Offshore Operators Association

While he said he is “not particularly worried at the moment” and has not encountered any negative reaction from potential farm-in partners arising from last week's vote, Mr Mackay said any political uncertainty raises warning flags in the industry. Last week, the Irish Offshore Operators' Association called the ...

The Irish Offshore Operators' Association (IOOA) said a ban on drilling for indigenous oil and gas will not decrease emissions and won't help Ireland along the way to a low carbon economy. It said more clarity is needed on the bill “very soon” and said, in its current form, it will only create “significant degrees ...

Representative body the Irish Offshore Operators' Association concurs. “Brexit continues to cast a shadow of uncertainty around Ireland's long-term energy security and against that backdrop, it is important that the current balanced fiscal environment remains to ensure Ireland's international competitiveness ...

The main representative body for Irish exploration firms has suggested the Government should review its fiscal and taxation terms for oil and gas finds within the next 12 months. The Irish Offshore Operators' Association has said a review would be timely by the end of this year or in the first half of next year.

... viability of Ireland's exploration sector] rather than just next year; 2017 will be an important year – with companies working data, trying to attract farm-in partners and undertaking seismic studies - but not a make-or-break one,” said Pat Shannon, chairman of the Irish Offshore Operators' Association (IOOA).

“Over the years, we've had false dawns, but we currently have a critical mass of big global players that have participated in the auction of licensing options,” said Pat Shannon, a professor of geology at University College Dublin and chairman of the Irish Offshore Operators Association. “I also think that ...

Pat Shannon, chairman of the Irish Offshore Operators' Association called the awards “a significant and positive development in Ireland's energy landscape, which has the potential to deliver real benefits for Irish energy security and supply”. “This is positive news and demonstrates that there is very strong ...

All the UK Offshore Operators Association regulatory accommodation outfit and equipment, as required for this kind of vessel, have been carefully studied and laid out to enhance a speedy access and flow of survivors to the different treatment, resting or sitting areas. Below decks, there are a number of ...

At the end of 2013, the European Space Agency (ESA) started analyzing possible GNSS evolutions within the maritime sector. Various techniques have been investigated in close collaboration with the maritime community. The use of satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) corrections in maritime receivers is currently ...

The Irish Offshore Operators' Association welcomed the interest which they said was not a surprise despite the low price of a barrel of oil. Chairman Pat Shannon said exploration companies now had better seismic data and were encouraged by successful finds off the Newfoundland coast. Prof Shannon ...

Arguably the most surprising thing about Irish offshore in the past few months is the level of optimism still abounding, from industry bodies such as Energy Ireland and the Irish Offshore Operators' Association (IOOA) to active companies such as Providence and Europa Oil and Gas, which was the partner ...