Pulse Structural Monitoring, Inc., an Acteon company and part of its marine electronics, instrumentation and survey business, has won a major contract with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to provide an integrated monitoring system for the Big Foot extended tension leg platform (ETLP) in the Gulf of Mexico. Moni
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has teamed up with industry leader Allseas to provide a robust project execution strategy for the front-end engineering and design (“FEED”) of a subsea natural gas pipeline system and subsea infrastructure installation project for
EMGS has received a Letter of Intent for a contract totalling approximately 6 months of 3D EM data acquisition in Asia. Final confirmation and award of the program is dependent on the customer’s internal Tender Board approval. It is expected that the 3D EM survey program will be performed using the
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has now authorized the long-awaited licensing Round 11 which will be held in May 2013. During his announcement, made on January 10th, The Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison Lobão anticipated that the round will contain all but 2 of the blocks previously announced.
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has been nominated as finalists for the Subsea Company of the Year category at Subsea UK’s Business Awards 2013. The awards dinner takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) on the 6th o
The Society of Petroleum Engineers London Section (SPE London) announced that this year’s conference for oil & gas industry and City professionals will focus on: ‘Managing oil and gas portfolios in uncertain markets’. SPE London also confirmed that the keynote speakers include: Didier Holleaux, CEO,
Some 20 per cent of the UK’s present demand for electricity could be met by tidal energy. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre and the University of Liverpool have developed a tidal model to examine the scope for reliable and predictable electricity generation from UK coastal waters. Detai
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed the announcement by The Crown Estate that it will invest up to £20 million in two wave or tidal energy projects. The funding will be used to construct wave or tidal arrays (multiple devices)
Defence and security company Saab have signed a contract on delivery of autonomous underwater vehicles systems, AUV62, in training configuration. The order has a total value of MSEK 269 and comprises supply and long term maintenance and support of AUV62, the latest version of the advanced training t
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the North Celtic Sea focussed, oil and gas exploration company, announces the following update regarding additional technical studies on its portfolio in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Highlights: · Seismic inversion fluid anomalies identified and interpreted as g
As part of the Awards in the Predefined Areas (APA) round for 2012 Eni Norge has been awarded operatorship in PL 697 and partnership in PL 696 in the Barents Sea, as well as partnership in PL 091 D in the Norwegian Sea. This award confirms Eni Norge’s long term strategy for the Barents Sea. [&hellip
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has begun the process of restoring the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced yesterday that he would return to his home state of Colorado, having fulfilled his promise to President Obama to serve four years as Secretary. Secretary Salazar has informed President Obama that he intends to leave the Department by the end of March.
HYDRATIGHT, the global joint integrity specialist has announced it is to attend the upcoming AOG Expo at the Perth Exhibition and Conference Centre, Australia. The Expo, scheduled to take place 20-22nd February 2013, will see Hydratight exhibit alongside sister companies Cortland and Enerpac in a 36
