Seabird Exploration has two shallow-water 3D seismic vessels working in Southeast Asia: Voyager Explorer (4x6000m streamers) and Aquila Explorer (4x8000m streamers), although the Aquila Explorer is currently equipped for 2D acquisition…
Stephen M. Johnson will retire as McDermott International Inc.’s chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer— and as a director of McDermott this month. David Dickson will succeed Johnson as president and CEO. Dickson has…
Ensco plc Chairman, President and CEO Daniel W. Rabun will retire after nearly eight years of service. Rabun will continue to serve in his current role as Chairman, President and CEO until the Board of Directors has completed the succession process and a new CEO has been appointed.
Hans-Joachim Polk took over as managing director for Hamburg-based RWE Dea AG’s UK subsidiary in August. Polk, a 22-year veteran of the German exploration company, began his career in 1991 as a production operations engineer. He eventually…
Geoprediction firm Ikon Science has acquired the software, services and intellectual property of Bergen-headquartered Terra Geotech AS. Eamonn Doyle, the founder of Terra Geotech, has joined Ikon Science as VP real-time operations, bringing…
Ocean Rig and Energean Oil & Gas will create a joint venture called OceanEnergean to participate in new bid rounds for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in Greece and abroad in more than 1000m deep water. Each company will hold 50% of the share capital…
Eni Norge has opened a new operations center in Hammerfest as part of its expansion in northern Norway and the Barents Sea. The Italian company has been active in the region since the start of the 1990s and is developing the Goliat oil field…
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, launched a new service line: Subsea Piling services, which coincides with CIS’s new Subsea Piling system, a remotely operated system that the company developed to drive piles as large as 36in diameter…
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments launched the 4100 E09 electronics package for its existing TD-4100XD and TD-4100XDC oil in water monitors. Turner Designs added on-board control and monitoring of two sample streams, including individual calibrations for each stream…
Dialight unveiled the SafeSite LED Linear Fixture - Class 1. It is an efficient solution for Class I, Div. 2 certified hazardous applications. The fixture is intended to replace traditional fluorescent and HID lighting fixtures. It is also…
R. STAHL introduces a new signaling solution that withstands extreme environmental conditions, e.g. a wide operating temperature range of 55°C (133° F) to more than 70°C (158°F). The light source is a xenon tube providing a high light output…
Outdoor instrument protection specialist Intertec recently requalified all ATEX and IECEx explosion-proof heaters and controllers. These heaters are now suitable for use in extremely cold or hazardous environments, including those in the Arctic polar region…
E&P majors BP and Statoil presented their views on future exploration prospects in the Arctic. Meg Chesshyre reports. Representatives from BP and Statoil discussed both the challenges associated with and future plans for developing Arctic…
Plans for arctic exploration and development continue apace—but will there be resources available? Elaine Maslin reports. The size of the arctic offshore challenge is significant, both in scale and complexity, with relatively little activity carried out to date…
The Arctic hosts harsh environments, minimal daylight and HSE concerns. Anthresia McWashington examines a case study and explains the data acquisition methods necessary to explore in one of the world’s most brutal regions. Exploration…