Ithaca Energy reports third quarter 2012 (“Q3-2012” or the “quarter”) production results and provides an update on Athena operations. Q3-2012 Production Production volumes in the quarter came from the operated Athena, Beatrice, Jacky and Anglia fields and the non-operated Cook, Broom and Topaz field
TDW Offshore Services (TDW) announced that it completed an offshore pipeline pressure isolation operation ahead of schedule in just 18 hours, resulting in minimum downtime, reduced costs, and no impact on the environment. TDW conducted the operation on behalf of a Malaysian company. The isolation wa
Fugro Survey Pty Ltd. has been awarded the combined geophysical and geotechnical survey contract by Chevron Australia for the Gorgon expansion project. The work scope is approximately 5 months and will utilise the Fugro owned vessel Fugro Synergy starting in approximately November 2012. The Gorgon P
Seaborn Networks has signed a turnkey contract with Alcatel- Lucent to build Seabras-1, a new 10,700 km submarine cable system that will create a direct route between New York and Sao Paulo in Brazil, with a branch to Fortaleza, Brazil. Seaborn Networks and Alcatel-Lucent have already commenced the
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD) and Blade Offshore Services Limited (BOS) have completed a deal which sees the creation of a joint venture, SMD-BORD, and joint development of a novel technology for the installation of marine renewables devices on the seabed. The unique technology makes use of a
The construction work has begun on a submerged breakwater in the Kainan City harbor, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan on Saturday. Steel pipes measuring 3 meters wide and 30 meters long were buried in the seabed, Newsonjapan.com reports. “The breakwater will greatly reduce damage caused by tsunami
Fairfield Energy Limited, the private, North Sea-focused independent oil and gas company, has invested £70 million in improvements at its Dunlin platform to help increase and sustain production. This is part of a number of developments reinforcing the operator’s commitment to Dunlin and the wider No
Plymouth-based HMS Echo has just completed a 19-month deployment in the Far East. David Daniel A&P Falmouth Commercial Director: “We are very familiar with HMS Echo, having carried out her previous refit five years ago and it’s great to have her back. We will carry out survey and maintenance works a
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted AS Norske Shell consent to use Ormen Lange subsea template C with associated pipelines. The consent includes use of Ormen Lange subsea template C and manifold with associated intra-field pipelines,intrafield umbilical and pipeline end modules.
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that it has entered into agreements with Noble Energy Capital Limited (a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc.) to acquire two wholly owned UK subsidiary companies that will hold non-operated interests in UK North Sea producing fields; a 12.885% interest in the Cook field and
Today Xanthus Energy is announcing a fully functional 100m high meteorological masts offshore in water from depths up to 60m for £2,000,000; and that’s installed and transmitting. However the benefits offered by Xanthus do not stop there; Sea Met is based on tried and tested buoyant gravity base des
Chatham Rock Phosphate’s shares reached a new high price of 46c – double that of two weeks ago – on the back of several key milestones. The company’s market capitalisation at that price is nearly $59 million, compared with $22 million before the issue of about 30 million shares on 24 September to Ro
A festive ceremony dedicated to commissioning the second string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline took place in the Portovaya Bay, the Baltic coast of Russia. Taking part in the ceremony were Sergey Ivanov, Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Alexander Novak, Energy Minister of the Russia
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed its first permanent mooring work in the Lufeng oilfield, South China Sea. This project was also the company’s first for Chinese installation contractor China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. The Nanhai Sheng Kai floating, storage and offloading unit (FSOU
