Apply has been awarded a frame contract for Maintenance and Modifications on the Valemon Field. Valemon is located in the northern part of the North sea, between the fields Kvitebjørn and Gullfaks south. Valemon is being developed as a fixed platform with a steel jacket for the separation of gas, co
The contractor responsible for constructing the three new test facilities at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland, has been awarded a top accolade for the expertise and precision employed during the project. Shepherd Construction walked away with the top accolade of
Otto Energy Limited, as operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, provides update on the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H drilling campaign in SC14C, part of the Galoc Phase II development approved in 2012. Progress During the period from 0600 hours (AWST) on 10 July 2013
Alcatel-Lucent has broken a new record for the amount of data that can be transmitted over transoceanic distances on a single optical fiber. In a test carried out at Alcatel-Lucent’s Innovation City campus in Villarceaux near Paris, researchers from Bell Labs successfully sent data at speeds of 31 T
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete Pusnes wire mooring system for a cylindrical-shaped accommodation unit being built at Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China. The equipment includes three triple wire winches, three control cabins, nine wire fairleads, three hydraulic power units and t
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces that it has made a commitment for the manufacturing and installation of the offshore foundations for the Perth Wave Energy project. The contract for the installation of the foundations was awarded to Fugro Seacore (Australia) Pty Ltd (Fugr
BW Offshore has agreed an extension for FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration Ltd until the end of Q1 2014. The extension has been agreed to secure operational continuity while joint work to detail longer term program for investment and production is completed. BW Offshore is a leading
Continuing their programme of investment and development Coastline Surveys has successfully completed the first phase of the permanent installation of a full bathymetric survey suite on board their 24m survey vessel, the MV FlatHolm. The range of high-tech state-of-art survey equipment includes the
Premier announces that it has sold 100 per cent of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiary Premier Oil Vietnam South BV (POVS). POVS holds a 30 per cent operated interest in Block 07/03, offshore Vietnam, which contains the Ca Rong Do (CRD) oil and gas discovery and the Ca Duc (Silver Sillago) exp
The 27th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly recently took place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The IOC Assembly, which meets every two years, is composed of 145 Member States.
Santos announced a gas discovery at the Bianchi-1 well in Retention Lease WA-49-R, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. Wireline logging and pressure testing has confirmed 112 metres of net gas pay between 4,748 metres and 5,343 metres in the primary target Triassic-aged Mungar
Unique System LLC (USA), a Unique Maritime Group company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers has recently completed the successful delivery of upgrade to the Ranger Offshore Inc.’s DNV classed, 6-man 1000’ Saturation Diving System to a 12-ma
Aker Solutions has acquired UK specialist engineering company International Design Engineering And Services Ltd (I.D.E.A.S) to boost its asset integrity management services. Glasgow, Scotland-based I.D.E.A.S. has developed software and technology that dramatically improves the quality and accuracy o
CNOOC Limited announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed production sharing contract (PSC) with BP for deepwater Block 54/11 in Pearl River Mouth Basin in the South China Sea. Block 54/11 is located in Pearl River Mouth Basin in the east part of the
