Tug Fairmount Expedition has towed jack-up rig Naga 3 safely from Labuan, Malaysia, to the PV Marine Shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The Fairmount Expedition was mobilized from Singapore for this 575 miles voyage. During the voyage the Fairmount Expedition only made use of two of her four main engine
The National Oceanography Centre has signed contracts to participate in a project commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to develop a specialised monitoring system incorporating marine robotics to ensure the integrity of carbon capture and storage sites deep below the sea
Ocean Installer has been awarded a subsea installation job in the Gulf of Mexico with one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies on its largest deepwater producing field which sits in over 1800m water depth. This is Ocean Installer’s first SURF contract in the GoM and marks a mil
Ocean Installer has been awarded a subsea installation job in the Gulf of Mexico with one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies on its largest deepwater producing field which sits in over 1800m water depth. This is Ocean Installer’s first SURF contract in the Gulf of Mexico and
This summer, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will map the subsurface on the Mørerand High and Gjallar Ridge South in the Norwegian Sea, which is in the western part of the continental shelf. The objective is to acquire knowledge about unexplored acreage. The so-called shallow drilling will
Xeos Technologies Inc. announced new representation agreements, increasing its global presence in the Environmental Monitoring sector and continuing to provide high quality oceanographic beacons and sensor management tools. Darren Penney, Director of Business Development Manager – Environmental Moni
Origin Energy, together with Sasol, signed a conditional farm-in agreement with Falcon Oil & Gas Australia for three onshore exploration permits in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin. Upon completion of the farm-in agreement, Origin and Sasol will each hold a 35 per cent interest in the three p
Stabilis Energy has closed its acquisition of all of the U.S. based assets of Encana Natural Gas (ENGI), a unit of Encana. Denver-based ENGI is a leading distributor of LNG fuel to domestic high horsepower engine operators in the oilfield, mining, rail, marine, over the road transportation, and indu
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, announces that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-19 found 6 metres of good quality oil filled sandstone of lower Jurassic/upper Triassic age in the Geitungen area in the north eastern part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery
Ceona announced that its fully-owned pipelay and heavy subsea construction vessel – the Ceona Amazon – has successfully floated at Crist yard in Poland on 25 April. The vessel is currently being towed to the Lloyd Werft yard in Bremerhaven (Germany) for extensive outfitting. The flooding of the larg
EMGS has received additional pre-funding for the ongoing Daybreak 3D multi-client electromagnetic survey in the Alaminos Canyon protraction of the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey started on 22 February and is expected to be completed mid-June with integrated data delivery starting in June. The survey
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed
Vroon has announced that ERRV VOS Faithful has been launched yesterday in China. This 50‑m ERRV (emergency response and rescue vessel) is under construction at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China. VOS Faithful is the third in a ten-vessel newbuilding programme, with six 50-m ERRVs being built at Nan
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has announced that the TAO-1 well off the Moroccan coast is on track to be spudded in June, with the Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines providing its final approval relating to the farm-out agreement between Tangiers and Galp Energia. The signing of the Ame
