Fugro GEOS is to showcase its specialist capabilities in the offshore oil and gas industry of the Middle East. Exhibiting at the Offshore Middle East event in Qatar this month, the company’s event highlights include offshore and environmental systems and services which meet the specific challenges o
The Board of Directors of Nautilus Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Nautilus”), advises that management of the Company continues to seek detailed information respecting the bid that Michael Bailey discussed in his daily press releases last week. Nautilus has been advised by representatives of the Co
IHC Handling Systems, part of IHC Merwede, has delivered a pile guiding tool for the installation of 80 wind turbine foundations at sea. This innovative tool was designed and constructed by IHC Handling Systems, and then installed on board Seajacks’ new jack-up vessel, ZARATAN, in autumn 2012. The c
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has agreed to supply its high pressure/high temperature (‘HP/HT’) POS-GRIP wellhead equipment, subject to finalisation
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has clinched sizeable contract wins worth approximately US$143 million. This comprises an approximate US$
Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S³), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, recently completed 100 days’ of work on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of North Wales. S3 mobilised a team of 15 people to visit all 160 locations for tu
McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott” or the “Company”) announced that one of its subsidiaries has received a letter of award for a turnkey contract for the PB-Litoral-A production platform for PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion in the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields. The value is approximately U
The Royal Society published a report on tidal energy in the UK saying that this source is more consistent than wind and that it could produce over 20% of the country’s power needs. The report shows confidence that tidal energy can be harnessed in the near future using both the tidal barrages and und
An expedition to the icy waters of Antarctica has begun aboard the RRS James Clark Ross. The five-week mission will study the effect of ocean acidification in the Southern Ocean. During the expedition, scientists will study the impact of the changing chemistry on marine organisms and ecosystems, on
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that it has completed its 3500km2 3D seismic acquisition programme in Block C19 offshore Mauritania. The survey was contracted to and carried out by Fugro-Geoteam AS and targeted an area in the South Western sec
Marine Renewable Energy Technical Conference held on January 10th, at the Crowne Plaza, attracted scientists included in research of wave, offshore wind and tidal energy, eco RI informs. The director of the conference John Miller explained that the wave and tidal technology is getting closer to comm
A cut in capacity price announced by Southern Cross may reduce Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s desire to build a government-funded submarine cable, ZDNet reports. Southern Cross plans to reduce prices by 20% with the installation of 100Gbps equipment this year on the subsea cable
First oil has been brought on line from Cormorant East, a newly discovered oil field, in which Dana Petroleum has a 20 per cent stake. The initial production rate is approximately 5,500 barrels of oil per day (net Dana approximately 1,100 barrels of oil per day). A Field Development Plan (FDP) for t
To produce a quality scan from an underwater laser scanner there are several factors that should be considered. These factors include water clarity, ambient light, scanning surface, distance from target and stability of the scanner. The 2G Robotics ULS-100 underwater laser scanners use a trigonometr
