Antrim Energy Inc., Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, announced that it has signed an agreement with Valiant Petroleum plc to proceed with early installation of subsea facilities for the development of the Fionn Field in the UK
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has recently secured a multi-million pound contract win with global oil and gas company Maersk Oil. The contract involves providing surface well testing, clean-up services and large bore subsea safety systems for Maersk Oil UK’s contracted mobile
The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank have launched a $34 million project which will allow Tonga to gain high-speed internet access by financing the development of a submarine cable system. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Tu’ivakano delivered t
Quantum Energy Ltd, an electricity company controlled by Athens-based Public Power Corporation SA, plans to build a cable connecting Israel… (ekathimerini) [mappress] Source: ekathimerini , January 24, 2012;
CGX Energy Inc. announces that the 1,160 square kilometre 3D marine seismic contract that was announced on December 5, 2011 has been completed. The seismic acquisition was performed by the PGS Ramform Challenger, a state-of-the-art seismic ship owned by a subsidiary of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS).
Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Limited, a subsidiary of Nido Petroleum Limited, as Operator of Service Contract 58 (‘SC 58’), on behalf of partner the Philippine National Oil Corporation – Exploration Company (‘PNOC-EC’), announces the acquisition of new 2D seismic in SC 58. Key highlights: • Approx
On 8 December 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted and audit of BG Norge’s (BG) management of the Knarr field development. Objective The objective of the audit was to inspect the company’s compliance with health, safety and environment requirements in connection with the Knarr
On January 10, 2012 VideoRay LLC of Phoenixville, PA, along with Dutch partner Nautikaris BV of Ijmuiden, Netherlands, completed the site acceptance test of four VideoRay Pro 4 submersible systems with spare parts, accessories, and custom modifications. Training for operators and repair personnel wi
CTC Marine Projects, Ltd., part of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has announced the completion of its trenching work for the Kipper Tuna Turrum Project in the KTT Field located 45 kilometres offshore Victoria, Australia. The work was undertaken on contract for McDermott Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd. The C
The leading manpower provider in Scotland has secured two multi-million pound deals to the value of £20million per year with the Candadian-based energy company, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. Recognised as a global leader in providing key staff to the energy sector, Orion Group, which is headquartered in I
Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently ret
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced the Sabu-1 exploration well offshore Republic of Guinea was drilled to a total subsea depth of 2,224 meters, putting the well near the top of Cretaceous age sediments, and that the next string of 13-3/8 inch casing was successfully set. Following retesting of the
FoundOcean is excited to announce the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE Innogy. The 295 MW capacity wind farm will be installed in water depths ranging from 22 to 25 m on four-legged jacket foundations. The 49 foundations (48 turbine
Drilling solutions provider AGR has successfully completed its first Brazilian operation using their EC-Drill™ technology. This EC-Drill™ solution is based on the well-proven RMR System that has been modified for use on Petrobras jack up wells. AGR’s Managed Pressure Drilling system was used on two
