Statoil, together with partners in the Oseberg Area Unit, has made a small oil discovery in the production license PL053 in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in the exploration well 30/6-28S located in the production license PL053 in the Ose
Cable laying at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore wind farm in the Greater Wash has been completed, reports renews Europe. Visser & Smit has installed a total of 56km of infield cables by utilizing the 86m vessel Team Oman, which has been deployed at the site for 18 months. The cable will now be trenche
Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in the exploration well 30/6-28S located in the production license PL053 in the Oseberg Area Unit. The well drilled by the rig COSL Pioneer proved an oil column of 12 metres in the Statfjord Formation. The estimated volume
FES International, a global supplier of fluid transfer systems for the offshore industry has been commissioned to supply North Sea oil exploration and development company, Xcite Energy, with a bespoke swivel system. The fluid swivels are used for subsea well heads and attach to flexible risers to pr
Providence Resources P.l.c., today provided a final testing update from its Barryroe well, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10z Barryroe appraisal well is located in approximately 100 metre water depth, some 50 kilometres offshore Ireland in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 in the North C
The delivery of Tuvalu 31m double –propeller tug No.01 was completed on March 15th 2012. The tug is double-engine, double-propeller, all the equipments can meet the work requirements of harbor operation, mooring, tugging, offshore operation, firefighting and etc. The tug is class approved by BV, it’
Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the Shetland Islands. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has subjected BP’s application, including the environmental impact and emergency response plans, to detailed and extensive scruti
NYK-HINODE LINE, LTD. has been awarded the ocean carriage for module contract by JKC Joint Venture (JKC J/V) formed by JGC Corporation, KBR Overseas Inc., and Chiyoda Corporation for INPEX led Ichthys LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Project. The Ichthys LNG Project is a joint venture between INPEX (76%,
Long time SeaBotix client Orca Maritime specializes in underwater security, survey, GIS, marine services and training. As a known expert in the local San Diego area Orca Maritime was contracted to recover a lost Experimental AUV. Armed with a new vLBV300 ROV system and an approximate last known loca
Roc Oil (Taranaki) Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, has today notified joint venture partners of its withdrawal from offshore exploration block PEP52181, located in the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. The withdrawal is subject to normal industry terms and conditions, including the receipt
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced a new £103 million investment fund which will drive the growth of renewable energy in Scotland for generations. The Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) will initially focus on supporting communities and rural businesses to develop their own local renewa
Andy Paine, the new program director for Vattenfall, has been cordially welcomed at the East Anglia Offshore Wind joint venture, reports reNews Europe. Upon assuming this new position, he will act as a spokesperson for the development to building stronger relationships with key stakeholders and he w
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that it has signed a new drilling contract for its semisubmersible drilling rig “Eirik Raude” with an independent operator, for work offshore West Africa. The expected total backlog to complete the 2 well
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that it has sealed a new drilling contract for its semi- submersible drilling rig “Eirik Raude” with an independent operator, for work offshore West Africa. The expected total backlog to complete the 2 wel
