Origin Energy advises that L-8 operator Apache Corporation has, on behalf of the joint venture, commenced drilling the Mbawa Prospect in Kenya. The Mbawa 1 exploration well spudded at 6:00 hours local time on 10 August 2012. Origin will only advise the market again when well operations have been com
By agreement with the partners in the Goliat licence, and due to the delay in the delivery of the production platform, Eni Norge has decided to postpone production start-up at the Goliat field until the third quarter of 2014. The Goliat field development is based on large turnkey contracts (EPC) for
OceanWorks International took the lead in inviting the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS) Youth Education Summit (YES) to its Houston facility last month. A team of OceanWorks Engineers and Production staff provided the 24 students, their 6 chaperones, and NOAA staff from the Flower G
Technicians from NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) working on the DART project (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis) became the first UnderwayCTD users to attain a cast depth of over 2,000m with a record-shattering 2,041m cast during a mooring service cruise on the M/V Bluefin in J
In an effort to provide greater clarity and consistency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a Notice to Lessees (NTL) to the offshore oil and natural gas industry regarding the development of Oil Spill Response Plans (OSRP). The NTL provides clarification of the bureau’
France Telecom-Orange has suffered a major incident on its cable ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on the ship late afternoon on 8 August while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the crew’s efforts to control the fire,
Petrobras has signed contracts with Sete Brasil, Odebrecht and Etesco to charter and operate nine drillships. They are to be built in Brazil, with local content (Brazilian goods and services) of 55-65%. After construction, the rigs will be chartered by Petrobras for 15 years. This is the final phase
Last month Hydrex diver/technician teams carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 130-meter oil tanker in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and on a 261-meter container vessel in Singapore. Both vessels were suffering oil leaks, making a fast repair necessary. Using one of the company’s flexibl
GE today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Naxys, a provider of subsea leak detection and condition monitoring sensors based on passive acoustic technology. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, further expands GE’s monit
SeaBird Exploration Plc announces that Aquila Explorer has received a letter of award from a National oil company in the Asia Pacific region. The work program value is approximately USD 5 million and will commence at the end of August at completion of her current contract. Contract duration is estim
AquaTerra Solutions Ltd, specialist in Rope Access Services and Health and Safety Training, has seen a major up-take of sales for its ARK Rescue Kit systems. Total sales rose by more than 320% in June, compared with the year before where the company saw 7 kits sold in the UK. As leaders in work at [
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) announces that it is continuing the Rena wreck removal work in a co-operation with the US Salvors Resolve. The marine operations are being conducted after the extended period of bad weather, and according to Braemar Howells Operations Manager Neil Lloyd, Unimar teams were
By some estimates, a third of Earth’s organisms live in our planet’s rocks and sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery. This week, the work of microbiologist James Holden of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and colleagues shines a light into this dark world. In the journal Pr
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients. The first
