Rocksource ASA announced today that the drilling rig “Borgland Dolphin” is in the process of completing operations on the “Phoenix” prospect in PL 559 in the Norwegian Sea. The well has encountered reservoir sands in the Jurassic upper Åre formation, the lower Åre formation, the Grey Beds and in the
OSM Brasil has signed a ship management contract with STX Brasil. The ANTAQ’s Board recently granted OSM authorization to operate as a Brazilian shipping company. Now the first ship management contract for OSM Brasil is signed, with STX Brasil. OSM will be responsible for technical and crew manageme
Although Aberdeen firm SeaEnergy identified Dundee as the ideal site for a factory to make offshore wind turbine jackets — the large… By Stefan Morkis (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, September 26, 2011
The marine division of Renaissance Services has recently acquired the Caspian Provider , an advanced Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), to join the company’s fleet on a four-year contract in Azerbaijan with a value in excess of Rial 15.4 million (US$40m). The Caspian Provider will be working out of Baku,
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build… By Yang Sui-jui and Lilian Wu (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, September 26, 2011
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build… By Yang Sui-jui and Lilian Wu (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, September 26, 2011
A University High School engineering technology teacher will be exploring the ocean and sharing it with the world starting this Saturday… By Phyllis Coulter (pantagraph) [mappress] Source: pantagraph, September 26, 2011;
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. announces that the keel for the 50,000DWT semi-submersible vessel FINESSE was laid into the dry dock facility in Qidong, China where Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) in constructing both the FORTE and the FINESSE for Fairstar. Willem Out, Fairstar’s Chief Oper
TGS has commenced a 2D multi-client seismic survey in offshore Eastern Indonesia immediately north of the Sunrise-Troubadour gas fields and to the west of the Abadi gas field. The 1,500 km survey, MHI11, will infill a seismic survey previously acquired in 2007 and an extensive multibeam data set in
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-8 exploration well (the “Well”) was spudded at 03:45hrs BST on 25 September 2011. The Well is situated on Licence PL032, which is 100% owned and operated by Rockhopper, and is located appr
On September 15, Frontier Lodestar, a new 180,000 DWT class ore carrier built by Koyo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (Mihara city, Hiroshima prefecture), a member of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, was delivered to NYK. The naming and delivery ceremony was attended by Mr. Ronald Peter Jackson, former chartering
IN 1997, after more than 35 years in the boat building industry, Clive Jeffery was facing redundancy. By Ross Findon (iwcp) [mappress] Source: iwcp, September 26, 2011
RWE-DEA Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea with the West Alpha mobile facility. The consent relates to drilling of exploration well 6507/7-15S which is part of production licence 435 with RWE-DEA Norge AS as the operator (40%). The other licensees ar
TGS has commenced a 2D multi-client seismic survey in offshore Eastern Indonesia immediately north of the Sunrise-Troubadour gas fields and to the west of the Abadi gas field. The 1,500 km survey, MHI11, will infill a seismic survey previously acquired in 2007 and an extensive multibeam data set in
