On Tuesday the regional department of science and technology and the Institute of Oceanography of the State Oceanic Administration have formed a research institution to protect rare endangered Chinese white dolphins. As Xinhua reports the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Chinese White Dolphins Research Institute
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), is expanding its Europe and Africa well intervention fleet with an investment that will create 60 jobs. A leading global provider of subsea well interventio
This year Greenland is experiencing one of the warmest summers in its recent history. This heat wave has meant that an international research team is in the unique position of being able to collect important climate data from the changing Arctic. Until today German and US scientists on board the res
ITF’s Annual Technology Showcase promises to be bigger, better and bolder as it brings together operators and innovators to discover and discuss the latest technology challenges in the industry. ITF, in partnership with the Department of Energy and Climate Change and PILOT, have announced today that
Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has signed a contract worth approximately US$100 million to provide offshore operations and maintenance services for the Iraq Crude Oil Expansion Project. Awarded by Iraq’s South Oil Company (SOC), the 12-month contract will commence following
Noble Energy, Inc. announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of the Dumbarton and Lochranza properties in the North Sea to Maersk Oil North Sea Limited. Proceeds from the transaction were $117 million and included final closing adjustments from the effective date of January 1, 2012.
Pacific Crossing, a Japanese company that owns an underwater fiberoptic telecommunications cable that connects the U.S. to Asia, is opposing the proposed tidal power installation near Whidbey Island, Puget Sound, USA. According to OPB News, the Japanese company that owns a fiberoptic cable that pass
JMS Naval Architects (JMS) of Mystic, CT has completed the contract design for a Fisheries Research Vessel for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center. The FRV GRAYLING will replace the existing R/V GRAYLING and will be a member of a 5 vessel fleet owned and operated by the Great Lak
The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to gener
STX OSV Holdings Limited, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, announces its results for the second quarter and first half ended 30 June 2012. Financial and Operating Review STX OSV generated revenue of NOK 3,337 million for 2Q 2012, re
Statoil has farmed down a 25% working interest in its operated exploration licence offshore Mozambique to Tullow Oil plc (Tullow). The licence, which consists of two blocks under one licence agreement is located in area 2 and 5 offshore Mozambique in the Rovuma basin. “The farm-down reflects the att
OceanWorks International announced the appointment of Mr. Adam Lesinski as General Manager for the Burnaby location. Acting as General Manager, Adam’s function will be to manage all of the company’s operations in our Burnaby location, ensuring OceanWorks International continues to deliver industry l
INPEX CORPORATION announces that through its subsidiary, Teikoku Oil (North America) Co., Ltd., it has agreed to acquire a 7.2% participating interest in the Lucius project which includes portions of Keathley Canyon blocks 874, 875, 918 and 919 in the deepwater of the U.S.Gulf of Mexico, from a subs
Viper Subsea has received praise from the UK Government for breaking into the Brazilian market. Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green applauded Viper Subsea for securing a contract to supply equipment for a deep-water development in the Santos Basin. Viper Subsea’s Santos Basin deal was announced
