3D Oil Limited advises that, together with its joint venture partner in VIC/P57, Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd (Hibiscus), it has finalised the development concept for the West Seahorse oilfield and that Front End Engineering Design (FEED) has commenced. Following a comprehensive review of a variety of
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) announces that the jacket for the West Chirag platform built as part of the Chirag Oil Project (COP) sailed away yesterday from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF) for offshore installation. The jacket transportation, launch a
The Oyster wave energy device, developed by Aquamarine Power, has returned to the right track having met various development challenges on the way and “will get there” after achieving an uninterrupted 24 hours of electricity generation, 18 months after installation in the Pentland Firth, the Herald
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a four year frame agreement with Petrobras to provide subsea services for its fields offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the agreement, FMC Technologies will provide equipment commissioning and offshore technical services in addition to maintenance
Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka, together with representatives of the State of Lower Saxony and the Meyer shipyard, held the keel laying of the new deep-sea research vessel SONNE. The first section of the 116 meter long ship was launched in the dock. The ship will be handed over in January 2
Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces its final results for the year ended 31 December 2012. Highlights: • Post period end, mandate to undertake exploration drilling has been granted to establish commercial viabilit
The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority has received a proposal from Nautilus Minerals Inc., (‘Nautilus’) a company incorporated in Canada, to enter into negotiations to form a joint venture with the Enterprise for the purpose of developing eight of the reserved area blocks in the Clar
Sevan Marine announces that “first oil” and production from FPSO Voyageur Spirit at the Huntington oil and gas field in the Central North Sea has successfully started. Following a 72 hours continuous production testing, title to the FPSO Voyageur is expected to be transferred to Voyageur LLC (a subs
Statens vegvesen is seeking for a contractor to conduct underwater inspection services in Norway. The work consists of diving inspection on a total of 53 quays in the county and 49 selected bridges. The report shall be prepared for each quay and bridge with a proposal to repair any damage. The start
50Hertz Offshore GmbH has invited tenders for the provision of underwater ordnance identification services offshore Germany. The project includes extensive tracking to identify anomalies in the ferromagnetic area of the planned subsea cable routes from landfall in Lubmin the priority area for wind e
Acta Marine, an independent maritime service provider which focuses on coastal and shallow waters, has released a video of the process behind remedial lowering of subsea cables and pipelines. Because of the relative vulnerability of the pipeline, the vessel is first carefully positioned and anchored
EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, posted a net attributable profit of US$2.1 million on a revenue of US$18.5 million for the first six months ended 28 February 2013 (1HFY13). The Group’s sales were driven
Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra, the Group), a leading contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, reported a 34% increase in both its revenue and gross profit for the half-year ended 28 February 2013 (1H FY13). The Group saw revenue rise to US$525.8 milli
CGG announced that three acquisition crews operating in Saudi Arabia on behalf of Saudi Aramco have achieved impressive safety records. Two OBC crews have completed six million and five million man-hours of continuous operations without a Lost Time Incident (LTI) respectively while a third vibroseis
