TGS start 2D Multi-Client survey offshore Africa near Jubilee

TGS start 2D Multi-Client survey offshore Africa near Jubilee

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has begun acquiring a new 8,600-kilometer multi-client survey offshore West Africa, consisting of long offset 2D seismic, gravity, and magnetic data. This regional program ties to the recent Jubilee discovery on the west side of Ghana and extends across shallow and deep water acreage that is not currently under lease. Full text

Mike Mahaney has joined the Niche Products family of subsea fluid experts

2008.11.02 - Company News

Mike Mahaney, former Director of Sales for MacDermid Offshore Solutions, has joined the  Niche Products family of subsea fluid experts.

Mike has more than 14 years experience within the Offshore industry including  11 years experience with subsea BOP and Production Control Fluids on a global basis including key geographical areas such as USA, Brazil, Norway, UK, W.Africa and SE Asia.

Mike will be based at the Trident Deepwater Solutions local Houston office from 3rd November 2008 and will become part of the truly impressive knowledge base offered by Niche Products who boast >150 years combined industry experience among the top 10 experts alone.

Tom McKechnie, Managing Director of Niche Products today stated that 'When Brad Jeter (former President of MacDermid Offshore Solutions) became our USA, Mexico and Brazilian agent back in June we thought it could not get better but it just did.  Mike has worked in partnership with Brad on the sales and marketing of hydraulic fluids for more than a decade and together they bring to the plate a formidable mix of expertise, experience and extensive personal contacts worldwide.  Niche has spent the last 8 years patiently gathering the field experience and necessary environmental and technical approvals on our Pelagic range of BOP and Subsea Control Fluids and now we have this massive opportunity with Trident to put the Pelagic brand firmly on the global map’.




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