Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the successful start-up of oil production from the Athena field. The initial operations phase of the field is in line with management’s expectations and proceeding as planned. This involves bringing production from each well online and establishing stable performance of
The now fully operational West African Cable System (WACS) undersea cable is anticipated to be a boon for all operators in the South African market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. “South Africa: Undersea Cables Boost Data and Broadband Growth as LTE Prepares to Launch” report offer
A number of wellhead system response and design issues have been raised in recent years, instigated from drilling in new geographical locations or with new equipment. These issues are not well understood across the industry, but have relevance to many Operators. 2H Offshore has been involved in eval
BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaijan, expressed its commitment to developing the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the southern gas transportation route into Europe. Speaking at the BP Forum in Berlin, on the 24th of May, Iain Conn, Chief Executive Refining and Marketing
Bowtech Products Ltd., a market leading manufacturer and supplier of cameras, LED lighting, emergency relocation strobes, connectors, fiber optic multiplexers and slip rings for use in underwater or hazardous area applications, to any ocean depth, has announced that they have completed a supply cont
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract to supply oceanographic winches and A-frame systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new oceanographic research vessel. The state-of-the-art, ocean-going, vessel is capable of surveying to the full ocean dep
Construction of the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) has begun at Dunstaffnage near Oban, which will offer commercial space for businesses at one of the world’s leading sites for marine research and development. The 20,000 square feet building will be available by the end of 2012, with further de
BSEE Director Jim Watson hosted an offshore energy safety forum that brought together federal decision-makers, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to discuss additional steps that BSEE and the industry can take to continue to improve the reliability and safety of blowout preventers (BOPs). Du
The last in the series of new D class Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs), commissioned by Craig Group in a £35million investment programme, has been launched. The Grampian Defiance, the last of four new-build emergency rescue and response vessels (ERRVs) which will be managed by Craig Gro
As part of the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the oil and gas industry’s ability to respond in the event of a deepwater blowout and ensure that offshore oil and gas production can continue to expand safely and responsibly, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar charged the Marin
Continuing on from the successful grid connection last month, Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd. has forged ahead with their testing plan and have just completed a 4 day deployment of the SR250. Using the locally owned multi-cat ‘MV Orcadia’, the device was towed to site on Thursday morning and connect
Ulstein Group delivers solid results for 2011. The group had an operating income of NOK 2.1 billion and an operating profit of NOK 254 million. “We have competent employees and an organisation that provide for execution and delivery precision. The good collaboration we have with our customers and su
Environmental Drilling Solutions, LLC, (EDS), a leader in solids control, cuttings processing and zero discharge services, has named Jason Knowles Area Operations Manager – Wyoming, announced EDS President Chad Hollier. Knowles rejoins EDS from Performance Fluids Management where he served as a Fiel
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract by Subsea 7. The EPC-contract includes delivery of a two slots subsea manifold located at the Alvheim field, operated by Marathon Oil Norge AS. The pl
