CGGVeritas has appointed Tim Brooks as Vice President of Operations, North America for the Land Division. Mr. Brooks joined CGGVeritas on August 1, 2011 and will assume responsibility for the Land acquisition organization in North America. He will be based in Houston, Texas. With more than 25 years
Calypso US Pipeline is surrendering its authorization and presidential permit to build an offshore pipeline to ship regasified LNG to Florid… (platts) [mappress] Source: platts, August 17, 2011;
Woodside today reported a first-half profit after tax of US$828 million, underpinned by continued strong performance of the North West Shelf and higher revenues. The underlying net profit after tax of US$842 million was up 3.6%. Woodside Chief Executive Officer Peter Coleman said “Our focus on opera
Oil and gas production from Forouzan field is due to witness a remarkable rise once the construction of a pipeline connecting the field to… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, August 16, 2011;
Kodiak Kenai Cable Company, LLC (KKCC), a subsidiary of Old Harbor Native Corporation, has deployed Infinera’s Submarine Solution for its optical network upgrade spanning approximately 1,000 km throughout the state of Alaska. KKCC chose Infinera for the ease of use, speed of deployment and cutting e
Enterprise Products Partners LP is sending an underwater inspection team to investigate the cause of a surface sheen near the junction of th… (fuelfix) [mappress] Source: fuelfix, August 16, 2011;
Politicians and scientists celebrated water on Monday, despite rain showers that canceled a planned tidal power demonstration… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 16, 2011;
On Monday, Aug. 15, U.S. Senator Scott Brown visited the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world-renowned research and education organization based on Cape Cod. The visit was Brown’s first to WHOI. “We are delighted to have been able to host Senator Brown,” said WHOI President and Dir
Kongsberg Maritime announces an order of over £1 million from Fugro, the largest, world-wide integrated supplier of geoscience, survey, and geotechnical related services. Kongsberg Maritime will supply a range of its latest high resolution cameras and Mesotech scanning sonar systems as part of Fugro
The partners in the Åsgard licences have today submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of subsea gas compression to maintain production from the Mikkel and Midgard reservoirs. Øystein Michelsen, Statoil’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway (DPN), presented th
On August 10, 2011, at 14:33 local time in Vietnam was delivered the vessel Skandi Saigon, built by by STX Vung Tau,whose owner is Aker Dof Deepwater AS, a company from DOF Group. The Skandi Saigon is a new generation high powered anchor handling vessel designed for field installation operations acr
Polarcus Limited announced that the Company has received a contract award and a separate Letter of Intent from two undisclosed clients for 3D seismic acquisition projects in Australasia. The projects, to be acquired back-to-back by Polarcus Alima, will commence in Q4 2011 and are expected to run fro
Sonardyne International’s Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning technology has played a crucial role in a scientific mission to discover a new eco system on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The Irish led VENTuRE expedition used the Ranger 2 equipment to track the Remotely Operate
A&P TYNE is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of yet another subsea structure for an offshore oil and gas field. The Mid Water Arch – used to support control cables as they rise from the seabed to the surface – left the ship repair and fabrication yard at […
