TGS has commenced the acquisition of a new multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone. This survey marks over ten years of investment for TGS in the West African region and will add 1,038 km2 to the existing TGS data library. Upon completion, TGS will have over 6,200 km2 of contiguous mult
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. announced that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters. The SS Gairsoppa was a 412-foot
A BP Plc-led group may consider a another pipeline project to transit natural gas from the Shah Deniz deposit in the Azeri sector of the … Paul Abelsky (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, September 26, 2011;
Statoil and its partners have submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Skuld field on the Halten Bank to the authorities. Norne operations vice president Anita A. Stenhaug, handed over the plan to Norwegian state secretary Per Rune Henriksen during a ceremony at Statoil’s office i
Two hundred years on from the first recorded landing, researchers have compiled the first ever high-resolution map of the underwater seabed and reefs around Rockall. On September 8, 1811, a Royal Navy officer with a small crew landed on the isolated North Atlantic islet and scaled the 19 metre high
AGR Field Operations announced that they have been awarded a global Framework Agreement with Statoil for the delivery of pre-operational Operations and Maintenance studies. This agreement will supply Statoil with analysis and support to their Capital Value Process for Operational Assurance providing
Van Oord’s new flexible fallpipe vessel, the Stornes, was christened on 24 September. The event, which was attended by hundreds of guests and Van Oord employees, took place at the Wilhelmina dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs J. van Vonno, wife of forme
Ramboll has won the detailed design of the offshore substation for DONG Energy’s Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, which is estimated to make a significant contribution to the UK government goal of installing 33GW of wind production by 2020. The contract with DONG Energy includes the co
Chevron Corporation today announced that its Australian subsidiary will proceed with the construction of its Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. John Watson, chairman and chief executive officer, Chevron Corporation, said, “The Wheatstone Project is a legacy, value-creating investment that will
This past April, there was a big volcanic eruption in America’s Pacific Northwest. If you missed it, you’re not alone. Tom Banse (voanews) [mappress] Source: voanews, September 26, 2011;
A University High School engineering technology teacher will be exploring the ocean and sharing it with the world starting this Saturday… By Phyllis Coulter (pantagraph) [mappress] Source: pantagraph, September 26, 2011;
TGS has commenced a 2D multi-client seismic survey in offshore Eastern Indonesia immediately north of the Sunrise-Troubadour gas fields and to the west of the Abadi gas field. The 1,500 km survey, MHI11, will infill a seismic survey previously acquired in 2007 and an extensive multibeam data set in
Subsea technologies specialist Tritech has just held its fourth annual Distributor Seminar… (SubseaUK) [mappress] Source: SubseaUK,September 25 , 2011;
Wilton Group company, PD&MS Energy, has launched two new operations in Brazil as part of an international strategy to grow the oil and gas design, fabrication, installation and maintenance specialist. PDeMS Energy (Brazil) Soluções de Energia Ltda has already secured rig upgrade contracts with a glo
