Ithaca Energy Inc. announced its success in the UK’s 27th Offshore Licensing Round, with the Company being offered, as Operator, two new traditional licenses. Block 29/5d is a joint venture between Ithaca (Operator, 54.66 %), Dyas UK Ltd (25.34%) and Petrofac Energy Developments UK Ltd (20%). The Bl
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured contracts in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico and in Azerbaijan, with major oil and gas operator BP. The combined value of the three contracts is anticipated to run to
Novacavi announces great satisfaction in production and use of a new bespoke 7Km one single length ROV F.O. hybrid cable. It is a unique customized composed neutrally buoyant cable made with special electric cables laid up together with fiber optic. It is a load-bearing cable with 7000Kg breaking st
Siem Offshore and Stork Technical Services (RBG) Ltd. have entered into a charter agreement for one of Siem Offshore’s 2009-built Multi Role Service Vessel’s of MT 6017 Mk II design. The agreement is made at market terms and is for a firm period of two years from second quarter 2013, with two one-ye
International oil services and technology firm AGR has recruited Chris Rayburn as Business Development Manager based near London. In January AGR will move into new offices in Guildford, allowing up to 50 per cent expansion of its London team as the Norwegian firm focuses on growth in the UK. Chris,
The company planning to install the first wave energy device at Wave Hub has applied for a marine licence for the deployment. Cork-based Ocean Energy has asked the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for permission to deploy its €9 million OE Buoy wave energy converter at Wave Hub, around 10 miles
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has expanded their office space in Woking to mirror the continued growth of the company. The additional site is located within a short walking distance from the main office and includes additional office space, and new training and conference facilities to meet the gr
Dolphin Geophysical commenced acquisition earlier this year of a 5,000km2 3D Multi-Client high-resolution, AVO friendly BroadBand, SHarp seismic survey which will be completed Spring 2013. This new BroadBand 3D survey in UK Quads 29 and 30 will provide data over a part of the basin margin that has b
Unabara introduces its newest hydrographic tool, HydroBar, for calibrating hydrographie echo sounders during field surveys. HydroBar simplifies both sound velocity casts and “bar checks’. A real-time sound velocimeter is combined with a sonar target (“bar”) and a Windows-based software APP which can
As part of the European LIFE+ INDEMARES project, the Oceana Ranger has filmed this seamount off the shore of Almería (Spain) for three years. The analysis of the information obtained will be completed in 2013, and will serve to protect the area by means of its inclusion in the Natura 2000 network. T
BP has capped and plugged an abandoned piece of subsea equipment known as a cofferdam that is thought to be the source of a recently spotted surface sheen near the Mississippi Canyon 252 lease block in the Gulf of Mexico. The cofferdam is an 86-ton, steel container that was lowered over a leaking dr
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced that a new joint-venture company formed between Mermaid and a local offshore services operator has secured a significant long term offshore inspection, repair and maintenance services contract with a reputable client whereby Mermaid will provide a su
Dr Andrew Tyler, CEO Marine Current Turbines, a Siemens Business, has been appointed as the Wave & Tidal representative to the RenewableUK Board. He brings with him a wealth of commercial experience and excellent knowledge of the requirements of the wave and tidal energy industries. Since joining Ma
Statoil has been awarded shares in 7 exploration licences on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The company is operator for 2 of these, and expects this number to increase when the blocks pending environmental assessment are awarded. The licences which were awarded by the UK authorities ar
