Framo Engineering, a Schlumberger company, today announced that A/S Norske Shell has awarded the company a 100-million USD contract for the supply of a complete subsea multiphase booster pump system for the Draugen Field in Norway. The contract includes a complete system for topside power and contro
The Mützelfeldtwerft Nord GmbH, Cuxhaven, and the Kundt ServiceGmbH, Dormagen, will start working together in Cuxhaven under the joint brand name “MKS dredging” manufacturing and assembling excavator pontoons (“Backhoe Dredger”). “MKS dredging” benefits from the geographical advantages in Cuxhaven T
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has made its new continental shelf map available for download. The map, “The Norwegian Continental Shelf” shows all fields, discoveries, licensed area and area opened for exploration as of 20 June 2012. The map also provides an overview of all production licences
QGOG Constellation announces the arrival to Brazil of the ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star on August 25, to be operated by its subsidiary, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG). The unit was built to operate in ultra-deepwaters to water depths of up to 10,000 feet and to drill wells depths of up
QGOG Constellation announces the arrival to Brazil of the ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star on August 25, to be operated by its subsidiary, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG). The unit was built to operate in ultra-deepwaters to water depths of up to 10,000 feet and to drill wells depths of up
QGOG Constellation announces the arrival to Brazil of the ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star on August 25, to be operated by its subsidiary, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG). The unit was built to operate in ultra-deepwaters to water depths of up to 10,000 feet and to drill wells depths of up
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of good quality oil and gas in BM-SEAL-10 block, in ultra-deep waters in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. This block is part of the SEAL-M-499 concession, fully operated by Petrobras. The discovery was made during the drilling of 1-BRSA-1088-SES (1-SES-168) well, commo
DHI, an independent, international consulting and research organisation with an objective to advance technological development and competence within the fields of water, environment and health, is constantly looking for ways and means to mitigate the effects of human activities on water environments
DHI is currently working on an exciting new project – taking measurements of the marine environment and conducting laboratory experiments to measure the optical effects of the dredging work. Through this project, DHI should improve the ability of ot the computer models to predict possible effects of
P&O Maritime will be actively participating in the first ever Dubai Maritime Week in November. The week includes the Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2012 Exhibition, Awards and Conference which both DP World and P&O Maritime are sponsoring. P&O Maritime is continuing its sponsorship of the Industry Qu
Ezra Holdings Limited will make a number of changes to its Board to better align the experience of its Directors to the Group’s growth aspirations and steer its global strategy forward. The Group’s founder Mr Lee Kian Soo, a well-known and respected figure in the offshore oil & gas industry, will re
Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. announced today that it has completed the high level design for its innovative rigid sail known as the EnergySail. This revolutionary device will allow ships to harness the power of the wind and sun in order to reduce fuel costs plus lower noxious gas and carbon emissions.
Bechtel recently announced that the company is sponsoring nine teachers and five students participating in a pair of 2012 Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) programs that promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to a global audience. Both the Educator-at-Sea Program and the Hon
BP Egypt today announced the Taurt North and Seth South gas discoveries in the North El Burg Offshore Concession, Nile Delta. These are the fourth and fifth discoveries made by BP in the concession following Satis-1 and Satis-3 Oligocene deep discoveries and Salmon-1 shallow Pleistocene discovery. T
