The newest ROV support vessel to service Asia Pacific’s oil and gas industry has been launched in Singapore. Around 100 invited guests from across the global energy sector attended the christening ceremony of the Harkand Harmony at Keppel Marina. Sophie Mottais-Trouve, the wife of Harkand’s Vice Pre
The MacArtney Group announces the delivery of a CORMAC 4Stainless Steel Winch system to the Institute of Geosciences at the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel. The winch system, which was acquired through German MacArtney Group member, MBT GmbH, will be put to good use onboard various research v
Apache Corporation said today that the third well in the Bacchus Field in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea has pushed field production past 17,600 barrels of oil per day. Apache has a 50 percent interest in the field. The Bacchus B-1 development well, which commenced production in July, cu
A revolutionary device for generating marine renewable energy has been awarded a £190,000 development grant by the Technology Strategy Board, the total value with ‘in kind’ contributions being £300,000 The Whatever Input to Torsion Transfer (WITT) transmission system is unique and capable of collect
The marine life could be in danger due to increased ocean noise, stated a Phd student Nathan Merchant from the University of Bath after his recent mission at the west coast of Canada. The mission included the installation of sound recording equipment 2km down on the sea floor. The equipment was inst
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management contract by Cardon IV S.A., for new production facilities for the Perla Field in the Gulf of Venezuela. Cardon IV S.A. is a joint venture company owned by Eni Ve
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has recently been awarded a new contract containing two Engineering Services scopes with BP Angola under the BP Global agreement awarded to WGK in 2007. The contract involves Subsea Operations Support: one is for work associated with the Block 18 Greater Plutonio Operations gr
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited, a leading provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, has announced a change in its management. Surasak Khaoroptham wishes to step down as the non-executive director of the Company in view of his other commitments (includin
Costain, one of the UK’s leading Tier One engineering solutions providers, is pleased to announce that it has today acquired EPC Offshore , a specialist oil & gas project management services company, for an initial consideration of £9.6 million (plus £1.0 million for excess cash). Costain also annou
54 of 108 monopile foundations and transition pieces have now been installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50/50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables. On Saturday 27th July, the West of Duddon Sands team complete installation of the 54th transition piece
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research has today published images of an Expedition Antarctic Winter Experiment. The images show the vessel RV Polarstern, and its crew doing work, in the period from June to August 2013. RV Polarstern is one of a few research vessels, which are abl
TGS, a company which provides multi-client geoscience data to oil and gas Exploration and Production companies worldwide, today announced their second quarter results. TGS reports net revenues of USD 210 million in Q2 2013, compared to USD 215 million in Q2 2012. Earnings before interest and taxes (
Cairn announced that it has entered into a farm down agreement with ConocoPhillips for three contiguous blocks located offshore Senegal, West Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to Government of Senegal approval, ConocoPhillips will acquire a 25% working interest from Cairn in
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) in Perth Australia, is to lead the Joint Industry Project (JIP), “SafePark”. The project, proposed at an operators forum hosted by WGK, will deliver a recommended practice for the selection, application and monitoring of chemical treatment packages, in relation to the long ter
