Norwegian Petroleum Directorate started acquisition of seismic data in Norway’s new maritime zone in the Barents Sea. PGS will be conducting the acquisition on behalf of the NPD using the vessel R.V. Harrier Explorer. This is the first time this area will be systematically mapped. The seismic acquis
Today’s listing of Kværner ASA at Oslo Børs marks the beginning of a new company with a historic brand. With an international organisation and in-house fabrication yards in place from the start, Kvaerner will be a supplier of some of the world’s most demanding projects for new offshore platforms and
Hyperdynamics Corp. announced that it has appointed Paul C. Reinbolt as its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Reinbolt will join the company effective August 8. Reinbolt is retiring from Marathon Oil Corporation after more than 30 years with the company, most recently serving
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced the completion of a two-year study into potential ecological effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by sub-sea power transmission cables. The study’s key findings relate to engineering solutions that reduce
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that Mr Peter Wallace has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr Wallace has extensive management experience in the banking and financial services industry as well as public and private company directo
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced the acquisition of SVP Products Inc., a leading provider of high pressure flow control equipment and products utilized in hydraulic fracturing and flow back of oil and gas wells. The company sells Forum’s Wood Flowline and Phoinix product lines, including sw
The unmanned deepwater research vehicle Liropus 2000, operated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, will be used for the first time in… (sciencedaily) [mappress] Source: Science Daily, July 7, 2011;
High speed internet services, including IPTV and 3G mobile networks, are in touching distance for Lebanon after the country finally became… (rapidtvnews) [mappress] Source: Rapid TV News, July 7, 2011;
Deep Down, Inc. , an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, announced it has just completed the assembly and test running of its own 3,200 MT carousel located at Core Industries near Mobile, Alabama, and ha
The latest results from Nord Stream’s environmental monitoring programme in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ show that the company has complied with and even exceeded the conditions in the permit granted by the Swedish government. Calculations and models in Nord Stream’s Environmental Study
James Gardner, research professor at the US Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, has received the Shepard Medal for excellence in marine geology from the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). He will be presented with the medal at the SEPM’s annual meeting in April 2012.
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
COSL720, a newly-built 12-streamer seismic vessel owned by China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”）, has successfully completed a 3D seismic data collection operation in Li Wan 43-11 region in South China Sea, marking completion of its first operation since commencing service. This operation was com
Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, CRTS, Inc., has been awarded a $48.4 million contract from Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd., a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A., to provide robotic coating of internal field joints for Saudi Aramco offshore pipelines that will transport natural gas
