BP confirmed that it has signed production sharing contracts for three deepwater exploration blocks offshore Uruguay. The signing of the contracts in Montevideo completes the award of the blocks, for which BP was the successful bidder in Uruguay’s second offshore licensing round in March 2012. The c
Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s
FAR Limited (“FAR”) has agreed to sell its 11.25% interest in permit WA-47-R in the Carnarvon Basin to Hydra Energy (WA) Pty Ltd, a company established and controlled by Hydra Energy Holdings Pty Ltd (“Hydra”). The WA-47-R block contains the small, undeveloped Sage field which is not considered a fi
Schlumberger introduced the Saturn 3D radial probe as the newest module for the MDT modular formation dynamics tester. With the Saturn probe, customers can now obtain pressure measurements and fluid samples where they were not previously possible due to reservoir conditions. “Customers expect Schlum
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has received Purchase Orders worth £1.15 million from Talisman Energy Inc. (‘Talisman’), an independent upstream oil an
The U.S. Navy will soon receive a sonar-based underwater navigation system that will enable submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to maintain position underwater safely by following known ocean-floor terrain features. According to Militaryaerospace.com, the designers of this technology,
Global offshore positioning specialist Veripos has introduced a new inertially-aided solution for dynamically positioned vessels combining latest GNSS positioning technology advances with high integrity inertial measurements for enhanced and more reliable positioning performance, Verify Axiom. Devel
Integrated solutions to reduce the cost of remote ocean surveillance will be presented by Sonardyne on booth 1706 at this month’s Oceans ’12 conference and exhibition, running from 14th-19th October in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Sonardyne will be using Oceans ’12 to showcase Fetch, it’s long-life seab
Femern A/S has commenced the process of prequalification of contracting companies, thereby giving the international construction industry access for the first time to detailed information about the further course of the project. Over the next few months until 18 January 2013, the companies can prepa
Following a successful re-launch last year, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section is again hosting the Offshore Achievement Awards with the support of main sponsor TAQA Bratani. This year will see the ceremony move to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre to meet the huge deman
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, announced that Terence J. Cryan was duly elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 4, 2012. In addition, Thomas J. Meaney retired from the Board of Directors ef
During the summer time Vos Prodect Innovations has received many new contracts for the design and supply of cable protection and cable hang-off systems for power and telecom cables. This is a remarkable sign for Vos Prodect that the new developments and the improvements on the former designs have at
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle announces a tender for Port Diving Services. Diving services are required for underwater inspection, repairs and maintenance services on structures in the Atlantic Port of La Rochelle, with ongoing monitoring of these installations and various odd jobs. The activity co
In early September the London Array Consortium started installing London Array’s last export cable. The export cables run from offshore substations to the onshore substation at Cleve Hill, where the power generated by London Array will flow into the national electricity network. The cables have been
