On May 14, a PGS vessel completed the acquisition of 1,500 km2 of 3D seismic survey in the Block 2815 of the Orange Sub-basin, which data is now being processed. However, the 3D seismic data acquisition held by the vessel Polarcus Samur, which was being performed in the offshore 2813A, 2814B, 1914A
The federal agency that oversees offshore drilling is finally asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to review the effects that inten… (biologicaldiversity) [mappress] Source: biologicaldiversity, June 15 , 2011;
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) to design and deliver components of MWCC’s expanded containment system. “I am pleased that AMEC’s track record of excellent execution, particularly of complex and chall
Nautilus Minerals Inc made significant progress in the development of its pioneering seafloor resource project at Solwara 1, in the Bismarck Sea of PNG, in the first quarter of 2011. The highlights of the quarter were as follows: *Mining Lease Granted. In January, the PNG Government granted Nautilus
Technip announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary DUCO Ltd. has been awarded a contract, by BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, worth approximately €15 million for the Lan Do field development in Vietnam. This field is located 320 kilometers south of Ho Chi Minh City, at a water depth of 120-
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that its capping stack has met the requirements for containment operations in water depths up to 10,000 feet, which is an increase from the previous water depths of up to 8,000 feet. “This increase in our capability demonstrates our commitment to prov
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, announced an historic HSE milestone for the company: six years without a single accident or incident resulting in a Lost Time Incident (LTI). As a result, for the second consecutive year CIS received the prestigious Gold Award for Occupat
The very latest subsea tracking system from Applied Acoustics made a last minute entry onto the Applied Acoustics’ stand at Seawork this year. The portable version of the Alpha adds extra versatility to the tracking system as it offers an onboard computer within a splash-proof case, enabling it to b
An international team of researchers led by University of Ulster Professor Andrew Cooper is about to embark on a voyage of underwater discovery that will establish whether Ireland was ever joined to Britain by a land bridge. The aim of the three year project is to determine just how far sea level fe
Advanced subsea and floating systems engineering experts, Peritus International, announced the launch of their Field Development business which will offer tailored engineering and project management services for field development and transportation systems to clients involved in offshore projects ac
ShawCor Ltd. announced its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value in excess of US$60 million from Welspun Corp Limited, to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the Zawtika Development Project operated by PTTEP International Limited. The co
A deep-sea mystery has been solved with the discovery that the tiny 3 mm long marine animals, eaten by herring, cod and mackerel, use the same buoyancy control as whales. Reporting this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, researchers from British Antarctic Survey describe how Southern Oc
Jens Jacob Smedegaard has been appointed as Managing Director for ALIP in Singapore – a position he will enter from august 2011. ALIP is the new company established in Singapore to provide modularised aluminium Living Quarters for the Asia Pacific oil & gas market. Mr. Smedegaard has a long and dive
Subsea companies will find out about the future drivers for the industry in both oil and gas and renewables at a lunch this week… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk , June 13 , 2011;
