The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre finished the search for a 48-year-old man who is missing on the Visund platform yesterday at 18:00 hrs., concluding, on an overall basis, that it is not likely to find the man alive in the sea. Statoil will continue to search the waters , using the Stril Herkules
Nautilus Minerals Inc has received gross proceeds of C$27.6 million from the issue of the second tranche of shares forming the final part of the private placement announced in August. A total of 10,940,004 shares was issued today in the second tranche at the issue price of C$2.52 per share. The shar
After weeks of planning, Welltec has recently completed the first of potentially many subsurface safety valves (SSSVs) cleaning operations for a major Latin American operator. The first intervention was completed in one run on the 18th of August in a very active well producing 7,500 bpd. On the 19th
The number of young people working on Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations is rising, according to statistics released today (6 October) by the industry trade association Oil & Gas UK. The 2011 Workforce Demographics Report shows a rising trend over the past five years in the overall number
Cove Energy plc, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cove Energy Kenya Limited together with its partners, Anadarko Kenya Company a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Dynamic Global Advisers Kenya Limited
Fort William based subsea training provider, The Underwater Centre, is offering a potential career option to ex-MOD staff through free introductory sessions which could maximise their skills. The Centre specialises in commercial diver and ROV pilot training and past experience has shown that skills
Another seismic vessel, believed to be French-owned and hired by Turkey, was yesterday found close to the Akamas peninsula, moving in … By Stefanos Evripidou (cyprus-mail) [mappress] Source: Cyprus-Mail, October 06 , 2011;
A person has been reported missing after not showing up for work this morning at the Visund installation. The installation is in the North Sea and is operated by Statoil. A search of the installation started at once. The search has now been extended to the sea. Helicoptres and vessels are conducting
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced a partnership with Tension Technology International (TTI) to develop improved functionality of the OPTIMOOR mooring analysis computer programme. OPTIMOOR is an easy-to-use tool
Developing marine environment models would provide the Bahamas Government with information to designate Marine Protected Areas to further… By Gena Gibbs (nassauguardian) [mappress] Source: nassauguardian, October 06 , 2011;
The European Union has invited Kazakhstan to join the Trans-Caspian pipeline project designed to transport gas from central Asia to Europe… (euronews) [mappress] Source: euronews, October 06 , 2011;
Starting Wednesday, a series of dives by a remotely operated vehicle may definitively determine the ecological threat posed by the S.S… By David Sneed (sanluisobispo) [mappress] Source: sanluisobispo, October 06 , 2011;
From wind farms and wave energy to the holy grail of gold mines, explorer Nick Hutchings is convinced a wealth of opportunities lie beneath… James Whittaker (bermudasun) [mappress] Source: bermudasun, October 06 , 2011;
The Ministry of Information and Communications wishes to inform the general public that Sierra Leone’s share of the 17,000 KM Africa Coast… (cocorioko) [mappress] Source: cocorioko, October 06 , 2011;
