The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, on January 15, announced the award of production licenses in the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round, encompassing mature areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Det norske oljeselskap ASA was awarded eight new licenses, three of these as ope
CIS (Centre for Submarine Investigation) has upgraded the Kongsberg GeoSwath system it has operated since 2004 to the latest specifications, ensuring its ability to efficiently support its customers wide-ranging survey. Founded in 1987, CIS is as an environment consultancy company offering a wide ra
In February 2011, the first submarine cable connecting the island nation of Cuba to the global internet (by way of Venezuela) landed on Siboney beach, Santiago de Cuba. In the two years since, the fate of the cable has been a mystery for Cuba observers. In the past week, the global monitoring system
Fabricom AS, a GDF SUEZ Energy Services company, has been awarded a contract by Marathon Oil Norge AS for provision of maintenance and modification services for the company’s Alvheim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) operations. The contract includes provision of engineering studies
Nova Scotia Power is replacing three old cables installed at Brier Island in 1997 with four new undersea cables, Digby Courier informs. The project will cost around $2.2 million dollars and the length of each cable will be 1.2 km. Nova Scotia Power official David Rodenhiser stated that the fourth ca
Olympic Shipping awarded contracts with Kleven earlier this summer for construction of a large Marin Teknik design MT 6022 OSCV – which runs under Kleven’s Hull No. 362. Now the optional sister vessel – H/N 363 has been confirmed. PG’s contract with Kleven cover liquid cargo handling, utlity and eng
Serica Energy plc provides an operations update and announces its forward programme for 2013. During 2013 the Company is planning for the following events: • Columbus field – final development approvals expected to achieve mid-2015 first gas production • Namibia – full results from the Luderitz Basi
CARIS BV recently held a CARIS LOTS Article 76 training course at their office in Heeswijk, the Netherlands. The training was provided to delegates from the Ghana National Petroleum Agency, Ghana Geological Survey Department and University of Ghana. Members of these organizations have been working t
The winner of the 2012 World Oil Award for Best Production Technology is a breakthrough in subsea insulation developed by Dow Oil and Gas, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), in cooperation with multiple organizations, including Trelleborg Offshore, a leading provider of polymer and s
Subsea 7 S.A. announced it has been awarded a project worth approximately US$135 million by Shell U.K. Ltd as part of Shell’s Fram oil and gas development in the Central North Sea. The project encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 4.5km pipeline bundle of approx
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM), recently held a two-week training course in hydrography and nautical charting for the benefit of French-speaking African countries. The tr
Production has resumed from Antrim’s Causeway Field (Antrim 35.5% interest) in the Northern North Sea, following a shut-in period of three days. The nearby Cormorant East Field (Antrim 8.4% interest) is expected to resume production in the next few days. This announcement is further to the announcem
On January 16, Heerema Marine Contractor’s new Deepwater Construction Vessel Aegir set sail for the Netherlands after almost 19 months of construction at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Okpo, South Korea. After a short stopover in China, where Aegir will load the first
Langlee Wave Power AS keeps growing, opening an office in the Canaries through its Spanish subsidiary Langlee Wave Power S.L.U. The office is located in the Scientific and Technological Park of Tafira, in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University Campus. The Scientific and Technological Park aims to
