James Fisher Defence (JFD), the subsea operations and engineering company, has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for the long-term provision of the Royal Australia Navy’s (RAN) submarine escape and rescue capability for the next five years, plus options through to 2024. The Ja
Faroe Petroleum has provisionally been awarded two new exploration licences on the UK Continental Shelf in the UK’s 28th Offshore Licensing Round. Fynn – Blocks 15/11 & 15/16d – Faroe 25% Located in the Central North Sea, approximately six kilometres from the Faroe operated Lowlander Field, Fynn is
Chubu Electric to buy 20 spot LNG cargoes from GDF Suez.
A cadre of Norfolk District leaders and staff, accompanied by Deborah Christie with Congressman Scott Rigell’s office, journeyed by boat 14 miles in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay Monday to reaffirm their commitment to assisting in Tangier Island’s subsistence and erosion issues. In a town hall-st
Nautilus Minerals has entered into an agreement for the charter of a vessel to be first deployed for use at the Solwara 1 Project. Marine Assets Corporation (MAC), a marine solutions company based in Dubai which specialises in the delivery of new build support vessels for the offshore industry, will
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced that the Group has chartered in three additional vessels in the past month to take on new projects, on the back of strong demand for its services. The Group has recently chartered-in the ‘Siem Daya 2’, an offshore subsea construction vessel to provid
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), the North Sea focused oil and gas company, has been awarded the licence between Cronx and Blythe, in the North Sea, containing the Elgood discovery and Tetley and Rebellion prospects. IOG notes that typically the award of licences in this area are delayed due to enviro
In the first and second quarters of 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the management of well clean-up and well testing on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The activity was directed at the management, planning and execution of well clean-up and well testing
Alcatel-Lucent’s subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has closed the acquisition of Optoplan AS, a provider of 4D permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) solutions used in offshore oil and gas production. Based in Trondheim, Optoplan has developed a 4D PRM technology for seismic surveys of oil
The Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has announced the results of Call for Bids NS14-1. According to the CNSOPB, no bids were received. The Call for Bids featured four parcels which are located in deep water on the eastern Scotian Slope. The Call for Bids NS14-1 was issued on M
Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the appointment of first chief executive for the new Oil and Gas Authority. DECC has today informed that Andy Samuel has been appointed as the first chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Commenting on that announcement Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive Malcolm We
Rosneft has finished seismic data acquisition on the East-Siberian-1 block in the East Siberian Sea. According to the company, the seismic data survey was carried out independently and the amount of 2D works totaled 2000 km. Rosneft says that in spite of extremely severe ice conditions this year, al
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has informed that Andy Samuel, currently Managing Director of BG Group’s Exploration and Production in Europe, has been appointed as the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). According to DECC, the government is also asking industry and ot
Repair work has begun on the three Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles breakwaters that were damaged by heavy seas from Hurricane Marie in late August. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer anticipates completion of repairs by late December. On September 18, the Corps awarded a $5 million contract to Connolly-
