In order to fulfill underwater navigation capability requirements for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) the MCDSPO is procuring 34 Underwater Navigation and Integrated Sonar (UNIS) systems, which will allow the RAN to carry out mission planning, accurate navigation and automated hydrographical data re
Statoil has been awarded the operatorship and a substantial working interest in a large offshore exploration licence in eastern Indonesia. The Halmahera II block is located in a frontier basin with no wells drilled nearby. Statoil will operate the licence with an 80% working interest. Niko Resources
STATS Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of former Sparrows Offshore executive Graham Thomson as general manager. Aberdeen-based STATS, which specialises in pipeline integrity and intervention, said the creation of the new post will allow the board of directors to focus
INTERXION HOLDING NV, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, announced an agreement with Hibernia Atlantic to host a Point of Presence (POP) for its high-capacity fibre optic cable system at Interxion’s Dublin 2 (DUB2) data centre. Hibernia’s presence will le
Dolphin Geophysical has signed one out of potential three 3D contracts in Africa, as previously disclosed as upcoming work for Polar Duke. If all contracts materialize in line with management expectation, the vessel will be occupied in Africa from December until April 2012. Following a successful lo
TAG Energy Solutions, the North East England-based project management and construction company, will be exhibiting at EWEA Offshore 2011 for the first time following the completion of its £20million tubular foundation manufacturing facility for the offshore renewables sector (Stand 9328). CEO Alex D
In a move that has raised concerns in India, the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) has secured… Shivom Seth (mineweb) [mappress] Source: mineweb, November 21, 2011
Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Indonesia, has been awarded today two new Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia. In the West Papua Province (East Indonesia), Eni has been awarded 100% interest in the Arguni I PSC (5,386 sq. km), located onshore and offshore in the Bintuni Basin. The block
Every year, Universum surveys young professionals and asks them questions about their career expectations, how they perceive companies as employers and what they associate to those employers. As in previous years, Aker Solutions is rated highly by both by engineers and business professionals, and am
BP announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in the Pompano and Mica fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to Stone Energy Offshore, LLC, a subsidiary of Stone Energy Corp . Under the agreement, Stone Energy will pay BP $204 million in cash. The agreement includes the sale of BP’s 75 per [
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces world leading oil and gas companies Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd; Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.; Wintershall Noordzee B.
The US$700m Africa Coast to Europe (Ace) project to lay a high-capacity, 5,1Tbit/s submarine cable between France and SA is making good… (techcentral) [mappress] Source: techcentral , November 21, 2011
Chevron Corporation reports that its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., continues to work in partnership with Brazilian government agencies to contain, reduce and eliminate the remaining oil sheen in the vicinity of its Frade field. The sheen, estimated at approximately 18 barrels or l
Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) and Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications have confirmed their willingness to look into… (famagusta-gazette) [mappress] Source: famagusta-gazette , November 20 , 2011
