NOAA is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement describing how offshore oil and gas activities in the U.S. Beaufort… NOAA [mappress] Subsea World News Staff , December 23, 2011
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms that it has signed an agreement with San Leon Energy Plc which will see Providence increase its working interest in Standard Exploration Licence 1/11 from 50% to 80%. Under
EMU’s Geotechnical department has expanded its services and now boasts the latest, class leading, marine soil investigation equipment. This includes three and six metre variable frequency vibrocores, Datem Neptune 5000 heavyweight CPT, gravity and piston corers and a number of various sediment sampl
Chevron’s deep sea natural gas project offshore East Kalimantan may start production in 2015, according to BPMigas. The site is expected to produce as much as 400 million cubic feet a day of natural gas, BPMigas spokesman stated. BPMigas data shows Bangka as one of three parts in Chevron’s Indonesia
DOF Subsea announces award of several new contracts as following: contract with Subsea 7, contract for the Skandi Inspector, LOI with major North Sea operator and Purchase of newbuilding contract. Contract with Subsea 7 for one DOF Installer class vessel DOF Subsea Chartering AS, a subsidiary of DOF
You’ve heard of neighborhood zoning. Now there’s a move afoot to zone the ocean. by Tom Banse (npr) [mappress] Source: npr , December 22, 2011
Encode Software Solutions, a Microsoft software consultancy with offices in Aberdeen and Glasgow, has secured £180,000 worth of contracts with EnerMech, the international provider of mechanical services solutions to the energy services sector. The firm also achieved a first year turnover of £767,000
Subsea well intervention specialist Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), has been awarded a multi-service contract by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The contract will see the Aberdeen-based firm carry out a nu
Sri Lanka is working together with Japan and China to study oceanographic conditions and climate in the Indian Ocean, states the head of the Island’s Marine Resources Agency. “We have established collaboration with Japan” stated Hiran Jayewardene, director of Sri Lanka’s National Aquatic Research Ag
Industry experts will tackle the challenges of “reaching further and going deeper” at next year’s subsea flagship event – Subsea 2012, supported by principal sponsor Shell. Subsea UK has announced the theme for its annual conference and exhibition which will attract around 2,000 leading figures from
Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commercial wave power plant i
Shell announces that it has obtained additional information on the incident at the Bonga offshore facility, 120 km off the Nigeria coast. They now assess that up to 50% of the leaked oil has already dissipated due to natural dispersion and evaporation. As satellite pictures have shown, the overall a
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Marine Construction business to SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad for gross proceeds of approximately AUD 127 million and on the terms previously reported in the company’s ASX Announcement of 8 August 2011
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update with respect to activities being carried out by the permit operator, Eni Australia Ltd (Eni), in NT/P68. Bathurst 3D Seismic Survey The CGG Veritas seismic vessel, M/V Veritas Viking II commenced acquisition of the 698 km2 Bathurst 3D Seismic Surve
