Subsea
Tangiers, Jacka Enter Takeover BIA
Tangiers Petroleum Limited and Jacka Resources Limited announce that they have entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement (“BIA”) in respect of an off-market takeover offer to be made by Tangiers for all of the issued ordinary shares in Jacka (“Offer”). Combining the two companies will deliver a st
Philippines: Otto Commences Production from Galoc Phase II
Otto Energy Limited (“Otto”), on behalf of the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) and the Galoc oil field Joint Venture, announces that production has commenced from the Galoc-5H and 6H wells drilled and completed under the Phase II development of the field. Commissioning of the Galoc Phase II p
IIMS Annual Conference Moved (UK)
The International Institute of Marine Surveying has moved its 2014 annual conference, dinner and Annual General Meeting to coincide with Seawork 2014. Institute CEO John Lawrence comments: “London is pricing itself out of the market: the cost of hiring a venue, paying for the facilities and then the
Total Hosts FPSO CLOV Naming Ceremony at Paenal Shipyard (Angola)
One recent landmark event and one milestone event today are propelling Angolan shipyard, Paenal to star alongside other players on the world shipyard stage. Since July of this year when the inauguration of Jamba, the yard’s Heavy Lift Crane (HLC) 2500t took place, Paenal can boast to be the first an
Everything Ready for Marine Site Surveys for Port of Hastings Container Expansion Project
Equipment, crews, barges, and surveying equipment are on their way to the BlueScope Steel Wharf at the Port of Hastings ready to carry out the first marine site surveys for the container expansion project. The Port of Hastings Development Authority, with specialist contractors Worley Parsons and Aur
Ireland: Providence Offered New Licensing Option in South Celtic Sea Basin
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, announces that it has been offered a new licensing option (the ‘Option’) in the South Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland by the Irish Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources. The 18-month
USA: Top Decommissioning Operators to Speak at GoM Summit
Experts from operators at the forefront of decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico have been confirmed as keynote speakers at the largest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world taking place in Houston. Win Thornton, vice president for decommissioning at BP, and Lew Dennis, Chevron’s Gu
CARIS Holds Workshop on New IHO S-100 Standard in Ecuador
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recently helped organize and deliver a workshop on the new S-100 standard in Ecuador. The workshop was coordinated by Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del Ecuador (INOCAR), which hosted members from the South East Pacific Hydrographic Commission
Statoil Secures Exploration Permit Offshore New Zealand
Statoil has obtained 100% equity share in an exploration permit in the Reinga-Northland Offshore Release Area in the New Zealand Block Offer 2013. The permit covers approximately 10,000 square kilometres and is located approximately 100 kilometres from shore to the west of New Zealand’s North Island
AW-Energy Inks Deal for PTO-Testcenter Premises
AW-Energy is taking a leap ahead of its competitors by setting up natural size, dry land testing facilities for Power Take Off Systems used in its WaveRoller wave energy converters. A rental agreement is now signed for huge industrial premises to house these facilities in Jarvenpaa, Finland. The tes
Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Organise Seminar on Contribution of Hydrography
The Portuguese Hydrographic Institute, which is celebrating their 53rd anniversary, recently organized a seminar about “The contribution of hydrography to the development and security of coastal states” in Lisbon, Portugal. The purpose of this event was to allow the exchange of ideas and experiences
Statoil Appoints New Executive Vice President for Development and Production Norway
Statoil ASA announces that Arne Sigve Nylund has been appointed executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. Nylund will assume his new responsibilities on 1 January 2014 and report to Helge Lund, Chief Executive Officer. Nylund’s office location will be Stavanger. He succeeds Øys
P-58 and P-61 TAD Move to Their Locations in Parque das Baleias and Papa Terra
Petrobras announces that the P-58 FPSO production platform and the SS-88 TAD drilling support vessel (Tender Assisted Drilling), strategic projects in the 2013-2017 Business and Management Plan, are on their way to their respective locations in Parque das Baleias and Papa Terra, respectively. Yester
Ceona’s Polar Onyx Floated Out of Dry Dock at Ulstein Verft
Ceona’s high-capacity flexible/umbilical pipelay and subsea construction vessel, the Polar Onyx, has been floated out of dry dock at Ulstein Verft yard in Norway following an intensive outfitting programme. It has now moved to the shipyard quay where the interior works will be completed and the vess