The Navy held a keel laying and dedication ceremony for its two newest Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research vessels (AGOR 27 and AGOR 28) Aug. 17 at Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. The Ocean Class AGOR ships will be well-equipped modern oceanographic research
Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has approved the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Fionn Field in the UK North Sea Block 211/22a South East Area. Ant
LGO today announces the sale of its minority interests in two offshore exploration leases in the US Gulf of Mexico. Leni Gas and Oil US Inc, a subsidiary of LGO, has agreed to sell its interests in two exploration leases; South Marsh Island-6 and Ship Shoal-180 (the “Leases”), in which it holds a 20
A new committee to advise federal leaders on integrating the nation’s ocean observing systems that collect and deliver ocean information will… [mappress] Source: NOAA, August 21, 2012; Image: NOAA
Ophir Energy plc announces that the Fortuna East-1 (R5) step out exploration well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea, has successfully encountered gas in the eastern lobe of the Fortuna Complex. In addition, the well discovered gas in the deeper Viscata exploration target. The Fortuna East-1 (R5) well is
The Peene shipyard in Wolgast is to be sold by the trustee to an investor over the next twelve months as it already has a fundamentally viable business model as a shipyard. It has outstanding expertise both in terms of the repair and conversion of military and government agency ships as well as in t
FMC Technologies, Inc. and Pure Energy Services Ltd. announced execution of a definitive acquisition agreement under which FMC will acquire Pure for C$11.00 per share in cash, or approximately C$282 million (US$285 million). Based in Calgary, Pure is a leading provider of frac flowback services and
Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has approved the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Fionn Field in the UK North Sea Block 211/22a South East Area. Ant
IHC Merwede has launched a new budget range of small hopper dredgers under the name of Easydredge. This is in response to the increasing global demand for smaller dredgers. The sophisticated design, standardised components and smart production choices make the Easydredge vessel an extremely cost-eff
As a part of its growth strategy, SubC Partner has signed a long-term agreement with Dong Energy. This partnership brings the company even closer in the development of tools and procedures for offshore IRM work, with the common goal to achieve a cost effective way to inspect and repair offshore turb
Octanex N.L. provides an update on the activities relating to the two Exmouth Plateau permits, WA-386-P and WA-387-P, in which Octanex’s wholly- owned subsidiary, Exmouth Exploration Pty Ltd (Exmouth), holds participating interests. As advised in Octanex’s 30 June 2012 Quarterly Report, OMV Australi
Tideland Signal has appointed Scoflex Marine as agent for its range of aids to marine navigation in France. Located in Sucy-en-Brie, Scoflex Marine will supply and support the entire Tideland range including buoys, beacons, lanterns and advanced electronic equipment such as racons, AIS, Tideland’s a
CNOOC Limited announced today that the Company made two new exploration discoveries in Luda 6-2 and Lufeng 15-1. Luda 6-2 is located in the Liaodong Bay in Bohai with an average water depth of about 31 meters. The Company has successfully drilled Luda 6-2-4 and Luda 6-2-5 this year and encountered 4
According to Atlantic Offshore’s exercise plan for safety and emergency preparedness training, vessels holds regular drills and exercises on board in order to maintain and increase the quality of rescue and recovery service, and the level of competence for their seafarers. 9th August three different
