ConocoPhillips has found gas in wildcat wells 7/11-12 S and 7/11-12 A, about 19 kilometres southwest of the Ula field in the southern part of the North Sea. The wells are the first two exploration wells in production licence 301 CS, which was carved out from production licence 301 in 2008. [mappress
Leighton Offshore officially launched its new engineering business in Malaysia. DPS Leighton Engineering Sdn Bhd (LE), a fully owned subsidiary of Leighton Offshore, provides engineering and PMC solutions for Leighton’s international EPCIC and LOFS business. Leighton’s detailed engineering and PMC a
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Powercorp. Powercorp’s portfolio includes automation and control technologies to manage the integration of renewable energy into isolated grids and keep generation in balance with consumption.
FoundOcean hit a milestone in its 45 year history in November, with a record number of personnel mobilised on offshore projects. “This is a very exciting and busy time for FoundOcean. The success of the company relies on the dedication and skill of our offshore personnel who provide our clients with
With the development of an indigenous autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at a cost of Rs 38 crore, India has made its entry into an elite… Chethan Kumar (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald , December 12, 2011
IAR Systems, a leading provider of software tools for embedded systems, announced that its build and debug tool chain IAR Embedded Workbench has been selected by Ocean Modules, an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of remotely-operated vehicles (ROV), for the next generation underwater technology.
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded the contract for the fabrication of two jackets for the Golden Eagle Development project of Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. The contract consists of the fabrication of a 6,000 tons wellhead jacket and a 6,000 tons jacket for the PUQ (Production Utilities Quar
MEO Australia Limited advises that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (“SOEL”) as operator for the Seruway PSC, has commenced the acquisition of the 705 km2 3D seismic data over the Ibu Horst area. SOEL holds a 100% interest in the PSC. The PGS seismic vessel MA/ Pacif
DRS Laurel Technologies has been subcontracted to provide the U.S. Navy with submarine combat and sonar systems… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi , December 12, 2011; Image: DRS
University College Cork (UCC) scientists have produced the first detailed charts of part of Ireland’s offshore bedrock geology, using… LORNA SIGGINS (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes , December 12, 2011; Image: Infomar
N-Seatec just delivered an ultra compact heavy duty survey winch. Both frame and drum are made of Stainless. System in mainly for Side Scan as well as SVP systems. Various options are available like remote control, protection frame, etc. Currently this is the smallest version in the N-Seatec winch r
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 will commence in January and is expected to run for approximately four months. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geo
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client wide azimuth (WAZ) survey covering 11,655 km2 in the Gulf of Mexico in partnership with WesternGeco. The survey, Patriot WAZ 3D, will be the first orthogonal WAZ survey covering a large portion of the existing Freedom WAZ data set. Following the acq
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended October 31, 2011. “We ended the second quarter of fiscal 2012 with further progress on PowerBuoy deployments, and a number of business development initiatives to commercialize our technology are curre
