Providence Resources, an operator of the Newgrange Licence, and its partner Sosina have agreed to licence a total of 1,200 km2 of data that Searcher Seismic will acquire offshore south-western Ireland. Searcher plans to acquire multi-client 3D seismic in summer 2016. The Newgrange Licence, which is
Sotenäs wave energy plant has started delivering power to the Nordic electricity grid following the connection of several buoys to wave energy converters. The connection of the six-meter diameter buoys to the corresponding linear generator wave energy converters on the seabed represents the final st
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has further reduced its overall workforce by some 10,000 employees, and booked a quarterly net loss in the three months ended December 31. This brings the number of layoffs up to 30,000 together with previously announced job cuts this year. The Houston-based co
CGG is set to start a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey offshore South Africa. The Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) has authorized the program which will extend across two blocks totaling approximately 78,000 line kilometers. The survey areas are located offshore Cape Agulhas
Clinton Marine Survey in cooperation with AquaBiota Water Research has completed a survey of the Bratten area, located in Skagerack which contains the largest depth in Sweden. The assignment which comprised charting of a 1206 km2 area was performed during December and January on behalf of Swedish Ag
Route clearance operations are set to begin in the Irish Sea and the North Channel as part of Western Link Project. The route clearance, which will be conducted in preparation for the future deep water installation campaigns of the Western Link HVDC cable, is expected to be completed beginning of Fe
The Sotenäs Wave Power Plant on the Swedish West Coast has started generating electric power to the Nordic Electricity Grid. The connection of the six meter diameter buoys to the corresponding linear generator Wave Energy Converters on the seabed represents the final step in bringing each unit on li
PGS has completed acquisition of the 7 300 sq. km Ceará Basin “Fortaleza” Multi-Client 3D survey on the Equatorial Margin of Brazil. The survey marks the first use of a Ramform Titan-class vessel, the Ramform Atlas, in Brazil, the company said. Fast-track time migration seismic data is ready for lic
The Acta Orion, the latest addition to Acta Marine’s fleet of Wind Farm Support Vessels (WFSVs), has started its work on the Gemini wind farm project, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The main role of the Acta Orion is to provide support during the construction phase of the offshore wind
Following an 8 day tow from Scotland, where it has been on trials since 2013, the Penguin wave energy converter has arrived to Falmouth on January 19, 2016.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has announced its PowerBuoy APB350 A1 exceeded 125 days of deployment, and surpassed 1 MWh of energy generation. The APB350 A1 PowerBuoy, initially deployed in August 2015, and then redeployed in October after the damage on the buoy caused by the hurricane was repaired
Seismic player Polarcus informed it is setting new acquisition performance records in its 3D marine seismic project offshore Myanmar. Namely, the company’s seismic vessel, Polarcus Amani, is towing an in-sea configuration that measures 1.8 kilometers wide across the front ends. With each of the ten
Perth-based Geo Oceans has completed a six-week contract for 24/7 ROV support over 40 days of subsea pipeline decommissioning operations for Vale in New Caledonia. The project involved operating from a construction barge ROV visual guidance for crane operators using a pipe grab to remove a subsea pi
DCNS has deployed first tidal turbine off Brittany, France, as part of the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal project.
