Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) announces that the 3D and 2D seismic survey acquisition has been completed in offshore Kenya licence areas L10A and L10B. The 3D seismic survey was carried out in the eastern portion of the areas commencing mid-November 2011 and this was followed by a 2
WFS reports that following a successful independent audit by The British Assessment Bureau (BAB) – WFS has for the 3rd year running, been awarded ISO 9001: 2008 certification. This internationally recognized prestigious award for quality management is an international standard in use worldwide as a
ABB has completed the delivery and energization of the world’s first cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated 345 kV AC submarine cable system. Extruded in a single continuous length without factory joints, the new cable system brings 512 megawatts of power generation capacity to the critical whol
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by POLARCUS SAMUR, will commence in late January and is expected to run for approximately 40 days. About Polarcu
Pasi Lehtonen has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Cargotec’s Offshore business segment, effective from the beginning of January. Mr Lehtonen has worked with Cargotec since 1995, his most recent position being Senior Vice President of Finance for Cargotec’s Marine business. He will continu
Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office Division of US Department of Defense explains VideoRay’s role in protecting ports, and recent funded improvements. “Enhanced Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Securing ports and harbors remains a key mission in defending against terrorist acts. The U.S
Robert Detrick, Ph.D, a marine geophysicist, was named the new head of NOAA’s research office. Detrick will start as the assistant administrator of the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) on Feb. 13. “The person who heads this office guides the innovative and integral research that
Eni has been awarded a new exploration license (PL657) in the Barents Sea, located just east of the Goliat Field, also operated by Eni. The license has been awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as part of the 2011 APA (“Awards in Predefined Area”) to the Joint Venture consisting
The world’s best known estuarine lagoon not only has historically importance for sheltering the City of Venice but is a fascinating ever changing environment with only 8% covered by land, 12% by open water and the remaining 80% by mud flats, tidal shallows and salt marshes. This geographical setting
Velocious Australia has added to its portfolio of innovative subsea engineering and remote technology services through the development of a new Mock ROV. Most recently used to test tools for Chevron’s flagship Gorgon project off North West WA, the Mock ROV has the capability to replicate every funct
Boa Group have been awarded a 3 year firm contract + option for the “Boa Sub C” from EMAS/AMC. The contract agreement has been made on private terms and will commence from July 2012, in direct continuation from current contract agreement. The Boa Sub C is a modern offshore deepwater construction and
Fugro Survey (Middle East) Ltd has become the latest offshore company to endorse Applied Acoustics’ S-Boom sub bottom profiling system, after purchasing the equipment for their geophysical survey operations based out of Abu Dhabi. Developed for shallow water, ultra-high resolution surveys, the S-Boo
AGR confirms it has been awarded a frame agreement which includes the possibility for Total Well Management services with Statoil worth approximately 100 – 130 million NOK per year (17-21 MUSD/year). The contract period is for two years with the possibility for an additional two plus two years exten
Officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water have signed a contract extension with Spectrum for the licensing of the highly successful “LEB-02” and “EMED-00” Multi-Client seismic datasets offshore Lebanon. The signing ceremony was attended by leading figures in the Ministry including the
