Kongsberg Maritime will launch its most advanced underwater digital stills camera at the Ocean Business 2011 technology exhibition in Southampton (Stand N1) on April 5, 2011. The OE14-408 is the latest underwater digital stills camera to be revealed in Kongsberg Maritime’s market-leading portfolio o
Plains Exploration & Production Company (“PXP”) announces today it continues to evaluate alternatives to separate its deepwater and onshore businesses, which include separately capitalizing its deepwater business through a joint venture or outside capital and then either spinning-off or divesting th
The Tyrihans subsea field in the Norwegian Sea is making a considerable contribution to Statoil’s production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The field will be officially opened at a ceremony in Trondheim on Thursday 24 March. The field consists of Tyrihans South, a gas-capped oil field, an
Halliburton has been awarded several contracts for the provision of equipment and services on two offshore blocks in the South China Sea. This is the first ultra-high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) oil and gas drilling project in Asia. The exploration campaign calls for two firm wells and one pot
Statoil has today, 24 March, received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA) investigation report on the Gullfaks B gas leak on 4 December 2010. Statoil published its own investigation of the incident in February. ”The main conclusions from the PSA are in keeping with the results from our own
The newest and latest state-of-the-art Saudi Aramco Repair Barge (ARB-3) recently arrived in the Kingdom after construction in Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard. The barge joins the Safaniya Offshore Producing Department. At 110 meters long, 42.5 meters wide and 9 meters deep, the barge is designed to ope
Maersk Drilling will drill the first new deepwater exploration well after the Deepwater Horizon accident, which sparked debate about safety in the oil industry and prompted U.S. regulators to tighten rules for drilling off the U.S. coast. On 21 March, MÆRSK DEVELOPER picked up anchors at its stand-b
GC Rieber Shipping has an ongoing new building programme related to fleet renewal within subsea and marine seismic. A brief status is provided below. The IMR/CSV new buildings H702 and H703 are being built at the Freire yard in Vigo, Spain. The vessels have high manoeuvrability and station keeping c
Afren today announces that it has acquired a 74 per cent. operated working interest in the Tanga Block, located offshore Tanzania, from Petrodel who will retain a 26 per cent. interest in the block. In consideration for the acquisition of the interest, Afren has agreed to reimburse Petrodel a percen
Aberdeen-based Aiken Group looks set to exceed last year’s £10 million turnover following the announcement that the company has secured deals worth more than £5 million in the last six months. The upturn in business has also led to 8,000 square feet expansion at the company’s Crombie House headquart
In April 2012 Aker Solutions opens the doors to the company’s new 2 000 square metre technology experience centre in Oslo, Norway. The centre aims to demonstrate the art of engineering at its best, and show how science subjects contribute towards development of technology and what this means to soci
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company will commence acquisition in Q2 2011 of its first 3D multi-client project, in Quad 28 of the UK Continental Shelf. The survey, with the potential to cover an area of up to 2,000 square kilometers, is supported through industry pre-funding. The data will be
The blowout preventer that should have stopped the BP oil spill cold failed because of faulty design and a bent piece of pipe, a testing … By HARRY R. WEBER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (The Associated Press) [mappress] Source: AP, March 24, 2011;
Viktor Lenac has recently completed the conversion and repair of the crane-pipe laying vessel “Seminole“, owned by Italy’s Subsea Oil Services (part of Micoperi Srl from Ravenna). The shipyard built and outfitted a complete new superstructure weighing some 450 tons, including accommodations for 250
