Statoil and its partners have started production from the Vigdis North-East oil field located in the southern North Sea. Vigdis North-East is the third project in Statoil’s fast-track portfolio. “The project adds new and valuable volumes for Statoil and its partners, and we have managed to meet the
Petrofac’s Engineering & Consulting Services business (ECS), in partnership with Doris Engineering of Houston (Doris), has been awarded a project management contract by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) for specialised technical assistance and supervision for the construction, installation, commissioning,
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in North and West Africa for a total value of approximately $1.1 billion. In Egypt, Saipem has been awarded by Burullus Gas Company a contract for the development of the West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa Project about 90 kilometres off the Mediterran
Divers from ice patrol ship HMS Protector have been exploring beneath the waves in the somewhat chilly conditions of the Antarctic, producing rare images of the sights beneath the polar waters. Whether jumping into the crater of a dormant volcano, inspecting the wrecks of ships or photographing iceb
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, has been advised that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation will be undertaken by INFOMAR for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) off the Clare coast between the 11th and 19th March 2013. The R.V. Celtic Voyager (Call sign EIQN
An Oceaneering® Magnum® Plus work class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has set a new ROV ultra deepwater drill support depth record offshore India while working at 10,385 feet water depth (3,165 meters). Magnum 169 is supporting drilling operations onboard rig Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 (DDKG1) for ON
Jifmar Offshore Services shows the process of its Mattresses Laying Project. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. In 2012 SPS and Jifmar completed a contract to produce a protective system for the subsea pipelines off the coast of France. [ma
DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from Statoil for the Aasta Hansteen fibre optic cable. The project includes procurement, installation and burial of 140km of fibre optic cable in water depths up to 1300m. The Aasta Hansteen project is the first
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that, as a 20% licence partner in PL457 containing the Asha discovery, it has signed an agreement (“the Agreement”) regarding the co-ordination and joint development of PL001B (the “Ivar Aasen field”) and
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK Limited (CWE UK) and the appointment of Mr Allan MacAskill to the Board of Directors of CWE UK. CWE UK will be operated out of headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and will
The rough seas and stormy weather caused a delay in installation of two submarine cables along the Bali Strait connecting Ketapang and Gilimanuk, the state electricity company PT PLN informs. Each of these two cables will be able to provide 100 MW, which will add 200 MW to the capacity of the existi
Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM), the UK’s independent services provider to the renewables, telecoms and hydrocarbon industries, has commenced a restructuring programme to centralise its core business and all support functions around its operational base in Cambridge. OMM has always been known a
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has begun the process of restoring the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Saturday 2 March. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the
A Hydrex diver/technician team mobilized to Rotterdam last month to remove the bow thruster of a 300-meter container vessel. The unit needed to be overhauled. Hydrex performed the operation underwater using the company’s own workboats based at the Antwerp depot. This made it possible for the owner t
