Per Hatlem has been appointed CEO of Apply ASA, following Per Bjørn Habbestad. Apply has over the last few years gained an attractive position in some of the fastest growing segments within the oil and gas industry. The company has about 2,000 employees and is targeting its business towards the acti
Subsea UK News reports that Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems has marked its 16th anniversary with news they have received two … SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, September 20, 2011;
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated today announced that its Teledyne Oil & Gas group was awarded a development contract from Cameron do Brasil Ltda, a subsidiary of Cameron International Corporation , to design and deliver a subsea high-power electrical interconnect system for a deepwater oil field
CGGVeritas has completed the processing of its Three Corners Extension Wide-Azimuth (WAZ) survey. The deliverables for the multi-client survey, located in the Western Gulf of Mexico, include Prestack Depth Migrated (PSDM) VTI RTM, Controlled Beam and Kirchhoff volumes. The survey extends the origina
Forum Subsea Solutions, a division of Forum Energy Technologies, announces the sale of a Sub-Atlantic, Super Mohawk II ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) system to Abyss International Benthic Exploration S.A.R.L. of Montpellier, France. The Super Mohawk II is an excellent general purpose professional R
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a major contract from OGX Petróleo e Gás Ltda. to supply drilling and production equipment for three offshore fixed production platforms to be deployed in the Waimea and Waikiki oil and gas fields of the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, where OGX plans to drill a signific
Falkland Islands exploration company Argos Resources released Monday morning interim results and CEO Ian Thomson told investors that the … (mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress, September 20, 2011;
An international crew of astronauts will venture into the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 17 to test innovative solutions to engineering challenges during a crewed mission to an asteroid. NASA astronaut and former International Space Station crew member Shannon Walker will lead the 15th expedition of NASA Ex
After an extensive feasibility study, WGP Exploration Limited has been awarded a contract by Surestream Petroleum to convert a vessel to carry out 2D acquisition on Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, Africa. WGP will be converting the Tanganyika Explorer, an ex-UN fisheries vessel originally designed for e
Since 1999 NKT Flexibles has been operated as a joint venture between NKT Holding (51%) and Subsea 7 S.A. (49%). During this period the Company has developed a product offering including dynamic and static risers, static flow-lines, subsea jumpers, topside jumpers and expansion joints. The Company e
Bolt Technology Corporation announced that it has commenced joint efforts with WesternGeco, a product line of Schlumberger, to develop the E-Source* air gun, an environmentally sensitive energy source for marine seismic surveys. The E-Source air gun is a bandwidth-controlled source of acoustic waves
Coastline Surveys have had a busy and productive summer season with a wide variety of successful contracts. Whilst providing personnel in the Northern North Sea for Oil & Gas geotechnical survey operations, the company’s multi-purpose survey vessel, MV FlatHolm and her team, have been busy supportin
The Consortium operating Block BM-S-11, formed by Petrobras (65% – Operator) in partnership with BG Group (25%) and Petrogal Brasil S.A. – Galp Energia (10%), has opened up the Lula-Mexilhão gas pipeline. The system connects the Lula field to the Mexilhão platform, located in shallow Santos Basin wa
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced that the bureau has completed the first unannounced spill drill to test the new requirements of sub-sea containment capabilities for deepwater wells. Led by BOEMRE, the table-top drill, which took place last week, w
