Equipment
Norway to Back Subsea R&D Projects
Research fund of Western Norway has announced another NOK 10 million in pre-project funding, with focus on energy, including subsea. The funding, with aim to qualify R&D projects for support from main projects with support from the regional research fund, the Research Council of Norway, EU, Innovati
Premier Oil upgrades 2016 output forecast. Cuts Catcher capex
Premier Oil, and UK-based oil company, is set to break its 2016 production guidance ceiling. In its trading update on Wednesday, Premier Oil said that strong production to April 30, of 57.3 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day put the company on track to deliver at or above upper end of 20
Eureka Secures Det noske Deal
Norwegian pump supplier, Eureka Pumps, has been awarded a service contract for pumps from Det norske oljeselskap. The frame agreement is related to scope of work on the new built offshore production facility named Ivar Aasen and the operating FPSO named Alvheim. Eureka said it will provide support t
Lundin returns to profit. Edvard Grieg field boosts production
Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum has returned to profit in the first quarter of 2016, reporting a net result of $114.3 million. For comparison, the group reported a net loss of $230 million in the corresponding quarter a year ago. The company said the profit in the first quarter of the year was mainly driv
MDL and Magma Present New Well Intervention System
Maritime Developments (MDL) has delivered a new flexible pipe deployment and retrieval system for Magma Global, which is, reportedly, set to reduce the costs and risks of light well intervention for the offshore oil industry. The m-IDP (integrated deployment package) was unveiled at the company’s as
Woodside selects Technip for range of engineering services
French oilfield services company Technip has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside, an Australian energy company. Technip will provide Woodside with multi-disciplinary engineering services as part of an engineering panel. The contract, Technip says, covers all Woodside operated o
Wintershall: Maria Subsea Templates Arrive in Kristiansund
Two subsea templates for Wintershall’s Maria field have arrived in Kristiansund onboard the heavy load carrier Meri, the company informed through its social media. The two subsea templates host installations in the area. The reservoir will be linked via a subsea tieback to the Kristin, Heidrun and Å
ELA Container Offshore becomes Platinum Sponsor at Offshore Energy 2016
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has been revealed as the Platinum Sponsor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016. This exhibition will take place at the Rai Amsterdam Convention Centre in the Netherlands from October 25 – 26, 2016. The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference addresses the t
Rolls-Royce to Equip UK’s New Polar Research Vessel
Cammell Laird has selected a Rolls-Royce design for the UK’s new £200 million polar research ship. Rolls-Royce will also supply machinery and equipment for the vessel in a deal worth £30 million ($43.2 million). The 128 meter long ship, which will be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be built a
Fugro begins metocean and ice data collection project in Barents Sea
Fugro, Dutch geotechnical subsea company, has begun a three-year period of metocean and ice data collecting as part of the Barents Sea Metocean and Ice Network Project. In a statement from Tuesday, Fugro said the data collected will help operators better understand relevant operational uncertainties
Sevan Marine keeps on working on cylindrical FLNG
Norwegian offshore facilities designed Sevan Marine will keep on working on a design for a cylindrical Floating LNG unit. The company on Tuesday said, referring to the paid FLNG feasibility study announced in Q3 2015 for the use of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull for a specific FLNG development, tha
JDR, Tekmar Join Forces in Offshore Wind Cables Arena
Tekmar Energy and JDR Cables have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind subsea cables and accessory supply. The companies said they will work together collaboratively on technology and value engineering projects to support the industry drive for cost, risk and lead time reduction. Over
United Cable Company to Market C-Lion1
Finland-based Cinia Group signed up David Ross Group (DRG) to provide asset and capacity sales for C-Lion1, the new subsea fiber optic cable running under the Baltic Sea connecting Finland and Germany. The David Ross Group affiliate, United Cable Company (UCC), should provide Cinia with a presence o
Tennet Starts Nordergründe Cable Laying Ops
Electricity transmission system operator, Tennet, has begun subsea cable installation works of the grid connection project Nordergründe. Nordergründe is TenneT’s third offshore grid connection in the twelve sea mile zone in Lower Saxony. As it is only 30 km away from the coast the most efficient con