Canadian Natural Resources Limited informed that the Saphir-1XB well has encountered an accumulation of light oil in the deepwater frontier exploration play in Block CI-514 offshore Cote d’Ivoire. The well was drilled by a semi-submersible rig in a water depth of 2,300 meters and reached a total dep
At 0600 WST on 17 April 2014, the hole at Poseidon North-1 exploration well was at a depth of 3,820 mRT and preparations were being made to install the 9-5/8″ casing, Karoon Gas informed. Since the 4 April 2014 Poseidon North-1 Progress Report, the cement casing shoe was drilled out and the 12-1/4″
T.D. Williamson, Inc. (TDW), a leading supplier of pipeline services and equipment, announced that as a result of a complex subsea pipeline pressure intervention carried out in record time offshore Indonesia, it helped to prevent a major gas supply interruption for millions of residents and business
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has developed a pioneering system for the prevention of ice formation on wind turbine blades. This solution, called Bladeshield, consists of an anti-icing ‘paint’ which not only prevents the formation of ice but also boosts the paint’s resistance to
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and development company, provided an update on Licensing Option 11/11 (Newgrange). Providence Resources (80%, Operator) and Sosina Exploration (20%) were awarded Newgrange as part of the 2011 Irish Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. The Ne
Shell announced an exploration discovery offshore Malaysia. The successful ‘Rosmari-1’ well is located 135 kilometres offshore in Block SK318, and was drilled to a total depth of 2,123 metres. The well encountered more than 450 metres of gas column. With further exploration planned, the finding is a
After the recent naming ceremony, Kvaerner announced yesterday that the Edvard Grieg jacket of 14 500 tones has left the yard in Verdal. The “Solveig” jacket is heading south to be installed at Lundin Norway’s Edvard Grieg field in the central North Sea. The jacket will be installed in circa 110-115
TECADE has started construction of the flotation tanks, known as project “MARINER”, at oil platform in the North Sea. The project consists of two sets of floatation tanks in letter H, for the positioning of the jacket of the Mariner project. Each set consists of 4 subsets. This floatation tanks are
Royal Navy’s specialist team of sailors is currently testing the motorboat called Hazard in Portsmouth Naval Base. It can act as the ‘mother ship’ to an assortment of hi-tech remote-controlled and robot submersibles. Collectively, they can search, hunt and finally destroy mines faster then the Royal
TIME dotCom Berhad is going to participate in a consortium to build a new submarine cable system that will link Asia and Europe via the Middle East, further enhancing its global footprint. Together with 16 international service providers, TIME will construct and maintain the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AA
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, starts new subsea field development project in the Bay of Bengal working in support of Subsea 7. The project began in March and is expected to take three months. It is located in the G1 deepwater region of the highly productive G1-GS15 offshore prod
The Coast Guard federal on-scene coordinator (FOSC) for the Deepwater Horizon Response completed the transition to the “Middle Response” process and opened active National Response Center (NRC) cases for three miles of coastline in Louisiana. “Our response posture has evolved to target re-oiling eve
After the second search for the missing MH370, the Bluefin-21 AUV was forced to resurface due to a technical issue. During the AUV’s time on deck the data gathered was downloaded and analysed, after which the AUV was redeployed to continue its search. Until now no significant detections were found.
Centrica Energy is hiring new employees to meet its demand in the field of offshore wind operations in Grimsby. The company already employs 200 people in its facilities in Grimsby, where it owns an operations and maintenance base. “The positions are all newly created roles ensuring we have more manp
