Acteon will showcase its integrated decommissioning services at the Oil & Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference in St Andrews, UK, 9–11 October 2012. Decommissioning is a vital part of Acteon’s market Acteon vice president Neill Kelly said, “Our involvement in this high-profile event underlines
Subsea 7 S.A. announces the award of a contract valued at approximately US$ 100 million from Apache Australia Pty Ltd for the Julimar Development Project, offshore Western Australia. The project includes the transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, manifolds and diver
Energi Coast launched norstec, the new industry and government initiative to maximise the renewables energy potential of the North Sea. Seven members of the Energi Coast steering group are among the network’s first signatories. – Deep Ocean – JDR Cables – Modus Seabed Intervention – OGN Group – TAG
The UK Government signed a new order for development of the former Swan Hunter shipyard, which will allow simplified planning process, the Bdaily news site reports. The shipyard will become one of five Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Developers would not need to seek formal planni
BP announced the successful start-up of the Devenick gas project in the central North Sea. The Devenick project is a subsea tie-back to Marathon Oil’s East Brae platform and provides an important new source of domestic gas for the UK. Trevor Garlick, Regional President for BP’s North Sea business, s
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that Subsea Rock Installation works will commence along the pipeline route from 54°20.34’N, 011°03.51’W (Corrib Offshore Field Location) to 54°19.70’N, 009°59.41’W (WGS84). Work will commence in mid October 2012 and is expected to be co
Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, to be performed by GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel. The operations under the new contract with Perenco are scheduled to start in mid October 2012 and involve all engineering, procurement installation and pre-co
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, was awarded a Foreshore Licence (“Licence”) over an area in the Kish Bank Basin, offshore Dublin. The Licence was awarded by the Foreshore Unit of the Irish Department of Environment
New hydrokinetic energy technologies that generate electricity by harnessing the energy from ocean waves, tides, and river currents are advancing toward commercial development in the United States. They are not expected to add major power supplies anytime soon, but federal regulators this year appro
Champion Technologies has been awarded a contract by Eni Norge for the provision of production chemicals and associated technical services for the Goliat development in the Barents Sea in Northern Norway. The contract, worth over £3million {$5.5million} per year, has been agreed up until the end of
According to the States renewable energy policy advisor, Matt Des Forges, the Guernsey electricity sources will not be replaced by wind, wave and tidal power. He added that the renewable energy sources will take at least another eight years to become fully operational. Until then, the cost of these
MEO Australia Limited advises that at 06:00 Darwin time on Tuesday 2nd October, Eni Australia Ltd (Eni) as operator of the NT/P68 exploration permit had drilled the 311mm (12 ¼”) hole from 3,740m to 3,828mMDRT (metres Measured Depth below Rotary Table), run logs, installed and cemented 244mm (9 5/8”
Marathon Oil Norge AS announced it has taken over the role as operator for the Vilje field in production licence (PL) 036 D. Vilje is a producing oil field located approximately 20 kilometres northeast of the Marathon operated Alvheim field. The Vilje field is developed with two subsea wells connect
Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) and the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will study the oceanography of the South Texas coast, including influences on the distribution of red tide while aboard the R/V Falkor in Oc
