SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announces that it has been awarded work for approximately USD 16 million in the South America region with the vessel Osprey Explorer. In addition, the Hawk Explorer has now moved to Uruguay and commenced a 4,000 km survey for Spectrum. This survey will be covered
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group Plc launches new product, set to be a technological lead in the offshore renewable energy systems market. The group, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, invested £300,000 into resear
Spectrum reports that following the completion of the 7,500 km MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Brazil, Spectrum now has commenced a new MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Uruguay. The survey is planned for 4,000 km, partly over held acreage and partly over open, ultra deep water acreage in th
Members of the Royal Thai navy’s Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Division – Ordnance Department received a demonstration from members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 while visiting the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) May 27. The tour showcased a joint effort to
Statoil, together with partners in the Grane Unit, has made a new oil discovery in the vicinity of the Grane field in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in exploration well 25/11-27 in the Grane Unit. Drilled by the rig Songa Trym the well pr
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, launches its floating LiDAR, an offshore wind resource assessment buoy, May 24, at Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory. “It is the Asia No. 1 and World No.4 of Floating LiDAR applications in wind profiler measurement at sea,” said NCKU President Hwung
Dolphin Group ASA, a global, full-range, asset light supplier of marine geophysical services announces results for first quarter 2013. Quarterly highlights – Q1 2013 – Revenues of USD 69.1 million, compared to USD 34.6 million in Q1 2012 – EBITDA of USD 22.9 million (33,1%) , improved from USD 2.6 m
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to provide duty holder and asset management services to the Hummingbird Spirit floating storage offloading production (FPSO) vessel, under a new contract extension from Teekay. Effective from April 2013, the contract continues until the end of 2013 with options t
The Australian Greens say the Federal Government is threatening WA’s iconic Abrolhos Islands by releasing acreage for oil and gas exploration that encroaches on the area. “The Abrolhos Islands are iconic in WA, they are a unique marine environment with many threatened species and are important to WA
Nautilus Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Nautilus”) announces that, further to its news release dated April 15, 2013, regarding the Company’s Rights Offering to its shareholders resident in Canada and in eligible foreign jurisdictions, the Company wishes to remind shareholders that the Rights, whic
The British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has issued approval for the construction of the Galloper offshore wind farm off the south east coast of England. The wind farm has been developed in a joint venture between RWE Innogy and the British electric utility Scottish and Southern
AXTech, an engineering and service company and supplier of heavy-duty lifting and material handling equipment in a capacity range of 25 to 1000 tonnes and more, have recently published a video of their AXTech Multipurpose Handling System on board Normand Subsea. This content is available after accep
Global oil and gas service provider AGR Petroleum Services has overhauled its industry-leading software that allows operators to maximise performance during well construction projects. Known as P1™ Version 4.0 the software, relaunched this spring has been redesigned with the actual end user, the wel
The Australian Government has announced the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release comprising 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Western Australia and Victoria. Announcing the Acreage Releas
