Afren plc (“Afren” or the “Company”) announces that the high impact Ogo-1 well located on the OPL 310 licence offshore Nigeria has discovered a significant light oil accumulation, based on the results of drilling and wireline logs. The Ogo-1 well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 10,518
On 25 June the Faroese Trade and Industry Minister awarded six blocks to DONG Energy in the Open Door Licence Round. The awarded blocks are located in the Faroe-Shetland Basin, west of the producing British fields Foinaven and Schiehallion, and DONG Energy has been awarded operatorship and a 100% in
The engineers of the Titan-Micoperi consortium confirm that the “parbuckling” of the Concordia can be completed by the end of summer 2013, at the beginning of September. The Chief Commissioner for the Costa Concordia shipwreck emergency, Prefect Franco Gabrielli, at the presence of Giglio Mayor Serg
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited (EMEPRL) and OMV Petrom confirmed that they have successfully completed acquisition of a 3D seismic survey on the Neptun Deep Block, the largest 3 D survey ever recorded in the Black Sea, covering more than 6,000 square kilometres. The operator f
Saipem has been awarded the contract for the subsea development of the Egina field, in Nigeria, in a water depth up to 1,700 metres. The project was included in the new contract awards announced in the press release issued on 21st May 2013, but was not named at that time and it is worth approximatel
International energy consultancy Xodus Group will be lead consultant to review and make recommendations on the use of acoustic deterrent devices and the mitigation of potential underwater noise impacts arising from pile driving during offshore wind farm construction. As part of a programme of work t
BigLift Shipping celebrated the name-giving of its new Heavy Lift Vessel Happy Sky. The ceremony has taken place at Huisman China’s new quay side in Zhangzhou, China, which was officially opened at the same time. The name-giving ceremony of the Happy Sky was performed by Ms. Erni Bartel, the partner
Technip was awarded by Statoil ASA an important lump sum contract for pipelay and subsea installations for the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project. The Snøhvit field is located approximately 140 kilometers north-west of Hammerfest in Norway, in the Arctic Circle, and has been in operation since 2007, follo
The latest diver thickness gauge from Cygnus is the wrist mountable Cygnus DIVE, with a large colour TFT display and a live A-Scan. The optional data logging, topside capability and HelmetView™, a display mounted on the diver’s helmet, make this a very versatile gauge. Throughout Seawork 2013, Cygnu
Oil and gas operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK announces a senior appointment in Aberdeen as the company pursues an ambitious UK growth strategy. Rob Buchan takes up the role of Aberdeen General Manager and will oversee the company’s developments and operations across the UK. He will also become part of the f
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, is exhibiting its extensive tooling and diving camera range and its MCVIS-1 portable, splash-proof video inspection system on stand DS19 at Seawork Exhibition and Conference. The tooling and diving camera range includes the Divec
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd. for subsea equipment for the Egina field. The award has an estimated value of $1.2 billion. The Egina field is located in Block OML 130 offshore Nigeria. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes s
Today, Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, opened the new 380m long quayside at their production facility in Zhangzhou (Fujian), China. Huisman China, a 100% subsidiary of Huisman, has been fully operational since April 2007 and delivers a significant contrib
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that Mr Robin King and Mr Dominic Siu have been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr Robin King joins the board following his appointment as Neptune’s Chief Executive Officer in June 2011. Mr King has almost 30 years’ experience in
