Underwater infrastructure in the Oil & Gas industry is subject to harsh operating conditions, and its repair has remained a challenge. While… (crc-acs) [mappress] Source: crc-acs, November 04, 2011; Image: CSIRO
Octio will do a pilot project to assess the permanent monitoring of CO2 storage under the seabed for CLIMIT. CLIMIT is a program to encourage commercial development of technology for capturing and storing CO2; administered jointly by Gassnova and the Norwegian Research Council. When CO2 is stored un
Mike Caraher is a surveyor with 13 years experience, latterly working at director level in the offshore and coastal surveying environment. Mike has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Osiris Projects, originally working on a variety of coastal survey projects as a specialist sub-contractor. Os
BPZ Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announced receipt of the approval to acquire 3-D Seismic Data in Offshore Block Z-1 and also provided financial and operational results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011. For three months ended Sep
The huge Australian offshore gas project Ichthys will cost more than the anticipated total of $30 billion, the head of French oil major Total said on Thursday. “It will cost a little more than expected for environmental reasons… We had originally said $30 billion,” Total Chief Executive Christophe d
Kenya plans to delineate more exploration blocks deep offshore, an oil conference heard on Thursday… Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, November 04, 2011; Image: Lion Petroleum
Mooring Systems Ltd has launched what is believed to be the most adaptable offshore, mobile spooler of its kind in the UK, that will offer significant advantages for clients operating in the oil and gas and the renewables markets. The spooler, which was designed and built by Caley Ocean Systems at E
Three times since 1931, a Washington state electric cooperative has overhauled a three-quarter of a mile submarine cable serving island cons… (ECT) [mappress] Source: ECT, November 03, 2011;
Subsea UK is urging companies and individuals to nominate their outstanding achievements for the prestigious 2012 Subsea Business Awards. The highly coveted subsea industry awards which are now in their sixth year celebrate innovation and excellence across the subsea sector and recognise exceptional
With LoFS 14 now completed on schedule and without incident this closes another successful year of operating the portable source system for BP Norge AS, operator of the Valhall Field. LoFS 14 was WGP’s third operational survey of the Valhall field utilising the source sub-arrays of Thalassa Energy S
As companies in the oil and gas industry struggle to find experienced and knowledgeable engineers, Jee, a subsea engineering and training specialist, is introducing new ways to help fill the skills gap. In doing this Jee is not only supporting its own recruitment drive but also helping a number of i
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) project for Oil and National Gas Corporation Ltd.’s (“ONGC”) Cluster 7 Development Program. The value of this award will be included in McDermott’s third q
Aberdeen-headquartered offshore energy support company ETPM has acquired Pirie & Smith, a local professional firm of marine surveyors… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, November 03, 2011;
Warwickshire tidal energy business TidalStream has been given the go-ahead on a £12 million project after securing major investment from… (leamingtoncourier) [mappress] Source: leamingtoncourier, November 03, 2011;
