CGG announces the appointment of Christophe Barnini as Senior Vice President, Group Communications. Reporting to Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, Christophe becomes a permanent member of CGG’s Management Committee. Christophe is based in Paris. This appointment took effect on 15th May 2013. Previous
Dolphin Geophysical has secured a 3D award from an undisclosed client in the North Sea. The survey will be acquired by the high capacity 3D vessel M/V Polar Duke, commencing in August for the duration of approximately five weeks. “We now have a full backlog for the Summer Season”, says Håvard Åsli,
Through more than 70.000 kilometres of successfully completed ROTV (remotely operated towed vehicle) based pipeline inspection operations in the past decade, Fugro Survey Limited has always given priority to offering full compliance with customer requirements. These include simultaneously carrying m
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands provides the following operations update with respect to the ongoing 3D seismic programme. 3D seismic survey over the Cretaceous Fault Blocks completed The PGS M/V Ramform S
GE Oil & Gas has signed an $84 million agreement with PEMEX Exploration and Production to supply and to install subsea wellheads for PEMEX’s deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This marks GE’s largest agreement with PEMEX for the supply of subsea high capacity well
Husky Energy has received regulatory approval for a development plan amendment for the South White Rose field, the third satellite extension at the White Rose field in the Atlantic Region. The approval marks the latest step in the Company’s strategy to maintain stable, high-netback production from t
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) today announced the availability of a 10k psi capping stack for use in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The completion of the 10k psi capping stack – which stands 25 ft. tall including the necessary lifting gear and weighs approximately 50 tons – marks anothe
DOF Subsea UK has announced the appointment of Giovanni Corbetta, a highly-experienced figure in the subsea sector, as the Managing Director. Giovanni Corbetta, who was most recently Managing Director with Hallin Marine, will lead the company’s transformation from vessel operator to provider of inte
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Shell for subsea equipment for its portfolio of projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of supply includes 12 enhanced vertical deepwater trees and controls. “FMC Technologies has been supporting Shell’s subsea requirements for ne
Shipyard Zaliv held the launching of the Offshore construction and well intervention vessel “Polar Onyx” built by the order from Norwegian company Ulstein Hull AS, on May 31, 2013. During the six years of Zaliv and Ulstein Hull AS cooperation, fourteen vessels have been built for work in the oil and
Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe technologies and engineering services, has successfully used its new integrity monitoring technology at Chevron’s Captain field in the UK North Sea. FlexGuard is an early detection system for possible riser integrity issues, designed to provide contin
Power Grid Market will Grow from an Estimated $1,196.6 Million in 2013 to $2,365.1 Million by 2018, with a CAGR of 11.9% Through 2018 – New Report by MarketsandMarkets. The report covers the global Power Grid System Market in Subsea which includes different components of Subsea power grid system, ty
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as partner in PL 265 (20 percent), by core samples confirmed oil shows in weathered and fractured basement rocks in the secondary objective of appraisal well 16/2-17 B. No sandstone reservoir was found in the primary objective. The well is an 800 meter westerly sidetr
ACE Winches is in pole position to greet the 22,000 visitors expected to throng the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre for the 14th Asian Oil and Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition (OGA) from 5th – 7th June. With a stand at the entrance to Hall 6, the ACE Winches team was on hand to meet Miche
