On 25 June 2012, the international Day of the Seafarer, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is asking people around the world to use social networks to highlight just how important seafarers are to everyone on the planet, as they transport, all over the world, the vital items, commodities
Dolphin Geophysical in co-operation with Searcher Seismic are about to commence acquisition of 2,000 km2 of high-resolution 3D Multi-Client data over open acreage in the Barents Sea using Dolphin’s 12 streamer high capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Duke. The blocks and data coverage were nominated a
Dolphin Geophysical in co-operation with Searcher Seismic are about to commence acquisition of 2,000 km2 of high-resolution 3D Multi-Client data over open acreage in the Barents Sea using Dolphin’s 12 streamer high capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Duke. The blocks and data coverage were nominated a
The Scotland Report 2012 is now available. Entitled ‘Investing in Tomorrow, Working Hard Today’, it outlines investment programmes in key sectors of the Scottish economy such as offshore renewables and marine leisure. The publication of the Scotland Report and the UK Annual Report have been brought
The rise of ocean infrastructure development to tap energy sources such as tides, offshore wind and natural gas will require more pile driving, the practice of pounding long, hollow steel pipes called piles into the ocean floor to support energy turbines and other structures. But pile driving create
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gt newbuilding under construction for Carnival group member P&O Cruises. Wärtsilä Hamworthy has delivered more than 25 MBR advanced wastewater systems to the
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in of tropical storm Debby. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will continue to work with offshore ope
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-12, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-12 will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard drilling facility at position 58°53’04.26’’N and 2°29’18.07’’E following completion of d
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data-licensing agreement worth approximately USD 8 million with an oil and gas company, in which the customer will gain access to EMGS’s entire 3D EM multi-client data library on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement includes p
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has placed a USD 1 billion order for construction of four seismographic ships with Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSC), RIA Novosti writes citing Deputy General Director of OJSC United Shipbuilding Corporation Roman Trotsenko. Speaking at the St. Peters
The naming ceremony for Olympic Orion, yard no 350 from Kleven Maritime, was held in Geirangerfjorden, Norway, June 23 2012. The multifunctional PSV of MT 6015 design is 94 m long, 20 m wide and with accomodation for 60 persons. The vessel is prepared for helideck and cranes, and can also do subsea
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has today entered into a data-licensing agreement worth approximately USD 8 million with an oil and gas company, in which the customer will gain access to EMGS’s entire 3D EM multi-client data library on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement incl
Eni has signed an agreement with KrisEnergy and Neon Energy for two exploration blocks located offshore Vietnam, in the Song Hong and Phu Khanh basins in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Song Hong Basin is estimated to contain 10% of Vietnam’s hydrocarbon resources, mainly gas, and significant discoveries ha
Intermarine, the leader in project and heavy lift cargo transportation, announced on Friday, June 22, that Alfred (Al) JV Stanley has joined Intermarine as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Andre Grikitis, Intermarine’s former President and CEO, will now assume the role of Operating Chair