Equipment
Statoil opts for KBR’s services
KBR, Inc. has been awarded a three-year master services agreement (MSA) with Norway’s Statoil to provide engineering and procurement services for Statoil on a global scale. This agreement builds upon a long-term relationship between KBR and Statoil and provides Statoil access to KBR’s engineering ex
SEA Bags $37 Mln Submarine ECS Deal
SEA, a Cohort company, has been awarded an initial contract by BAE Systems to provide its innovative External Communications System (ECS) for the whole of the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. The value of this new contract is approximately $37 million (£23 million), covering long lead procurement out t
Reach Subsea’s ROV Services for Viking TBN
Reach Subsea has entered into a 3-year contract with Eidesvik Offshore for provision of ROV services on Viking TBN, a subsea construction vessel to be delivered from Kleven Yard in March 2015. The scope of services from Reach Subsea include two new work ROVs with full crewing, and is expected to yie
Reach Subsea wins ROV contract with Eidesvik Offshore
Reach Subsea has entered into a 3-year contract with Eidesvik Offshore for provision of ROV services on Viking TBN, a subsea construction vessel to be delivered from Kleven Yard in March 2015. The scope of services from Reach Subsea include two new work ROVs with full crewing, and is expected to yie
WGP, TGS Wrap Up 2014 Barents Sea Survey
WGP Survey, in partnership with TGS Nopec AS, has completed 2014’s multi-client/proprietary survey of prospects in the Barents Sea region. The survey was conducted using the P-Cable system onboard the ‘Bergen Surveyor’, prior to the 23rd license round that is expected to be announced shortly. The ra
WGP in Snorre & Grane Combined PRM
WGP continues to operate Statoil’s Dual Portable Modular Source System (D-PMSS), designed and built by WGP and mobilised on the ‘Siddis Sailor’, on the third Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) survey in the North Sea. Survey 3 is the first where Grane and Snorre fields will be shot consecutively,
ArcelorMittal to supply steel plates for Pemex flotel
ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) will supply more than 5,000 tonnes of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people. The huge residential complex is being built by the Spanish shipyard Navantia for the Mexican oil company Pemex, which will use the floatin
Petrex Assists CNRI in Lyell Subsea Pump Setup
Subsea Project Management Specialist, Petrex have successfully supported the CNRI Subsea Project Team on their installation of a Multiphase Booster Pump (MPBP) at the Lyell subsea field. Petrex acted as the CNRI interface for the day to day project management of the MPBP vendor, umbilical splice ven
HR Wallingford Ready for the Grand Opening
HR Wallingford new sate-of-the-art maritime simulation and modeling facilities, the Fast Flow Facility and the UK Ship Simulation Centre, will be formally opened by Lord Michael Heseltine at Howbery Business Park in Wallingford, Oxfordshire on 30 October. The new Fast Flow Facility is one of the wor
Cleaning Arctic oil spills in the dark?
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil giant Eni, is working on what they say is the world’s first center providing training for oil spill response in conditions of darkness. To make it work, Eni Norge has entered into an oil spill contingency training agreement with the Nordkapp Mar
Cygnus DIVE for HMS/M A7 Sub Survey
The A7 Project is part of The SHIPS Project (Shipwrecks and History in Plymouth Sound), which is being run by a local group of divers and shipwreck enthusiasts. The main aim of the project is to record the long maritime history of Plymouth and the nearby area and in doing so also raise awareness of
Statoil to Plug Oseberg Well
Statoil has received consent to use Songa Trym for permanent well plugging on the Oseberg field. Statoil is the operator on the Oseberg field, located in blocks 30/6 and 30/9 in the northern part of the North Sea. Well 30/6-B-51 AH is a subsea well tied to the Oseberg A facility. The well was drille
Dyer Expands Manufacturing Facilities
Dyer Engineering has increased the size of its manufacturing facilities to almost 90,000 sq. ft. to meet the demand for its fabrication and machining services from the oil & gas and subsea industries. The Annfield Plain-based company has leased the premises in Harelaw, which has created an additiona
Deep Trekker ROV Gets UBSL Tracking System
Deep Trekker has announced their newest advancement to the Deep Trekker DTG2 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) product line with the integration of the TriTech MicronNav Positioning System. Piloting the Deep Trekker ROVs are extremely easy to do, although there is an added complexity when you cannot s