Technip has secured a contract worth around £4.4 million to decommission the Shelley field in the North Sea… (business7) [mappress] Source: business7 , June 13 , 2011;
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion. In Egypt, Burullus Gas Company awarded Saipem the EPIC contract for new subsea developments in the area of the West Delta Deep Marine Concession, located about 90 kilometres of
Only a few months after forming a new engineering club at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a group of students is heading to Houst… (heraldnews) [mappress] Source: heraldnews, June 13 , 2011;
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008-certified global leader in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies, has appointed Steve Bell as its new Optical/Photonics Engineer. In his new position, Bell will be responsible for the d
On 24th April, COSCO Lianyungang Shipyard accommodated its first offshore vessel – “Maersk Responder”, the Cable laying vessel which belongs to the largest shipping company Maersk Line. Maersk Supply Service have 65 different kinds of marine service vessels; they can provide various services such as
CARIS, the world’s leading marine GIS organization, announces that they have become the first sustaining partner of the Surveying and Spatial Science Institute’s Hydrography Commission (SSSI) in Australia. The SSSI is the governing professional body for the spatial industry in Australia. The body wa
As a result of weak financial market conditions, Nautilus Minerals has decided to withdraw its proposed capital raising. Despite a positive response from investors during marketing of the proposed transaction over the past two weeks, adverse market conditions had meant that it was not in the interes
SeaBird Exploration PLC to inform the following new 2D contracts awarded. The Osprey Explorer has been awarded an LOI by an oil supermajor for a 2D survey between 8,000 and 11,000 kilometres in South America. The vessel will mobilize after her current commitment in the GOM and commence the survey fr
Neil Douglas has been named as Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year 2011. Neil was honoured at the fifth annual IoD South West Evening with Entrepreneurs at Bristol’s Marriott Royal Hotel, Thursday 9thJune where he was presented with his award by Miles Templeman, Director Gen
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the plan for development and operation for Visund South. Production is planned to start up in the third quarter of 2012, and a subsea template is already on its way out to the field. Visund South is located between the Visund and Gullfaks (left) fi
By building a subsea connection point, installing fiber optics to offshore platforms might be easier – because very few companies have both… (findingpetroleum) [mappress] Source: findingpetroleum, June 10 , 2011;
Greens leader Bob Brown has called for an investigation into Pacific seabed mining… (miningaustralia) [mappress] Source: miningaustralia,June 10, 2011;
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, announces the award of the Kumang Cluster Project by PETRONAS Carigali to Subsea 7 Malaysia Sdn Bhd. This award further cements Subsea 7’s position in Asia Pacific and Middle East Region. The project involves the
Total announces the launch of the Ekofisk South and Eldfisk II projects offshore in the southern Norwegian North Sea on Production Licence (PL) 018. Total holds a 39.90% interest in the licence. The plan for development and operation for each project has been approved by the Norwegian authorities. T
