Marathon Oil Norge AS announced it has taken over the role as operator for the Vilje field in production licence (PL) 036 D. Vilje is a producing oil field located approximately 20 kilometres northeast of the Marathon operated Alvheim field. The Vilje field is developed with two subsea wells connect
Søren Christian Meyer, Global Sales Director, OW Bunker, considers the finer details of fuel management, and explains why collaboration is key to overcoming financial and regulatory hurdles There has been a lot of ‘big picture’ talk about the impact of the ratification of the 2015 and 2020 sulphur r
The $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Port of Melbourne reached a major milestone today, with Premier Ted Baillieu officially inviting expressions of interest seeking operators for the new Webb Dock container terminal, automotive terminal and Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) Hub. “Melbourne is Australi
Statoil Tanzania AS (Statoil) has hired KBR to perform pre-front end engineering and design (pre-FEED) studies for a prospective liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Tanzania, East Africa. The pre-FEED study is designed to help Statoil further assess the viability of developing an LNG facility to
A Scottish business has been awarded a prestigious industry award for the second time in three years at an international ceremony. Inoapps, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and has offices in Edinburgh and Derby, has been awarded the Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year Award for Oracle Accelera
Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) and the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will study the oceanography of the South Texas coast, including influences on the distribution of red tide while aboard the R/V Falkor in Oc
Noble Energy, Inc. has announced that its production in the Gulf of Mexico has returned to pre-hurricane Isaac levels. The production impact for the quarter is estimated to be nearly 7 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d), consisting of 80 percent oil and 5 percent natural gas liquids
Ships of Northern Fleet (NF) minesweeping task unit on Oct 1 returned to permanent basing sites. The unit was dispatched to the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) to search, detect, and dispose explosive objects. NF minesweeping task unit consisting of seagoing minesweeper Vladimir Gumanenko, hydrographic ship S
On October 1, 2012, Austal USA successfully completed the launch process of the second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), the recently christened USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). This 103-metre high-speed catamaran represents the US Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform. It is part of
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is awarding a $999,640 Wetlands Program Development Grant to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). VIMS provide critical services by conducting research and sound scientific advice concerning wetland resources to the Commonw
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni met yesterday in Astana for the VII Kazernergy Eurasian Forum. During the meeting, which was cordial and constructive, Eni’s CEO shared the developments and results of the company’s ongoing activities in the country with the Presi
DNV has developed a new class notation for seismic vessels in consultation with key industry players such as WesternGeco, PGS and Fugro-Geoteam. The need to have enhanced redundancy and proper deck arrangements to ensure continuous operation without loss of speed is the backbone of these new technic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites public comments on a draft plan to clean up contamination at the Hamilton-Labree Superfund site near North Hamilton and Labree Roads, south of Chehalis, Washington. EPA will hear comments on the cleanup plan at a public meeting on Tuesday, October 23,
Helix Energy Solutions Group’s newbuild charter ROV support vessel, Grand Canyon, recently completed sea trials and is ready to begin operations in the North Sea. During the sea trials the vessel’s propulsion system, dynamic positioning system and all her cranes were tested. The vessel recently comp
