DNV has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) in an effort to meet the increasing market demand for advanced solutions for power transmission in the offshore and wind energy sectors. “There are two fundamental drivers behind the decision to collaborate,” says Kj
CGGVeritas announced that it has been granted a seismic permit in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the award of this permit, CGGVeritas is currently in discussions with various E&P companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico to finalize the design of a new multi-client program. The program will utilize Br
Dolphin Geophysical AS has reached agreement with LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge AS, acting as Operator on behalf of the License Group in PL 503, for the acquisition of a 1563 square km of 3D Seismic in the North Sea. The project will be acquired with Dolphin fleet’s recent addition, the M/V A
CGGVeritas announced that it has completed a BroadSeis seismic survey in Brunei Darussalam for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn. Bhd. (BSP). BroadSeis, the new CGGVeritas broadband marine solution, combines Sercel Sentinel solid streamers, a unique variable-depth towing configuration and a proprie
AGR Drilling Services and Statoil have joined forces to push the limits of Riserless Mud Recovery technology even further. The international energy company has signed an agreement for AGR’s RMR® for two deep-water rigs it has under contract in the Gulf of Mexico. AGR Drilling Services’ Houston team
The Dutcham Trade Award 2010-2011 is dedicated to Van Oord Offshore for best business achievement in Brazil. The trophy was assigned to the Dutch dredging company for their succesfull merits in the Brazilian offshore industry. At the ceremony on May 17 in São Paulo the jury of the Brasilian-Dutch Ch
REANNZ and Pacific Fibre announced that they have agreed Key Commercial Terms for a substantial contract to supply international capacity on the new Pacific Fibre cable system. Donald Clark, REANNZ CEO, said “We are excited to secure an anchor tenancy providing long-term capacity for the research, e
As the economy picks up and metal prices continue to rise, plans and projects to extract precious ores from the deep sea are regaining stren… (delta) [mappress] Source: delta, May 22, 2011;
The regional support organisation Subsea North-east has revealed a new board comprising some of the most influential figures in the UK… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness ,May 20, 2011;
Bluestream Offshore B.V. has been awarded a contract by Chevron Transportation B.V. to execute diving and ROV work for the installation of a riser at A-12 and spools at the A-12 platform and B-13 platform. Chevron Transportation BV is developing the B13 field. The gas reserves are accumulated in the
GE Oil & Gas’ drilling & production business has been selected to supply high-pressure, high-temperature (HP/HT) equipment to Bien Dong Petroleum Operating Company, a subsidiary of the state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), for the development of gas fields, offshore Vietnam. Under a co
In association with the lease round announced by the Australian Government in mid April, Spectrum announced additions to the comprehensive multi-client library on the North West Shelf. Exmouth 11 – Approximately 4,000km of reprocessed data covering open blocks. The data is compatible with earlier Ex
Dolphin Group ASA announced that 3D vessel Polar Duke yesterday entered into production on her first project for TGS Nopec ASA in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. Polar Duke was taken on charter in Stavanger on May 10th and mobilised directly on prospect in less than ten days and is presentl
The Statnett group reports a profit after tax of NOK 394 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared to a profit after tax of NOK 840 million for the same period in 2010. The Group’s total operating revenues for the first quarter of 2011 were NOK 1 652 million compared to NOK 2 270 […]
