Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the energy industry, has today declared its option for 2 years extension, starting from 1st of January 2013, and in addition agreed to extend the contract for the subsea vessel “Subsea Viking” further
Today the laying of the submarine cable for the EstLink 2 electricity transmission connection between Finland and Estonia was started with marine cable pull-in operations in Aseri, Estonia. The marine cable will be laid in the Gulf of Finland in two stages. The new high voltage direct current connec
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that it has entered into an alliance with Beacon SubSea Limited, a subsea intervention service company that operates in Thailand. The alliance will allow Neptune and Beacon SubSea to use their combined service capabilities and experience to provide engineeri
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to complete drilling operations on the Geite prospect in the North Sea. Geite is located northwest of the Ula field. Triassic reservoir sandstones were encountered, but without hydrocarbons. Det norske has completed the drilling operation, and the well will now be
Technip, in a consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), was awarded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Deepwater Development Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction services contract. This contract, worth approximately €200 million (Technip
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc announces the results of an independent evaluation of Malta Offshore Area 4 (“Area 4”) currently owned 100% by MOG through its wholly owned subsidiary, Phoenicia Energy Company Limited (“PECL”). PECL entered into a farm-out agreement with Genel Energy Plc in August 2012 t
Conseil général de la Corse du Sud has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging and rock excavation works at the port of Porto Vecchio area. Nature and scope of work includes: – supply and liaising of facilities construction, – overseeing of supply and equipment required for dredging
DONG Energy seeks for maintenance services for offshore wind farms. The company has three offshore wind farms and more than 300 onshore wind turbines in Denmark. The 3 offshore wind farms are Anholt off the coast of Grenå, Horns Rev 2 off the coast of Esbjerg and Nysted Havmøllepark off the coast of
Petrobras announces that it has confirmed the presence of light hydrocarbons in block SEAL-M-426, in ultra-deep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. This block is part of concession BM-SEAL-11, where Petrobras is the operator with a 60% stake while partner IBV Brasil has 40%. The discovery took place du
Underwater steel cutting continues with a team of five divers onboard the Rena each day, the Maritime New Zealand announces. The underwater work is a particularly difficult and potentially dangerous phase of the Rena wreck reduction and the divers need to navigate numerous underwater obstacles just
The first comprehensive training programme for UMC’s divers has been conducted last week, the Maritime journal reports. The training, conducted by Dutch Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR), will help the divers conduct thorough propellers and propeller systems inspection. In order to successfully recei
Subsea 7 S.A. today announces that BP has extended its contract for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services for the Foinaven and Schiehallion fields located west of the Shetland Islands. The contract extension is valued at approximately US$300m and will run from 2013 until 2
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced that it will help to develop an underwater, utility-scale energy generation system for the United States Navy. Eaton is contracted to support the project’s land-based engineering, and will develop high-voltage electrical distribution eq
Yesterday U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt and Zanzibar President Mohammed Shein witnessed the installation of a 100 megawatt (MW), $28.1 million USD submarine power cable sponsored by the American People through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The new cable will be laid b
