TGS announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Dolphin Geophysical AS to charter the 16 streamer new build vessel, M/V Sanco Swift, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2013 summer season. The charter will begin in July and last for approximately three months. The details of t
P/F Atlantic Petroleum (“Atlantic”) announces that it, through its fully owned subsidiary Volantis Exploration Limited, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 25% non-operated working interest from Iona Energy Company (UK) Limited (“Iona”) in the Orlando and Kells fields. Atlantic Petr
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter and the six months ended October 31, 2012. Highlights OPT reported an operating loss of $9.2 million for the six months ended October 31, 2012, relatively unchanged from the compara
Holger Klindt, Head of Strategy & Product Management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected Chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) in succession to Aubrey Price, Executive Director of C&C Technologies (South Africa); also elected as Vice-Chairman is R
The Isle of Wight Council announced a tender invitation for the Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) which is a managed test / demonstration facility for tidal energy devices, located to the south of the Isle of Wight (UK). SOEC will add to the UK’s marine energy infrastructure and enable tidal device
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) will start acquisition of 15,550 km² of GeoStreamer® data in four blocks in Uruguay in mid-December, 2012. The seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard will undertake this MultiClient survey, one of the largest ever in the region, which has received strong industry support. For b
Global oil and gas service and technology provider AGR has launched a new logistics and materials management software programme for the oil and gas industry and has its sights set on the Australian market. The new software looks set to revolutionise logistics planning for the oil and gas industry by
STX France SA has received an order to build one offshore substation due for delivery in 2014 for a wind farm in Northern Europe. STX France will perform the detail design and deliver the substation topside module, the jacket foundation and the piles. The contract will represent around 150 000 man-h
SeaBird announces that Osprey Explorer has obtained the new class notation introduced by DNV, “Seismic Vessel”. According to DNV, this is the first case were an existing vessel classed with DNV achieve this notation. The new notation focus on following: – Increased availability of the vessels during
Stork Technical Services Subsea, the subsea division of the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces the opening of a dedicated operational hub at Stork’s UK headquarters in Aberdeen. Stork Subsea
Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited announces that it has agreed terms in respect of a major financing package totalling £8.84m which includes £1.24m in public funding from the Scottish Government as well as £7.6m in private investment from a trio of multinational backers. The deal will see both of S
A prestigious award for achievement in underwater technology has been won by a marine physicist based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Liverpool. The David Partridge Award for Underwater Technology 2012 has been presented to the NOC’s Peter Foden at a ceremony at Trinity House in London.
Dolphin have been awarded several contracts for the upcoming North Sea season. The awards are for both 3D and 4D seismic services and will involve three of Dolphin’s 3D seismic vessels with a total duration in the range of 8-12 months. Dolphin will revert with further contract details when they pres
Schlumberger announced that it has acquired GeoKnowledge, a Norwegian-based software company specialized in delivering exploration decision-support solutions for the oil and gas industry. GeoKnowledge supplies the industry-leading GeoX software suite for exploration prospect risk, resource and value
