Leif-Arne Langøy has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Walter Qvam has been elected as the new Chairman of the DNV Council. In addition, Morten Ulstein has been elected Vice Chairman of the DNV Board. The elections took place at the Council meeti
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London and Dublin , announces that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, commenced its 3D seismic acquisition project in the north Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The survey, which
In late 2011, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) intends to launch a three-dimensional geophysical study on Babak prospective struc… (today.az) [mappress] Source: today.az,June 09, 2011;
Within the frames of the Black Sea oil pollutions monitoring program natural oil sources were detected in south-eastern part out at sea of the town of Poti, Georgia. The source was detected based on analysis of multi-temporal radar satellite images by the scientists of the Shirshov Institute of Ocea
Shell has chosen Jee as its training partner of choice with the award of a 3 year contract extension for subsea engineering training. Jee will deliver courses to Shell employees worldwide. Jee has worked with Shell for the past 4 years, providing high-quality training globally to engineers as part o
Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has raised concerns that deep-seabed mining in the Pacific ocean may cause irreparable damage to the… (australianetworknews) [mappress] Source: australianetworknews,June 09, 2011;
Shell announced a significant, multi-billion dollar investment to develop its major Cardamom oil and gas field in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Cardamom project is expected to produce 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) a day at peak production and more than 140 million boe ove
Viva Wyndham Resorts is sponsoring the Living Museum in the Sea, a one-of-a-kind, underwater historic site featuring the shipwreck, Quedagh Merchant, abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd, located in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. The Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach and th
Far more oil and gas is now being produced from subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf than from platform wells. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has collated production from the fields in 2010 and found that subsea wells dominat the picture. Last year, almost 131.3 million standard cubi
An official representing the families said the remains of 104 victims of the Air France flight A447 crash had now been recovered and the sea… (mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress,June 08, 2011;
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack CoPilot to an SMD Fall-Pipe ROV, providing international dredging company Jan De Nul Group unsurpassed control and performance for sub-sea rock installation. Having expressed t
Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), one of the largest and fastest growing oil and gas marine contractors in West Africa, announces the contract award from TOTAL Gabon for the installation of a 32 km pipeline between the Anguille and Torpille fields offshore Gabon. The project comprises a full EPIC sco
Otto Energy Limited advises that it has commenced a 3D seismic data acquisition program in Service Contract 69 (SC 69) in the Visayan Basin of the Republic of Philippines. The seismic vessel BGP Explorer, operated by Exploiter Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of BGP ), has been contracted to record the seismic
A Houston company says it has developed a system ready to respond to oil spills worldwide using concepts engineered for the Gulf of Mexico… (chron) [mappress] Source: chron,June 08, 2011;
