A Bowtech camera system has been successfully deployed to observe decommissioning operations on the L13FH well which is operated by Shell in the Dutch Sector of the Southern North Sea. They were requested by Shell UK to supply a camera system to be fitted to the L13FH well. Bowtech engineers, workin
Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The vessel is a customized version of the Deepwater Enabler de
Bangladesh will have to invest USD 60 million to link up to a second submarine cable to ensure uninterrupted internet connectivity with … (telecompaper) [mappress] Source: telecompaper, November 28, 2011; Image: SEA-ME-WE
During the EWEA conference this week in Amsterdam, Mercon and ALE will introduce a new concept for installing offshore mestmasts named EMI, for Eco Metmast Installation. Mercon and ALE have decided to team up to introduce EMI. Willem Griffioen, Managing Director at Mercon feels the two companies are
Cove Energy plc, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company, together with the operator Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, provide an update of the results of the Barquentine-3 appraisal well and consequent gas resource range upgrade in the Rovuma Basin Area 1 block, Offshore Mozambique. Highlights •
High school students from Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi and Jakarta have been recognized for their innovative efforts to promote the importance of conserving coral reefs. Niar, a student at State Senior High School No. 1 in Kendari, the provincial capital, won the sixth annual Young Innovators Conte
Brazil’s government has been quick to vilify Chevron Corp for an offshore oil spill, but the biggest victim of the accident could turn out… By Stuart Grudgings and Bob Burgdorfer (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters , November 28, 2011; Image:
A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR™, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in ord
The world’s first wave power machine to be sold to a utility company has celebrated its first anniversary since grid connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with a series of technical achievements and no lost time incidents. The E.ON machine was installed in October 2010. Since then a
UK Continental Shelf exploration activities are set for a renaissance over the next 5 years, with investments of between £22-40 billion … SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK , November 28, 2011; Image: hko
Punj Lloyd Group, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) conglomerate, today announced receiving an offshore project in Bombay High, Mumbai from ONGC. The project, worth Rs. 469 crores (USD 97.3 million), is scheduled for commissioning in May, 2013. Commenting on this development,
Doughty Hanson & Co, one of the largest independent private equity firms in Europe, announced that it is to acquire ASCO Group (ASCO), the largest global provider of outsourced logistics services and solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, from Phoenix Equity Partners. ASCO provides oilfield lo
Saipem SpA (SPM), Europe’s largest oil contractor by market value, signed a letter of intent with Inpex Corp. (1605) to build a gas pipeline for Australia’s Ichthys field, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The value of the contract is about $1.7 billion, the people said, declining to be
Irish tidal energy technology company, OpenHydro, has been honoured at the 2011 Ireland France Business Awards for their outstanding company performance in 2011 and promotion of bilateral trade and investment between Ireland and France. At an awards ceremony held in Paris, OpenHydro was selected as
