Providence Resources P.l.c., the London and Dublin quoted oil and gas exploration and production company provides a technical update on Licensing Option 11/12 (“LO 11/12”) which is located in c. 300 metre water depth in the Slyne Basin, c. 70 km off the west coast of Ireland. LO 11/12 was awarded as
Upon request of the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has completed a hydrographic survey to determine if dredging is required and if so, establish the extent. This involved undertaking of a single beam survey of the approach channel and all of the water area north
The winners of the 2012 UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, sponsored by Maersk Oil, were announced at a special lunchtime awards ceremony in Aberdeen on 18 April 2012. The showcase event, held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, saw over 400 attendees at the event ranging from workforc
Oceanteam Shipping ASA announced that its new OTS 1250t modular carousel systems has completed its trials and is mobilized for Visser & Smit Marine Contractors (VSMC) in The Netherlands for a minimum of 200 days onboard Solstad Offshore ASA’s CSV Normand Flower for Offshore Renewables Operations in
Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, has invested in the refit and development of Cable Enterprise, a barge built specifically for the installation of power cables for offshore wind far
China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”） announced that HYSY708, a deepwater survey vessel, has successfully completed a sampling mission for a geological drilling engineering and a 300-meter seabed drilling. The quality of these samples has met the standards of geological drilling engineering sampl
As announced in June 2011 DONG Energy is implementing a permanent repair solution necessary to restore the integrity of the Danish North Sea platform Siri. Following the progress of the project, the repair cost estimate has been increased from the initial expected DKK 2 billion to DKK 3.5 billion of
Just a couple of days before the International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) takes place in Monaco. Innomar again will present products that are used for hydrographic applications. There are new demands and hydrographic services are not only interested in nautical depths and obstacles protruding fro
Spectrum commenced the next phase of their Brazilian Equatorial Margins program this week taking the first shot on the 15,000 kilometer Foz do Amazonas survey. After completion of this survey in the third quarter 2012, Spectrum will have collected over 27,000 kms of new long offset data over this hi
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that it has engaged BofA Merrill Lynch as financial advisor to assist the Company in connection with a potential sale of a portion of its 77% interest in the 25,000-square-kilometer oil and gas exploration concession offshore Guinea in West Africa. Hyperdynamics i
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has concluded three framework agreements worth a total of £3.5million per year to the company. The recent agreements, for work in the North Sea and internationally, are with
IHC Merwede develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries. The company’s international outlook and expanding portfolio have helped it to record increased revenue and profit figures for 2011, and maintain it
Bumi Armada Berhad announced that its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary, Bumi Armada Caspian LLC received an engineering procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract valued at approximately USD 200 million from the Russian oil major, OAO Lukoil (“Lukoil”) through its subsidiary, OOO Luk
The Nord Stream Project took another major step forward with the completion of offshore pipelay of the second of its twin 1,224-kilometre gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea ahead of schedule. Following extensive pre-commissioning and commissioning, Line 2 is scheduled to begin transporting gas tow
