Sea Fibre Networks (SFN), owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced sub-sea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, today announced an expansion of their C-Fibre portfolio from the greater Dublin area to London and Manchester. Utilising selected third party providers, SFN delivers an end-to-end solution
According to The Times of India, a new 7,800 km undersea cable has been launched in Asia. This Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) optical fibre cable is three milliseconds faster than any other cable between Singapore and Tokyo. Making the laying route of the cable as straight as possible, the trans
SOPAC (Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Applied Geoscience and Technology Division) has been organizing workshops in deep sea mining in the Pacific Island region. According to Radio New Zaeland Internation, the workshop will prepare the mentioned communities for seabed mining. SOPAC’s director
HARBOUR Master Rob Brown thinks Ramsgate could benefit from marine energy. “This is the most exciting place for Thanet right now. Already this port is serving three of the biggest wind farms in the world and we have the facilities companies need to expand into wave and tidal energy,” he said. There
TGS announces a 3D multi-client seismic survey, Honeycombs, which covers 2,500 km2 over the Exmouth Plateau in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, offshore NW Australia. This survey is located over acreage with 50% relinquishment due in February 2013 and is adjacent to the previously announced NW Australi
Searcher Seismic together with project partner Dolphin Geophysical have completed acquisition of the Gulspurv 3D high resolution seismic data. The Fast Track Cube (FTC) preliminary processed data from the survey shows excellent resolution with good shallow structure illustrating the exciting new pro
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as partner in PL 265 (20 percent) made an oil discovery on the Geitungen prospect, were Statoil ASA is the operator. Oil has been encountered and a core sample has been recovered. Drilling operations are ongoing and the final results from the well are thus not yet ava
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, Boreas-1 was drilling out cement in the 9-5/8” casing shoe. Since the last report, the BOP troubleshooting and function testing was completed satisfactorily and the 9-5/8” casing was successfully pressure tested. Drilling of the 8-1/2
Dolphin announced a new 3D Multi Client survey in cooperation with Spectrum to be acquired by the high capacity seismic vessel, M/V Polar Duke. The survey is located offshore Lebanon and will have a minimum size of 1,500 square kilometres. The acquisition is scheduled to finish within September, and
Noble Energy International LTD, a leading independent energy company with a diverse portfolio of high-quality assets, a track record of success and a sound strategy for the future, has announced a tender for ROV services. The work includes ROV services onboard the Ensco 5006 for one or two wells in
In 2011 the European leaders signed a memorandum of understanding in order to encourage offshore renewable energy development and achieve the 20% energy target by 2020. According to Oilprice.com, the plans are to join all the types of renewable energy sources across the EU to reduce energy prices, c
Taiwan telecom provider Chunghwa Telecom announced that the first submarine cables linking Taiwan with China have been completed. As AFP reports the cables link China’s city of Xiamen with the Taiwanese Kinmen island, and are due to go into operation on Tuesday. The cable project is a joint venture
RDS, the engineering arm of drilling contractor KCA Deutag, announced that it has been selected by Statoil to perform the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for a fixed drilling rig which will be part of the Peregrino phase II project, located off the coast of Brazil. The Peregrino FEED is another
In the early morning hours of 10 August, the vessel Nordic Explorer concluded the acquisition of 2D seismic around Jan Mayen. The operation has been underway since 5 June. A total of 9 470 kilometres (64 linjes) have been acquired in this area. The vessel has now completed its assignment for the NPD
