200km2 area and be around 150km offshore from Dunedin. The programme will involve acquiring seismic information acros
Augean’s CEO Appointed to Board of Decom North Sea
Augean, one of the UK’s leading specialist waste management businesses, announces that its CEO, Dr Stewart Davies, has been appointed to the Board of Decom North Sea, the offshore oil & gas supply chain forum established to formulate effective contracting strategies for the forthcoming decommissioni
Salamander Enters Malaysian Market with Block PM322 Licence
Salamander announces that it has signed a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for Block PM322, located in the Melaka Straits on the Malay side of the Central Sumatra Basin, offshore West Coast Peninsular Malaysia. Block PM322 is the Group’s first licence in Malaysia. Salamander will operate the PSC
Cameron Board Approves Increase in Share Repurchase Authorization
Cameron announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s share repurchase authorization by an additional $750 million. Cameron also intends to add debt to its capital structure in the near term, while continuing to maintain a strong investment-grade profile and a balan
Government Announces New Measures to Combat Western Australian Shark Risks
Premier Colin Barnett and Fisheries Minister Troy Buswell announced new measures to address public safety and help mitigate the risk sharks pose to water users in Western Australia. These include: – Setting baited drum lines to catch large sharks one kilometre from shore, with vessels monitoring the
Salamander Provides Bualuang Field Development Update, Thailand
Salamander Energy provides an update on drilling, development and production operations at the Bualuang oil field in the B8/38 concession, offshore Gulf of Thailand. Salamander has a 100% interest in, and is operator of, the Bualuang field. Facilities Installation The installation of the oil process
AGR’s Expertise in Reservoir Evaluations on Show at Risk and Uncertainty Conference
The expertise of AGR’s highly skilled reservoir evaluations team will be showcased at a leading symposium this week. Tim Wynn, Lead Geologist, and Liz Chellingsworth, Principal Geophysicist, both based in AGR’s Aberdeen office, have been selected to address a prominent technical conference titled “C