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SeaBird's shallow water seismic vessels busy in SE Asia

Dec 05, 2013

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 to retire from McDermott International

Dec 05, 2013

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's Dan Rabun to retire

Dec 05, 2013

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.

Polk picked for RWE’s UK branch

Dec 05, 2013

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…

Ocean Rig, Energean to form JV

Dec 05, 2013

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…

Untested opportunities

Dec 04, 2013

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…

Frosty prospects

Dec 04, 2013

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…

Exploration challenges in Arctic

Dec 04, 2013

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…

Noble Energy makes deepwater discoveries

Dec 04, 2013

Noble Energy has made two deepwater discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Israel. The Dantzler exploration well, located 12 miles west of the firm’s Rio Grande development in Mississippi Canyon 782, has encountered over 120 ft of net pay…

Dealing with pipeline expansion

Dec 04, 2013

DNV GL has developed a new concept to deal with HPHT pipeline expansion design. Chia Chor Yew explains. Transporting oil and gas through pipelines from high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) reservoirs continues to be a major challenge as the industry pushes into new energy frontiers…

Proposed advancements in probabilistic ice gouge analysis

Dec 04, 2013

Alternate probability distributions could provide a better fit for Arctic ice gouge depth data, impacting design depths for future subsea pipeline projects. Pipelines installed in ice-prone regions require specialized designs for the unique environmental conditions…

Ceona's Polar Onyx out of dry dock

Dec 04, 2013

Ceona's high-capacity flexible/umbilical pipelay and subsea construction vessel the Polar Onyx has been floated out of dry dock at Ulstein Verft yard in Norway following an intensive outfitting program. It has now moved to the shipyard quay…

AMEC wins Umm Lulu extension

Dec 04, 2013

AMEC has won a project management consultancy services contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA OPCO) for their Umm Lulu Phase-2 full field development projects offshore United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract is worth $124 million (£76 million)…

Arctic operations at what temperature?

Dec 04, 2013

The concept of temperature seems simple enough. Everyone knows that a thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of a substance such as air and that by knowing the forecast, people can adequately prepare for the day’s outdoor activities…

Understanding the ice environment is critical to Arctic success

Dec 03, 2013

Declining reserves from mature fields worldwide, the ongoing demand for oil, and retreating sea ice have brought a flurry of exploration activity to the Arctic. The US Geological Survey estimates undiscovered Arctic petroleum resources of 90 billion bbls of oil and 1…

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