President and Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft Igor Sechin and President and CEO of Statoil Helge Lund today signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on the Russian Arctic Continental Shelf. Acknowledging that the A
MMT has recently completed a survey tour on the east coast of Sweden. The tour included a hydrographic survey in the harbour of Oskarshamn nuclear power plant and adjacent entrance channel. This was followed by a geophysical survey in Oxelösund harbour which is currently under extensive development.
EDF EN France is inviting tenders for offshore wind-geotechnical and geophysical survey – Vendée which will include preparation works and studies for a proposed offshore wind energy site. The purpose of this tender is to carry out an offshore geotechnical service which will consist of shallow penetr
With the underwater environment posing an ever increasing threat for navies worldwide, with particular emphasis on submarine developments, legal challenges, innovative technologies, weapons and unmanned systems, a key event is being held in February 2013 to discuss exactly how nations can work toget
Klaipeda University and “Western Baltija Shipbuilding” signed an agreement on the design and construction of a new research vessel on the 14th of November. “Today is a historic day. A process, which started about four years ago, became a reality today. There are no higher level schools in Lithuania
Six months after Ocean Installer opened its UK office in Aberdeen, the Norwegian subsea entrepreneurial company yesterday welcomed the industry to celebrate the company’s considerable achievements so far. Martin Sisley, UK Managing Director of Ocean Installer, opened the celebrations by reflecting o
Orenburg hosted the fifth meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) between Gazprom and Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation as part of the execution of the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by the companies. The meeting was held by the JCC Co-Chairmen – Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Ch
The acquisition of the Phase II of the 2D campaign over the Foz do Amazonas basin in Brazil was completed this week, totaling 6,729 line kilometers. Now Spectrum moves east to the Potigar Basin for another extension of the Equatorial Margin coverage ahead of Brazil’s upcoming 11th license round. The
PETRONAS announced that natural gas production from the Berantai Field was successfully brought on stream on 20 October 2012. The gas is currently being exported at a rate of 50 mmscfd from the field’s first three wells and is expected to achieve 80 mmscfd with the addition of two wells by end of th
3000t offshore pipe-laying floating crane exhibited by ZPMC won the silver award at the 14th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) which took place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from November 6 to 10. At the fair, ZPMC focused on demonstrating its strength and performance in the o
2G Robotics has collaborated with C&C Technologies, a leader in AUV technology to produce a new multi-sensor AUV for underwater pipeline surveying. To provide a very detailed pipeline inspection requires multiple sensors in order to create a full understanding of the asset. With this in mind, C&C’s
Statoil and partners have started up production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea. Visund South is the first of Statoil’s fast-track portfolio projects. “This is a milestone,” says Hogne Pedersen, head of field development on Visund South. “We’ve managed to carry out this projec
In just 16 days, during the second visit to the Global Tech I construction site, three more foundations were installed. The installation vessel INNOVATION proved to be extremely reliable in installation of the tripod foundations in 40 meters water depth. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global
Shell Malaysia announced the first oil production from the deepwater Gumusut-Kakap (GK) field, located about 120km offshore Sabah, Malaysia. This early production, achieved on November 18th, 2012, is ahead of the completion of the GK’s Floating Production System (FPS). This is made possible by an in
