Metocean Services International (Pty) Ltd (MSI) is pleased to announce that, following a highly successful initial contract period, they have received a 1 year extension to the deep water current measurement programme north of Trondheim, Norway in the Luva field for StatoilHydro.

The Luva field is located about 240 kilometres west of Bodø and the licence was awarded in 1996. The water depth in the area is around 1,300m and the reservoir is 2,800 metres beneath the seabed. Recoverable reserves in the field are estimated at some 38 billion cubic metres of gas.

MSI recently exhibited at the Australasian Oil & Gas exhibition and conference at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (17-19 February 2009). AOG is the premier oil & gas industry exhibition in Australia and it has run for over a quarter of a century - this year’s show was billed as the largest oil and gas expo ever held in the Southern Hemisphere and attendance figures reached 7,700 over the 3 days.

MSI is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Tasmanian State Sabot team that will attend this year’s Australian National Championships at Airlie Beach, Queensland. The sailors, ranging in ages from 10 to 15, qualified to represent their state by sailing consistently at 4 qualifying regattas held around Tasmania. This was followed by significant training on and off the water to prepare them not only for the stiff competition from their fellow top junior sailors from all over Australia, but for the testing conditions that they could face in tropical northern Queensland.

Due to continued expansion with both personnel and equipment, MSI has relocated its office in Cape Town to the Constantiaberg Business Park in Diep River.  Occupying units 13 and 15 of the office park, the extra space will not only allow a bit more elbow room for everyone based there, but also means that there is plenty of room for the servicing and storage of the ever increasing equipment pool.