Subsea specialist flexlife will outline the cost and environmental benefits delivered for operators by its breakthrough approach to integrity management at a major event for the deepwater industry. Integrity Technical Authority David Newman is delivering a paper at the MCE Deepwater Development conf
Beneath Lake Union’s inky surface is a graveyard of old boats, an underwater museum of waterlogged artifacts of Seattle’s industrial and mar… (seattletimes) [mappress] Source: sattletimes , April 4, 2011;
BG Group today announced its third Tanzanian gas discovery with the Chaza-1 well, located in Block 1 approximately 18 kilometres offshore southern Tanzania in a water depth of around 950 metres. The discovery is some 200 kilometres south of BG Group’s Pweza and Chewa discoveries, previously announce
Endeavour International Corporation today announced that it is redeeming all of its outstanding $81.25 million of 6% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) with a portion of the proceeds from its recently completed offering of common stock. The redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of th
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has signed an EPC contract with FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS for delivery of subsea pipeline equipment which is an important part of FMC’s delivery for the Kirinskoye field in Russia. The contract value amounts to approximately 30 MNOK. The pipeline equipment s
Fugro Robertson today announced that it has signed an exclusive, world-wide development and distribution agreement with Carl Zeiss to develop and distribute RoqSCAN™. RoqSCAN is a real time, state-of-the-art, fully portable, quantitative and automated rock properties and mineralogical analyser that
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of an eighth well that complies with rigorous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. This includes satisfyin
Between 75 and 80 percent of all volcanic activity on Earth takes place at deep-sea, mid-ocean ridges. Most of these volcanoes produce effus… (scientificcomputing) [mappress] Source: scientificcomputing, April 04, 2011;
Starting from March 2011 the testing of the service of operational space information support of ice operations in the White Sea has been ongoing in behalf of the Arkhangelsk Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport”. As part of the test ScanEx RDC ensures operational data reception to the Moscow ground receiv
Nord Stream has been awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Award 2010 at an awards ceremony in London. The Award recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in raising 3.9 billion euros in the first phase of the project’s financing during the challenging financial m
The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that BHP Billiton has joined as a member. Marty Massey, MWCC chief executive officer, said, “BHP Billiton, which has producing assets and a significant acreage position in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has elected to join the Marine Well Containme
Highlights: • Peter Evensen succeeds Bjorn Moller as Teekay Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer and joins Teekay Corporation’s Board of Directors • Bruce Chan succeeds Bjorn Moller as Teekay Tankers’ Chief Executive Officer • Bjorn Moller resigns from the Teekay LNG and Teekay Offsho
Eni has made an important hydrocarbon discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea, approximately 150 kilometres northwest of Goliat oil field. The discovery, called Skrugard, has been made through the 7220/8-1 exploration well, the first drilled in the PL532 license awarded in 2009 within the 20th intern
English Heritage has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone illegally accessing, damaging or removing items from protect… (maritimejournal) [mappress] Source: maritimejournal , April 1, 2011;
