Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency. Work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK North Sea contract to date. Located Wes
Cairn and its joint venture partners have discovered oil in the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal. The well, located in 1,427 metres (m) water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block, has reached a Target Depth (TD) of 4,927 m and was targeting multiple stac
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos
South Boats IOW, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of state of the art Wind Farm Service Vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 26m named ‘Seacat Intrepid’ for Seacat Services Ltd. The all new South Cat 26m is the first new design to benefit from the extensive testing programme carri
InterMoor UK have been awarded a Marine Services contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd. The contract will be serviced from InterMoor’s Aberdeen offices and will support Maersk in the following operational activities within the UKCS :Field Flowline and Well tie-ins; FPSO & FPU Mooring Inspections
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has officially opened a new, manufacturing and applied research facility in Pocasset, MA. The eco-friendly facility, located at 3 Henry Drive, is 40,000 square-feet and houses the compa
Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new facility provides 1800m2 of serviced internal and external storage space for asset maintenance and storage combined with
The cable connecting Anholt offshore wind farm and the Danish power grid, which was out of operation from September 30th, is now repaired. Energinet.dk announced the news on its official website and added that the Anholt wind turbines can again send power to land. The failure occurred on Tuesday, Se
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its second option for a one year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2015. “RRS Ernest Shackleton” has been on a long-term charter with BAS since August 1999. BAS further holds three annua
The scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues have created a new map of the world’s seafloor, creating a much more vivid picture of the structures that make up the deepest, least-explored parts of the ocean. Thousands of previously uncharted mountains ris
Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) announced that it will no longer pursue its pilot tidal energy research project in Admiralty Inlet, west of Whidbey Island. “The PUD and its funding partners have worked for years to get regulatory clarity regarding the requirements and associated costs
NOAA and its fellow Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have signed a formal Record of Decision to implement a Gulf restoration plan. The 44 projects, totaling an estimated $627 million, will restore barrier islands, shorelines, dunes, underwater grasses an
Atlantic Petroleum has started drilling of the Ivory well (6707/10-3 S) in PL 528B located in the Norwegian Sea. Atlantic Petroleum Norge has a 9% working interest in PL 528B. The licence is located adjacent to the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field development which is due to come on stream in 2
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of intent worth $6.8 million from an International Oil Company for 3D EM data acquisition in Malaysia. “We are pleased to announce the first of several new projects in Asia. Due to increased demand for our EM services among new and existin
