TGS commences the 2011 summer season with three 2D surveys in cooperation with Fugro; North Sea Renaissance 2011(NSR11), Mid-Norway Regional 2011 (MNR11) and Norwegian Barents Sea 2011 (NBR11). The data to be collected includes approximately 10,000 km for NSR11 which is a regional infill West of She
New Zealand marine electronics company, Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) has won an award at the New Zealand Boat Show for their WASSP Multibeam Sonar. The Wide Angle Sonar Seafloor Profiler (WASSP) was chosen amongst a number of finalists as the winner of the Most Innovative International Product Aw
BG Group announced that it has signed Production Sharing Contracts with the Government of Kenya for two offshore exploration blocks – L10A and L10B. BG Group will be operator on both blocks and will hold a 40% equity interest in block L10A and a 45% interest in block L10B. The initial work programme
Eni has signed an agreement with MEO Australia Limited to farm-in to the Heron and Blackwood gas discoveries in the permit NT/P68 in the Timor Sea, northern Australia. The agreement involves Eni earning 50% in the Heron gas discovery by funding the drilling of two wells in the Heron Area. Eni may wi
Trinidad-based Offshore Technology Solutions Limited (OTSL) has ordered the new top selling Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus electric work ROV. With ten powerful thrusters, 50% more power and swimming 30% faster than any other electric work ROV of its class, OTSL say the Panther XT Plus will greatly exte
Tidewater Inc. announced that Quinn P. Fanning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer, will present at the 2011 UBS Global Oil & Gas Conference in Austin, Texas on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at approxima
RBG has worked with a number of suppliers to improve the safety and effectiveness of a range of fabric maintenance technology. RBG worked with MONTI and its UK distributor, Belzona Polymerics Ltd to enhance the Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) daily usage limit of MONTI’s MBX® Bristle Blaster®. The lightwei
A subsea cable firm’s Tees Valley facility is expected to play an important part in its future growth as it looks to concentrate on its key… (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho,May 17, 2011;
Halliburton announced that it will present at the 2011 UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Interested parties may listen to the presentation live over the Internet at https://www.halliburton.com About Halliburton Founded in 1919, Halliburto
Unique System recently helped iXBlue to achieve a highly satisfying commercial milestone. The equipment rental company’s UAE office has just… (seadiscovery) [mappress] Source: seadiscovery ,May 17, 2011;
Cabot Corporation has been selected by global engineering company Technip to provide pipe-in-pipe insulation for four subsea pipeline projects in the North Sea. Technip will use Cabot’s aerogel Compression PackTM to insulate a total of 64 km of subsea pipe-in-pipe (PiP) flowlines. The systems will b
Neptune Marine Services Limited confirms it has delivered on key elements of its operational restructure, including finalising $9.5 million in annual cost savings, progress in the non-core asset sale program, and confirming the board succession plan. Neptune reports that its underlying operations re
Wellube has just successfully completed another subsea hot tapping project. This time, it was a 12” Class 900 subsea hot tap in the South China Sea. Located in Block 11/05 in Bohai Bay, the client wanted a 12”’ branch connection from the existing 14” sour gas pipeline which was at a depth of 40 mete
Offshore handling equipment specialist, Caley Ocean Systems Ltd has designed and built what is believed to be the most adaptable offshore… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk ,May 16, 2011;
