Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data-licensing agreement worth approximately USD 8 million with an oil and gas company, in which the customer will gain access to EMGS’s entire 3D EM multi-client data library on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement includes p
Eni has signed an agreement with KrisEnergy and Neon Energy for two exploration blocks located offshore Vietnam, in the Song Hong and Phu Khanh basins in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Song Hong Basin is estimated to contain 10% of Vietnam’s hydrocarbon resources, mainly gas, and significant discoveries ha
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co. announces that the two undersea cables between Taiwan’s Kinmen Island and China’s Xiamen City are expected to enter service by the end of this year, reports Taiwan News. Chunghwa Telecom stated that the fibre cables have been built on local exchange facilities from thei
Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first direct submarine cable between the United States and Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced that it has secured its second round of financing. This investment will enable Seaborn Networks to expand its sales and marketing efforts, hire additional headc
Technip was awarded by EnQuest Britain Limited a contract for the development of the Alma and Galia fields, located 310 kilometers Southeast of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The fields, which will be tied back to the EnQuest Producer floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO), are located at
Aquaterra Energy has been contracted to design and build a freestanding Wellhead Support Structure (WSS) for Oil Production operations offshore Peninsular Malaysia in the South China Sea. The WSS will be the first of its kind to be installed in water depths of 65 metres in Asia and will be bridge li
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Sharav has been awarded a five-year contract by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for operations in the United States Gulf of Mexico. Estimated maximum contract revenue, including mobilization and client requested modifications, is exp
Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Nido Petroleum Limited, as Operator of Service Contract 54, on behalf of the SC 54A and SC 54B Joint Venture Partners, wishes to advise that the Philippines Department of Energy (‘DOE’) have agreed to extend Sub-phase 6 for a period of twelve (12)
The oldest vessel in U.S. academic fleet returns to San Diego after a 10-month expedition, 10news.com reports. The research vessel Melville went on 11 research voyages during its deployment. The expedition covered climate studies in the remote South Pacific, water mass studies in Africa and studies
The three members of the BSEE Dive Team completed their annual certifications and earned more specialized proficiency certifications in the last month to be ready for any BSEE underwater requirements, reported Dive Team Leader Chris Horrell. Horrell’s full-time job at BSEE is Marine Archeologist ass
Australia will commit $33 million to help developing countries in the Asia‑Pacific sustainably manage their oceans, fisheries and coasts. Speaking at a Blue Economy event co-hosted by the President of Indonesia and the Prime Minister of Grenada, the Prime Minister said that oceans were an important
At a meeting in Berlin yesterday between Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe and Germany’s Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rösler it was made clear that Statnett’s plans for a power cable between Norway and Germany can be realised in 2018. At the same time Statnett a
Liquid Robotics, Inc. and Schlumberger announced the creation of Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas, a joint venture to develop services for the oil and gas industry using Wave Gliders, the world’s first wave-powered, autonomous marine vehicles. The joint venture will combine Liquid Robotics Wave Glider tech
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building, announced the beginning of construction of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform for Aibel AS, a leading service company that works within the oil, gas and renewable energy
