Saudi authorities have launched a special operation to salvage the wreckage of a sunken ship destroyed during World War 1 by Italian … (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, October 04 , 2011;
Turkey’s exploration vessel, the Piri Reis, will continue its seismic research efforts off southern Cyprus, a Turkish official said Monday, … (Hurriyet Daily News) [mappress] Source: Hurriyet Daily News, October 04 , 2011;
The National Energy Authority of Iceland (NEA), has , announced the second Licensing Round for hydrocarbon exploration and production licences on the Icelandic Continental Shelf. The offer will be open from October 3, 2011 until April 2, 2011. The blocks on offer in the Second Licensing Round are lo
Halliburton announced that it has completed the acquisition of Multi-Chem Group LLC. Initially announced in September, the acquisition further strengthens Halliburton’s total offering while improving its competitiveness in a rapidly expanding global business. Multi-Chem is the fourth-largest provide
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that the Department of the Interior has met a U.S. District Court of Alaska deadline to file the Record of Decision (ROD) regarding a 2008 federal oil and natural gas lease sale in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska. Today’s decision affirms the sa
ULSTEIN delivers the seismic research vessel Oceanic Sirius to Eidesvik and CGGVeritas on 3 October. Oceanic Sirius is designed and built in accordance with strict environmental standards and equipped with state-of-the-art technology for advanced seismic research operations. She is owned by a joint
It might look like a flying saucer, but the metal disk sitting in the water could prove to be a step forward in protecting the environment as well as civilian or military assets under the sea. The small craft, known as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), is used to carry specialised sonar equipm
Fugro has entered into a LOI to acquire the Ocean Bottom Nodes business of SeaBird Exploration PLC. Under the LOI Fugro will acquire SeaBird Technologies AS and Seabed Navigation Co Ltd which collectively hold all of SeaBird’s rights and assets related to the Ocean Bottom Node (“OBN”) business. The
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd’s Cygnus gas field development, one of the most significant undeveloped gas fields in the North Sea. The contract includes work on the ‘option t
As a part of the ongoing restructuring process in SeaBird ASA , PGS has decided to withdraw its two members of the Board of Directors in the company, in order to avoid any speculation related to conflict of interest in the upcoming decisions that will be put forward to the Board in SeaBird […
The Government is side-stepping concerns that the Chinese government could use a China Telecom-backed submarine cable linking New Zealand… (stuff) [mappress] Source: Stuff, October 03 , 2011;
Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore license permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces that Adrian Collins has been appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect. Adrian (aged 57) is currently Executive Chairman of Liontrust Asset
Cetix AS in Stavanger, Norway has been awarded a contract by IKM Subsea AS for delivery of two active heave compensated work class ROV-winches. Cetix AS has already an established track record as a supplier for IMR and ROV vessels. The scope includes engineering, design, manufacturing and testing of
Following the recent passing away of the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fugro N.V., Mr. Herman Scheffer, the vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mr. Frans Cremers, has temporarily assumed the role of acting chairman of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board has requested the former c
