Alexey Miller, Chairman of the OAO Gazprom Management Committee, and Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Moscow which will see the BASF subsidiary Wintershall acquire a 15 percent stake in the company South Stream AG.
Polarcus Limited announces that Polarcus Alima AS, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on 21 March 2011 of POLARCUS ALIMA, the fifth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. POLARCUS ALIMA is the sister ship to POLARCUS ASIMA, delivered to the Polarcus Group in August 2010. Th
Neptune announced the recent extension to two of its strategic services agreements held with core clients. The extensions take the agreements through to March 2012 for the provision of diving, survey, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and engineering services. The extensions follow Neptune’s successfu
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a second contract with Providence Resources PLC, for a 200 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. This new survey will commence in Q3 2011 immediately following completion of the Company’s two p
Technip has been awarded by TAQA Bratani Ltd. an installation contract for the development of the Falcon field, which is located in the North Sea approximately 560 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen, in 160 meters of water. The contract covers: * project management and engineering, * installation of a
Subsea UK is leading a delegation of British companies to Rio de Janeiro on 21 March in order to capitalise on the major opportunities presented by the planned oil and gas developments offshore Brazil. The subsea delegation is part of a five-day energy mission organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKT
Singapore based Reflect Geophysical has been selected by Uruguay’s state oil company Ancap to carry out a 2D seismic survey in the country’s… (Mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress , March 21, 2011;
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink™ VSAT service to 8 seismic vessels via Marlink’s Eik
Blue Offshore has been awarded a lease agreement for a subsea cable installation system by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW). The system includes the uniquely adaptable modular turntable system, loading arm assembly, tensioners, trackways and associated equipment, to assist with the installation
Rotterdam, 21 March 2011. After the announcement of moving Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference to Amsterdam RAI, Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation for this exhibition & conference focused on offshore energy. For the past three years Offshore Energy took place in Den Helder. D
TGS announces a second multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Tarakan Basin, offshore Northern Indonesia. The survey, TBB11, will add over 1,820 km2 of new 3D data to the previous survey announced in December 2010. The TBB11 survey will increase coverage in this area to nearly 3,500 km2. The data is
Unfortunately it may already be too late for some of the deep sea’s undiscovered life forms. Advances in so-called “bottom trawling” techno… (healthnewsdigest) [mappress] Source:healthnewsdigest , March 21, 2011;
Raking in its second award within the last year, Nautilus’ safety rigging hook attained the Offshore Support Journal Innovation of the Year… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, March 21, 2011;
A wireline conveyance tool that provides major cost savings to the oil and gas industry has been used in the UK North Sea for the first time. Wireline and well intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said its patented Open Hole Roller Bogie technology has been used successfully on th
