CNOOC Limited announced today that the oil spills occurred in PengLai (“PL”) 19-3 oil field have already been basically under control. The State Oceanic Administration of People’s Republic of China (“SOA”) made relevant announcement on July 5. PL19-3 field, located in Bohai Bay, is an oil field unde
WesternGeco today announced the start of the Revolution II multiclient survey, which builds on the successful Dual Coil Shooting* multivessel full-azimuth (FAZ) acquisition of Revolution I in the Western Gulf of Mexico acquired in late 2010. This latest survey is located in the highly prospective Gr
TGS will commence acquisition of a new 3D multi-client survey which covers 1,100 km2 over the Magnus Basin, including the southwest to northeast striking “End of the World” fault. TGS will also reprocess approximately 6,500 km2 of 3D seismic data in the same area to build a combined project of 7,600
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday 17 August 2011 at 1.30 pm. The meeting will take place at the offices of Boskalis at Rosmolenweg 20 in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Yasumi Kudo) and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (head office: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture; president: Takao Kawamoto) have jointly developed a new energy-saving technology called the MT-COWL, which reduces t
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that California (SSN 781), the nation’s newest and most advanced nuclear-powered submarine, returned to the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division after completing the ship’s first round of sea trials. The submarine returned July 2 with a broom on
GE Oil & Gas will supply three customized aeroderivative gas turbine-generator modules to provide reliable electric power for a new Chevron floating production unit that will produce oil and gas from the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 280 miles south of New Orleans and
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea workover adapters. The award has a value of approximately $43 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. FMC’s scope of supply includes eight workover adapters for horizontal subsea pr
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea workover adapters. The award has a value of approximately $43 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. FMC’s scope of supply includes eight workover adapters for horizontal subsea pr
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced that public comment is invited in connection with an Environmental Assessment (EA) it will prepare on a revised Exploration Plan (EP) submitted by Shell Offshore, Inc. This revised EP involves shallow water ex
The IMO Council has unanimously agreed to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2010 posthumously to Ms Linda (Lindy) Johnson of the United States of America, for her significant contribution to the work of IMO, in particular with regard to the protection of the marine environment.
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the infield cabling and burial of the DanTysk offshore wind farm project 70 km off Sylt, Germany. The laying work will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed around six months later. The DanTysk wind farm is a joint venture between Vattenfall Europe W
Barra Energia do Brasil Petroleo e Gas Ltd (Barra Energia) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 10% of Block BMS-8 from Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda, which currently owns a 20% participation in the area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The block is lo
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $12,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine pla
