Australia’s NOPSEMA, a Commonwealth Statutory Agency regulating the health and safety, structural integrity and environmental management of all offshore petroleum facilities in Commonwealth waters, and in coastal waters where State powers have been conferred has identified a concerning increase in dropped object events in the first quarter of 2013. Nine dropped object notifications have been received by the authority [...]
Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, Malcolm Webb, welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s strategy to secure investment and create jobs. He stated: “Close engagement with the UK government and the resulting tax changes introduced last year to promote investment in the oil and gas sector are now bearing fruit. Record investment is forecast [...]
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) mapping of the southeastern Barents Sea and the area surrounding Jan Mayen will result in an approximate increase of 15 per cent in the estimates of undiscovered resources on the Norwegian shelf. This corresponds to about 390 million standard cubic metres (Sm3) of oil equivalents (o.e.). The new resource figures [...]
BG Group today announced that Fabio Barbosa has been appointed Chairman BG South America, reporting to Chief Executive Chris Finlayson, and has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director for personal reasons. Barbosa has also stepped down as a member of BG Group’s Group Executive Committee and other committees. As Chairman of [...]
An oil and gas concept development and project management company EPC Offshore has won the coveted Subsea Company of the Year title at the Subsea UK Business Awards 2013. The top accolade, which acknowledges excellence and achievement in the subsea industry, was awarded to EPC Offshore in recognition of its rapid growth, technical excellence and [...]
An innovative new wireless subsea modem has been trialled at The Underwater Centre, a unique subsea testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland. WFS Technologies – the world’s leading supplier of wireless technology for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer – trialled the Seatooth® S100, a mobile, wireless subsea modem suitable for a variety [...]
Fairmount Marine, the world leader in the field of long distance towing of the largest and most valuable objects afloat, such as caissons, FPSOs and semi-submersible drilling rigs, will once again exhibit at the Offshore Energy Event in Amsterdam. The two-day Offshore Energy 2012 (OE12) event will take place on October 23 & 24 in [...]
Polarcus Limited took delivery today, 21 June 2012, of POLARCUS ADIRA, the eighth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. The vessel was built at Ulstein Verft in Norway and following a short shakedown will commence operations on the previously announced charter for TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS). With the delivery of [...]
Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and [...]
The seismic vessel Polarcus Amani, designed and constructed by ULSTEIN, is one out of three vessels nominated for Ship of the Year 2012. The ship was delivered in March this year, while her sister vessel will be delivered later this month. “To be nominated, the ship must be delivered during 2012, but the degree of [...]
