Subsea
WHL Energy: La Bella 3D Seismic Survey on Schedule and Budget
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited (“WHL Energy” or “the Company”) reports that the La Bella 3D seismic survey, being acquired by CGG’s state-of-the-art seismic vessel Viking II, is 78% complete and on target to be completed around December 12th. To date 52 prime lines of a planned total o
Northern Offshore Executes Letter of Intent for Energy Searcher Drillship
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that the company has executed a letter of intent with CAMAC International Limited, an affiliate of CAMAC Energy Inc., for the drillship Energy Searcher. The letter of intent, which is subject to customary conditions, provides for a subsidiary of Northern Offshore to
Statoil Announces New Oil and Gas Discovery in Johan Castberg Area
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/7-2 S, drilled by the rig West Hercules, has proven a 22 metre gas column and a 23 m oil column […]
New Zealand: CRP Granted Mining Permit on Chatham Rise
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals announced that CRP has been granted a mining permit in respect of its phosphate project on the Chatham Rise. The permit is the first granted under the amended Crown Minerals Act which came into force on 25 May this year. The approval of a Mining Permit for Chatham
NOAA Seeks Comment on Proposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Plan
NOAA and its federal and state trustee partners urged the public to provide comments on a draft plan to restore the Gulf after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan outlines and describes 44 proposed restoration projects, totaling approximately $627 million. The plan was released by the Nat
TGS Starts 3D Multi-Client Seismic Survey Offshore Benin
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client seismic survey covering 2,022 km2 offshore Benin. “The BR-13 survey will be TGS’ second 3D survey in Benin,” commented Stein Ove Isaksen, Senior Vice President Eastern Hemisphere for TGS. “The 3D data will build upon current subsurface knowledge and
Marine Measurement Forum Organised by Xylem Achieves Success
The 53rd Marine Measurement Forum was organised by Xylem Analytics UK and hosted by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton on Thursday 28th November 2013. The event was particularly well attended with over 60 delegates benefitting from a full programme of presentations, 12 small exhibition di
Top News of the Week of Dec 02 – Dec 08, 2013
1. DCN Divers Rescue Survivor from Jascon 4 (Nigeria) On Sunday 26 May, the tugboat Jascon 4 ran into difficulties whilst engaged in static towing operations, capsized and sank with a crew of 12 on board. 2. UTEC Opens Office in Jakarta, Indonesia One of the world’s largest independent survey compan
BLUE Piling Method Testing at Van Oord Shipyard
Since 2010 Fistuca BV, a spin-off of the TU Eindhoven, Van Oord and TNO, have been developing BLUE Piling Technology, an innovative method of driving hollow piles into the seafloor that is quieter and more cost effective than traditional methods. This revolutionary offshore piling method, BLUE Pilin
Statoil: Johan Sverdrup to Receive Power from Land
“We are not considering any other solutions for the Johan Sverdrup field than land-based power supply,” says Øyvind Reinertsen, senior vice president for the Johan Sverdrup field. “The project and the licensees based their concept assessment on power supply from land at an early stage, and we have n
New Zealand Govt Awards New Oil and Gas Permits
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges announced the award of ten new oil and gas exploration permits as a result of Block Offer 2013. The permits include five onshore permits across Taranaki and the East Coast and five offshore permits across the Reinga-Northland, Taranaki, and Great South-Can
Alfred Wegener Institute: International Scholarship Programme Launched
The international advancement of young scientists has assumed a new dimension at the Alfred Wegener Institute: ten scholarship holders from just as many different nations will be embarking a ten-month traineeship as ocean experts this week. The Japanese Nippon Foundation and POGO (Partnership for Ob
OGX Starts Production from Tubarão Martelo Field in Campos Basin
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (“OGX”) announced that it had begun, yesterday, the production in the Tubarão Martelo field, located in the BM-C-39 and BM-C-40 blocks, through the horizontal well TBMT-8H. In November 29, 2013 the Company received the Operating License from IBAMA (the Brazilian
Blackbird Field Development Plan Addendum Gets DECC Approval
Atlantic Petroleum announces that the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has advised the Blackbird Field joint venture partners that it has approved the Blackbird Field Development Plan (FDP) Addendum. The Blackbird Field is owned by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (Operator) 73.02957%,