Business & Finance
Second Well Follows Guyane Oil Discovery
Northern announces that as anticipated by Shell France on June 23rd, The Stena Drillmax ICE drillship commenced operations on the GM-ES-2, the second well on the Guyane Maritime permit on Friday 6th July. GM-ES-2 follows up on the Zaedyus oil discovery in late 2011, which encountered 72 metres of ne
USNS Rappahannock Fires After Vessel Ignores Warnings
An embarked security team aboard a U.S. Navy vessel fired upon a small motor vessel after it disregarded warnings and rapidly approached the U.S. ship near Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates yesterday. In accordance with Navy force protection procedures, the sailors on the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204)
Ichthys New MEG Plant to Prevent Hydrate Formation in Subsea Pipelines (Australia)
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Technip to supply a Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) reclamation plant for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia. The contract value is approximately NOK 485 million. The scope of work includes system engineering and supply of key equipment for the MEG plant an
WWCS Conducts Subsea Plug & Abandonment Operations in GoM (USA)
Wright’s Well Control Services (WWCS) completed a riserless subsea plug & abandonment (P&A) using tubing to pull out of the hole from a Multi-Service Vessel (MSV) in 1,250’ WD in the Gulf of Mexico. DOF Subsea USA provided marine and subsea services. New tools where custom engineered specifically fo
Naming Ceremony for LNG Vessel OB RIVER (Singapore)
LNG vessel OB RIVER was officially named yesterday at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore during the planned drydocking of the vessel. She has been named after the Ob River – one of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean. OB RIVER (previous name – Clean Power) was built in 2007
UAE: Lamprell Builds Fourth Vessel for Seajacks
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announces that it has received a new contract award from Seajacks 4 Limited (“Seajacks”). The Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract,which is valu
CGGVeritas Starts Acquisition of First FAZ Survey in US GOM
CGGVeritas announced that it has started acquiring its first StagSeisTM dual-vessel, long-offset multi-client full-azimuth (FAZ) survey in the Keathley Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM). This 221-block (5150 sq km) full-fold 3D seismic data survey, known as IBALT, will take approximately 6-
Maersk: Vessel KPIs Save USD 90 million on Energy (Denmark)
In three years Maersk Line has saved almost USD 90 million in energy costs by measuring the performance of individual vessels thus raising awareness on consumption. Other business units follow suit. In Maersk KPIs, Key Performance Indicators, have for years been a way of measuring how well one did i
Albanian Coast Guard Takes Delivery of New Damen Stan Patrol Vessel
Recently the second in a series of four Damen Stan Patrol Vessels 4207, going by the name of ‘Oriku’, has been finalized in the Pashaliman Shipyard in Vlorë (Albania) and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard. The third Stan Patrol Vessel (SPa), called ‘Lisus’, is presently under construction. The S
J+S Launches Subsea Repair Joint in London, UK
Barnstaple and Aberdeen based engineering firm J+S recently returned from exhibiting at the Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition at the Excel Centre in London. This is the first time that J+S have demonstrated their capabilities to the offshore wind market. J+S’ focus for the offshore wind
UK’s EFC Group Develops Rigless Intervention System for Baker Hughes
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has delivered a highly innovative mechanical handling contract to provide a Rigless Intervention System for Baker Hughes. Following a brief from the oilfie
Technip Receives Subsea Centres Expansion Contract Offshore Norway
Technip was awarded a contract by Marathon Oil Norge AS for on-going expansion of the subsea drill centres at Kneler B and Volund located in the Alvheim area in the North Sea. The water depths in the area is around 120 meters, and the subsea work will be performed by use of remotely-operated vehicul
Marathon Oil Awards EPIC Contract to Technip (Norway)
Technip was awarded a contract by Marathon Oil Norge AS for on-going expansion of the subsea drill centres at Kneler B and Volund located in the Alvheim area in the North Sea. The water depths in the area is around 120 meters, and the subsea work will be performed by use of remotely-operated vehicul
Jan De Nul Does Preparations for Subsea Works
Jan De Nul Group receives new offshore contracts in Australia, Russia, Canada and the Barents Sea. New sites with a total value of more than 500 million Euros were added to the order book of Jan De Nul Group during the past month. The assignment for Chevron for the installation of the Wheatstone pip