Aminex PLC (‘Aminex’ or the ‘Company’), an independent oil company listed on the main market of the London and Irish Stock Exchanges with exploration and development assets in the emerging hydrocarbon province of East Africa, today announces an update on the current 2D seismic transition zone survey
Technip has been awarded a large subsea installation contract by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd for the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility moored some 200 kilometers off the north west coast of Australia, in the Browse Basin, at a water depth of approximately 240 meters. T
DeepOcean announces the multi-million pound pre-cut trenching contract award with Statnett & Energinet.dk on the Skagerrak 4 HVDC Submarine Interconnector Project. DeepOcean will provide the engineering and project management for the pre-cut trenching workscope in Denmark, which is expected to comme
Sortland,(49) currently the CEO of Ross Offshore has more than 20 years experience from the oil & gas industry. Prior to Ross, Sortland has held roles as the CEO of Subsea Technology Group and as Regional Vice President for Subsea7 in Norway. Sortland spent 18 years in Statoil predominantly in areas
SeaBird Exploration Plc announces that it has signed agreements for the sale of approximately USD 4 million from its multi-client library. The Voyager Explorer shallow water 3D job in Mozambique has been extended into August 2012 under the current contract. The Aquila Explorer has just completed a s
U.S. researchers and Vietnamese experts will discuss coastal ocean circulation and land-ocean environmental developments this week as the R/V Roger Revelle, an auxiliary general purpose oceanographic research vessel (AGOR 28), continues its nine-day port call in the city of Da Nang, reports Phys.org
Specialist engineering company, STATS Group, has completed an 18 month design, manufacturing and installation project to enable the tie-in of a fifth pipeline on Statoil’s Troll A Platform. Statoil’s Troll A platform, located off the west coast of Norway, utilises a system of seal tubes to tie-in ri
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), as part of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), deployed the Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu for 54 days from April 1 to May 24 to conduct the Expedition 343 for Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project. After this exp
The Kulluk and Noble Discoverer set sail for the Arctic from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle shipyard, following completion of extensive environmental and safety upgrades by its commercial ship repair subsidiary, Vigor Marine. “It is impossible to overstate the pride Vigor Marine teams have felt working
Fugro OSAE GmbH (Bremen, Germany) has been awarded an allocation of the Baltic Sea and Bothnian Survey for the years 2012-13, consisting of a 7,100km² segment worth EUR 2.1 million. Data acquisition will be accomplished by Fugro vessels, two of which, M.V. Meridian and M.V. Victor Hensen, have alrea
A plan to build a 100-mile undersea cable connecting energy grids on Hawaii’s islands would aid in meeting the state’s ambitious renewable-energy objectives, writes AOL Energy. If it proves that the grids can take more energy from renewable sources than the highest levels currently assumed by the in
The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy has issues two request for proposals for cable-related equipment, thus continuing the preparations for the $11-million subsea cable project that will connect tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy with the power grid. According to The Chronicle Herald, the tend
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
The 4th China Deepwater Summit 2012 (CDS) will be held in November 29-30th, Beijing,China. It will reflect the exciting growth that China is undergoing in the World Deepwater oil and gas industry. China’s first deep-water drilling rig started operations in the South China Sea, marking “a substantial
