Water does not forget, says Prof. Boris Koch, a chemist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association. Irrespective of what happens in the sea: whether the sun shines, algae bloom or a school of dolphins swims through a marine area – everything and everyo
BPZ Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, provided an update on its Corvina field operations. CX-15 Platform The hull tower for the CX-15 platform was successfully floated off the transport vessel, uprighted and ballasted. Subsequently, the topside facility was also
Fugro Seacore played a key role in the planning works for the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the English Channel by installing the metrological mast 13 km from the port of Shoreham-on-Sea, and acting as EPC contractor for the project. Delivery, installation and commissioning were successfull
Aker Solutions has signed a two-year agreement with Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and Politeknik Batam to provide internships to students in Indonesia. The internship programme will be carried out at Aker Solutions’ manufacturing centre in Batam, Indonesia. Under th
When the fore as well as the aft stern tube seals of a 247-meter tanker were leaking, the vessel was not given permission to enter any ports. Unloading the vessel at sea and going to drydock seemed the only option for the vessel, until Hydrex sent a diver/technician team with one of the company’s fl
According to Xinhuanet.com, Kexue, or Science, China’s most advanced research vessel, was handed over to the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) on Saturday. Kexue is a 87.5-million-U.S. dollar ship with a cruising capacity of 15,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 15 knot
Aker Solutions has been awarded a four-year frame agreement from Statoil for delivering wireline tractor services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The frame agreement is valid for four years from 2013 to 2017, with two additional two-year options (2+2). Aker Solutions will deliver well interventi
International energy consultancy Xodus Group, will partner with Promon, one of the foremost Brazilian engineering companies, to build on its subsea operations in the region. Promon is highly renowned for its engineering and project management expertise across a number of industries, and is looking t
Acteon Group Ltd today announces the acquisition of a majority interest in the company by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) from First Reserve, with management retaining a significant holding in the company. The executive management team will rem
Spectrum is continuing to implement its strategy for growth in the Multi Client Seismic market. As part of the company’s strategic growth plan Spectrum announces a strengthening of the Executive Management Team: Jørn Berle Christiansen has been appointed as Chief Technical Officer in Spectrum ASA Jø
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that it has commenced a fully pre-funded multi-client survey in the West of Shetland area. The vessel Atlantic Guardian will acquire controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) and magnetotelluric (MT) data for a minimum of three weeks in an area where b
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 a four year contract to supply wellhead and mudline equipment to Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (‘BSP’). Under the terms of the
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Marathon Oil Norge AS (Marathon) consent to use the facilities on the Vilje field in connection with the company assuming operatorship from Statoil as of 1 October 2012. A change of operatorship entails that the new operator must apply for cons
Serica Energy plc announces that it has completed the acquisition of 4,180 square kilometres of 3D seismic data in its Luderitz Basin Blocks, offshore Namibia. The survey, conducted by Serica on behalf of its partners in the Licence, BP, NAMCOR and IEPL, commenced on 10 May and took four and a half
