CTC Marine has returned to Germany to continue the installation of subsea inter-array power cables on BARD Offshore 1 Wind Farm. The first array cable of the 2011 campaign has already been installed. CTC is installing 80 inter-array power cables in total on the 400MW development located in the Germa
Dr Marcus Jones has left his post as Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) in order to pursue new interests. He joined the Institute in January 2008 as Chief Operating Officer and took over as Chief Executive in May 2009. “Marcus has defined and led
Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected to supply its sophisticated C-Series dynamic position (DP) control systems for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) destined for operation in the oil and gas fields of Russia’s northern seas. The award for Converteam’s sophisticated automatic po
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Stingray Geophysical Limited (Stingray). The transaction will provide TGS with a strong position in the rapidly growing market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) solutions. The acquisition wi
Gondan shipyard has just signed a new contract with the norwegian shipowner Ostensjo Rederi. This contract came into force the 8th april 2011. The new vessel is a supply vessel that will support the operation of Oil Rigs operating in the North Sea. This new unit will be construction number c444 and
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Stingray Geophysical Limited (Stingray). The transaction will provide TGS with a strong position in the rapidly growing market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) solutions. The acquisition wi
Last week Statoil started oil production at the large Peregrino field offshore Brazil. Production will gradually ramp up to a plateau of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The move makes Statoil an important long-term operator and partner in Brazil’s attractive and growing oil and gas indust
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that it has signed an agreement with Petoro AS (“Petoro”), to swap its interest in the Maria discovery for inte
Statoil has launched an investigation into the gas leak that occurred at Visund on April 9. The leak occurred in a riser carrying oil and gas from well A21 to the platform. On Friday April 8, Statoil decided to shut down production from the Visund field to carry out inspections on the risers, after
Statoil has initiated an investigation after the gas leak that occurred at Visund on April 9. The gas leak occurred in a riser carrying oil and gas from well A21 to the Visund platform. On Friday April 8, Statoil decided to shut down production from the Visund field to carry out inspections on the [
Victrex Polymer Solutions, a division of Victrex plc, the world’s leading manufacturer of high performance polyaryletherketones, and Magma Global Ltd. have signed a collaboration and exclusive material supply agreement that will enable the two companies jointly to address the increasingly harsh and
The gas leak that was reported at the Visund platform this morning was confirmed stopped just before 1pm today. Evacuated personnel will be returned to the platform. The gas leak is believed to have started at a point in a fixed riser carrying oil and gas from well A21 to the Visund platform. A gas
The gas leak that was reported at the Visund platform this morning was confirmed stopped just before 1pm today. Evacuated personnel will be returned to the platform. The gas leak is believed to have started at a point in a fixed riser carrying oil and gas from well A21 to the Visund platform. A gas
Provision of offshore and/or nearshore inspection surveys of two submarine gas transmission pipelines each approximately 200km long, Scotland to Ireland from shore to shore, and one spur and one umbilical approximately 10 km long to the Isle of Man. The maximum water depth is approximately 130 metre
