The Directors of Providence Resources P.l.c. (“Providence”), the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) quoted oil and gas exploration and production company announce that Mr. Philip O’Quigley has accepted an offer to become Chief Executive of Falcon Oil and Gas Ltd, a Canadian listed oil and gas exploration
The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in additi
The first Danish study into how one of the worlds largest wind farms affects marine life is now completed. It shows that the wind turbines and the fish live quite happily together. Indeed some species of fish have actually increased in number. As work is just beginning on Denmark’s newest and so far
CGGVeritas provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the first quarter of 2012. Vessel utilization for the first quarter 2012: * The vessel availability rate was 84% including 6% associated with the on-going upgrade of the Oceanic Champion which was finished on March 31st
MEO Australia Limited announces that Oliver Gross has commenced employment with MEO as Geoscience Adviser. Oliver brings a wealth of experience to MEO with over 31 years experience with ExxonMobil in Production, Exploration and New Ventures. Oliver’s primary role will be to work closely with the Exp
Claire Gibson, Wave Hub’s General Manager commented, “Earlier this year MPs said that funding support for the first arrays would be critical to the UK capturing the huge potential of wave and tidal energy, so it’s good news that this long-awaited competition has been launched. Wave Hub is specifical
Petrobras announces that it will only provide additional information on the seep discovered last Sunday, April 8, in the Roncador Field, in the Campos Basin – 120 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro – after the analyses that are currently underway are completed, which also includes identifyin
Tritech announces the appointments of Scott McLay as Sales Director and David Bradley as Supply Chain Director. Scott has over 20 years’ experience in the subsea industry having held several senior management and executive level positions with privately held Oil and Gas sector companies. His most re
Caspian Flotilla (CF) combat divers started phased underwater training at their basing sites. During the drills, servicemen will practice underwater anti-terror and countersabotage activities. To protect approaches to base and perform visual surveillance, servicemen use different small-size vessels.
MEO Australia Limited advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (SOEL) has a farmout process for up to a 50% participating interest in the Seruway PSC, offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia. A farmout brochure inviting key industry representatives to consider farming
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has named Jim Macklin vice president of projects and engineering, announced InterMoor president Tom Fulton. Key functions of his new role include providing leadership and experience to the projects and engineering departments. He will have overall responsibility for pro
Technip was awarded by INPEX CORPORATION a flexible pipe supply lump sum contract for the Ichthys gas field, in Australia. INPEX has novated this contract to McDermott as part of the overall subsea umbilical, riser, flowline EPCI contract. The Ichthys LNG project is a Joint Venture between INPEX (76
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) announced that it is seeking public comment on a February 24, 2012 Joint Proposal (JP), filed by Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. and CHPE Properties (together, the Applicants) for approval to construct a 1,000 megawatt (MW) transmission
Senergy Development Solutions (SDS), which specializes in oil and gas facilities engineering and total project delivery, has positioned itself to harness the increasing market demand for its services by appointing a third director to its leadership team. Rob Fisher joins fellow directors Murray Doug
