ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has unveiled a new type of large modular unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for civilian maritime use. The Modifiable Underwater ..
Offshore Exploration
DOF scores AHTS contracts with Petrobras
DOF Group has secured several contract awards for its fleet in Brazil for work in support of Petrobras’ exploration and production activities on the Brazilian ..
Solstad secures contract for AHTS pair in Brazil
Solstad Offshore has confirmed that the anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) Far Sagaris (pictured) and Far Statesman have been awarded a three years’ firm ..
Stena Drilling wins Bahamas Petroleum exploration support contract
Stena Drilling has been awarded a new contract by Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) for work off the coast of the Bahamas. Stena Drilling will drill BPC’s first exploration ..
TDI-Brooks wraps up multi-beam survey for TGS offshore Nigeria
US-based TDI-Brooks International, under contract to TGS, has completed a multi-beam survey offshore the Niger Delta in Nigeria. The survey, which took place in water ..
Oil Major Total Plans Biggest Exploration Drive in Years
By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf PARIS/CAPE TOWN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Total is launching its biggest exploration campaign for years in 2019 as part of a turnaround plan that is ditching the company’s focus on risky long-shots in favor of areas known to contain commercial levels of oil or gas. The...
FEATURE | Two cheers for the new Caspian Sea convention
Demarcation of the Caspian Sea has been one of the longest lasting casualties of the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.