Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part in a meeting of the South Stream Transport Board of Directors in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The Board Members addressed various issues regarding the progress with the offshore section of the South Stream gas pipeline. The meeting hi
Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) uses every aspect of the recorded seismic wavefield to provide high-resolution earth models. CGG has demonstrated the benefits for many acquisition scenarios including ocean bottom, conventional streamer, BroadSeisTM variable-depth streamer and onshore. Algorithms such
In a meeting in the Corporate Assembly of Statoil ASA 11 June Svein Rennemo was re-elected as chair and Grace Reksten Skaugen as deputy chair of the board of directors. Børge Brende, Bjørn Tore Godal, Maria Johanna Oudeman and Jakob Stausholm are re-elected as shareholder representatives to the boar
Ridgeway Renewables have successfully supplied the first “Kyowa Filter Units” from Japanese manufacturer Sumisho Kyowa Limited for offshore wind turbine monopole scour protection in Europe. Using a combination of the 4 & 8 tonne type units filled with specific aggregate in a circular formation aroun
CGG announced that it has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and partner Ecopetrol to acquire and process a 5,500-km2 3D BroadSeisTM seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. This is the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in Colombia an
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been engaged by Xcite Energy Resources Limited (XER) to undertake engineering services for the Bentley oil field in the North Sea. The companies have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the future field de
Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the Gina Krog Field Development project. The Gina Krog field is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, approximately 250 kilometers west of Stavanger, Norwa
Building on the success of the first Brazil-Canada joint science and technology workshop held last year in Rio de Janeiro, Ocean Networks Canada’s Centre for Enterprise and Engagement (ONCCEE) is hosting a three-day networking event, from June 11 to 13, to explore and develop potential partnerships
MMT have close relationship with universities and marine science programs within MMT´s field of work. This summer MMT welcome two interns who recently graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont (USA). Jaya Ghosh graduated from Middlebury College in 2012 with a joint degree in environmental studies a
Leading independent survey contractor UTEC has announced the acquisition of Star Net Geomatics Limited. UTEC – with a global footprint comprising 11 offices around the world including Aberdeen, Scotland – has acquired Star Net Geomatics Limited (Star Net) which has its headquarters in Livingston, Sc
Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new vessel valued EUR 25 million from the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards in Bilbao. The ship is the ninth newbuilding and the company expects that there will be more new vessel in the fleet over the next few years. This is the third time the Bilbao based shipyard con
Otto Energy Limited advises that the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a six month extension to the current Exploration Sub-Phase 3 of SC69 offshore the Visayas. The revised permit timing and status is as follows: Sub-Phase 3; 7 Feb 11 to 7 Nov 13 (Acquired 228 km2 3D seismic data)
Foster Wheeler AG announced that it has acquired Ingen Ideas (“Ingen”), a privately held upstream consultancy company located in Aberdeen, UK. Ingen specializes in field development and project decision support, focused on the evaluation and implementation of oil and gas field developments covering
With Sercel’s launch of the new Sentinel® MS multi-sensor streamer, CGG strengthens its lead in innovative high-end marine acquisition to help clients solve the toughest subsurface imaging challenges. Since the launch of its flagship broadband marine solution, BroadSeisTM, in 2010, CGG has accelerat
