The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has been awarded a contract with Afren Energy Services Ltd for acquisition of 4C seismic data in West Africa. Start up of the project will be end November and the survey is estimated to take 26 days. The contract value is
Speaking at the opening of the Workshop on Environmental Management Needs for Exploration and Exploitation of Deep Seabed Minerals, Nii Allotey Odunton, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority told participants, ISA has taken steps to augment the international community’s knowledge b
Sonardyne International Ltd has received an order valued at over £1.3 million from the Swiss-based Allseas Group SA for 6G (Sixth Generation) acoustic positioning equipment. The order will allow Allseas, which is a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, to take adva
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has recently been awarded a significant contract by engineering project management company SPD on behalf of its client Valiant Causeway Limited. The contract involves the supply of subsea landing string services for monitoring of electronic subme
ION Geophysical Corporation today named Gregory J. Heinlein as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Heinlein will assume the CFO position previously held by R. Brian Hanson, ION’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining ION, Mr. Heinlein served as the Chief Oper
Australia plans to create the world’s biggest marine reserve in the Coral Sea, in an attempt to safeguard its biodiversity. The planned Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve offshore Australia would include about 990,000 square kilometres (380,000 square miles). The marine reserve would begin 60 km
India’s Das Offshore Petroleum has entered into a partnership with the Abu Dhabi-based Majestic General Trading Company to set up a $25 … (emirates247) [mappress] Source: emirates247 , November 28, 2011;
On 25th September 2011, Jumbo Shipping brought the J-lay tower back home from Port Gentil, Gabon to the port of Flushing, the Netherlands. Jumbo lifted the almost 1800t weighing pipeline production facility from Subsea 7’s Pipe Laying barge Acergy Polaris onto its J-type Fairpartner. The tower will
A Bowtech camera system has been successfully deployed to observe decommissioning operations on the L13FH well which is operated by Shell in the Dutch Sector of the Southern North Sea. They were requested by Shell UK to supply a camera system to be fitted to the L13FH well. Bowtech engineers, workin
Norwegian based NorWind Installer contracted the ULSTEIN Dutch design offices Ulstein Sea of Solutions and Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions as their design partners for a new foundation installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The vessel is a customized version of the Deepwater Enabler de
Bangladesh will have to invest USD 60 million to link up to a second submarine cable to ensure uninterrupted internet connectivity with … (telecompaper) [mappress] Source: telecompaper, November 28, 2011; Image: SEA-ME-WE
During the EWEA conference this week in Amsterdam, Mercon and ALE will introduce a new concept for installing offshore mestmasts named EMI, for Eco Metmast Installation. Mercon and ALE have decided to team up to introduce EMI. Willem Griffioen, Managing Director at Mercon feels the two companies are
Cove Energy plc, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company, together with the operator Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, provide an update of the results of the Barquentine-3 appraisal well and consequent gas resource range upgrade in the Rovuma Basin Area 1 block, Offshore Mozambique. Highlights •
High school students from Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi and Jakarta have been recognized for their innovative efforts to promote the importance of conserving coral reefs. Niar, a student at State Senior High School No. 1 in Kendari, the provincial capital, won the sixth annual Young Innovators Conte
