The St. Clair County Dive Team is heading in to 2012 with a bionic new member. By AMY BIOLCHINI (Times Herald) [mappress] Source: Times Herald , December 21, 2011; Image: Sub-Atlantic
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded a contract to carry out the front end engineering and design (FEED) for the subsea development of Equus, Hess Exploration Australia’s first deepwater gas project in offshore Western Australia. The Equus project development consists of natural gas and condensate gas
Octanex N.L. announces that the first of three new 3D seismic surveys has commenced, with the survey vessel now on location and acquiring the Rissa 3D survey in WA-422-P. These new 3D surveys are to be acquired within three of the Company’s eight Southern Bonaparte Basin permits. The Company’s wholl
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the completion of the basis of detailed design for its Perth Wave Energy Project (the Perth Project) at Garden Island and the corresponding fourth milestone payment from the Government of Western Australia. The basis of detailed design of
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it is taking the next steps in the review for a potential Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy Transmission Line. Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC has requested a right-of-way grant to develop the Atlantic Wind Connection, a proposed high-voltage direct current tra
The offshore marine energy project in Cornwall, which allows developers to test new wave energy technology, will be taken on by the Government to secure its future as a vital part of the UK’s green energy sources.The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) will take over ownership of the
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned Norwegian subsidiary, Oceaneering AS, has closed the previously- announced definitive agreement to acquire AGR Field Operations (AGR FO). AGR FO is a provider of inspection, maintenance, subsea engineering, and field operations services
International oilfield services company Expro has signed a frame agreement for the further advancement of its ground-breaking AX-S™ subsea well intervention technology. Total E&P UK Ltd, the Aberdeen- based subsidiary of the Total Group, has signed a long- term frame agreement with Expro. The signin
Gold Oil, the AIM-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, with a primary focus on opportunities in Latin America, provides the following operational update on its operations on Block Z34, offshore Peru. Block Z34 – 3D Seismic Update Gold Oil has now received fast track processing resu
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni. The parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation as part of the Strategic Partnership Agreement. In particular, Alexey M
All array cables, connecting the turbines with the Walney 2 offshore substation, have been safely placed on the seabed, and the cable barge Stemat 82 has de-mobilised. One of the cables still needs to be terminated, but this is also paused due to the adverse weather conditions. The Walney Offshore W
Statoil has been awarded operatorship for blocks 38 and 39 and partner position in blocks 22, 25, 40 in the Kwanza basin in Angola. This follows the conclusion of the competitive Limited International Bidding Round organised by Sonangol for access to pre-salt acreage in the Kwanza Basin offshore Ang
Nord Stream AG has summarised the results of the environmental monitoring programme in Russian waters and the onshore part of the Nord Stream Pipeline in Portovaya Bay for the first three quarters of 2011. According to the survey, the construction works have had no or minor impact, which was of shor
Marine data acquisition and consulting experts the Partrac Group have experienced the busiest and most successful year since operations began in 2003. The Group, which is headquartered in Glasgow, has attributed the resulting growth to the award of many new contracts and contract extensions, continu
