Ships of Northern Fleet (NF) minesweeping task unit on Oct 1 returned to permanent basing sites. The unit was dispatched to the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) to search, detect, and dispose explosive objects. NF minesweeping task unit consisting of seagoing minesweeper Vladimir Gumanenko, hydrographic ship S
Helix Energy Solutions Group’s newbuild charter ROV support vessel, Grand Canyon, recently completed sea trials and is ready to begin operations in the North Sea. During the sea trials the vessel’s propulsion system, dynamic positioning system and all her cranes were tested. The vessel recently comp
E.ON has today announced that Newhaven port would be the operations and maintenance base for its proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm if the development is granted approval. The decision has been made following a rigorous technical assessment of both Newhaven and Shoreham Ports. The move could create
E.ON has today announced that Newhaven port would be the operations and maintenance base for its proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm if the development is granted approval. The decision has been made following a rigorous technical assessment of both Newhaven and Shoreham Ports. The move could create
A study into the location and development of a proposed tidal power servicing centre in the port of Digby will proceed with assistance from the Government of Canada. The announcement was made by Greg Kerr, MP for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver five subsea trees and eleven control modules to the Visund field on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 300 million. The agreement is a call-off from an existing frame agreement between Statoil and Aker
IMCMEX12 – International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 – was designed to test the abilities of 30 nations to work together and deal with the threat of mines blocking some of the most important sea lanes in the world. Minehunters HMS Shoreham and Atherstone, their support ship RFA Cardigan Bay,
Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology (ROCT) specialist delivering major savings and reduced risk to the oil and gas industry, has successfully completed an operation worth over £300,000 with a major energy company using its eRED-FB technology off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. Red Spider in
Borders & Southern announces that it has signed a contract with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) for the acquisition and processing of a new 3D seismic survey. The survey, measuring approximately 1100 sq.km, will be located in Quad 61 adjacent to the northern margin of the Company’s existing 3D area. Th
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA ) carried out an audit of operation and inspection of flexible risers on Njord A, as well as in Statoil during the period 19 – 22 June 2012. The objective of the activity was to follow up how flexible risers are operated in Statoil and on Njord A, as [&hell
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advises that the first milestone payment under its Federal Government grant for its Perth Wave Energy Project has been approved. The payment of $248,561 plus GST is expected to be received by Carnegie in the coming days after approval from the Austr
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dong Energy to provide well intervention services for the oil company’s assets offshore Norway and Denmark. Under the contract Aker Solutions will deliver electrical wireline logging services and wireline tractor services at the oil and gas fields where Dong
GE Oil & Gas, in conjunction with Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced plans for an $11 million expansion project of its Scotland-based Center of Excellence that will create 40 new jobs by 2013. The announcement comes as the First Minister hosted a round table discussion with key p
The owners in the Snøhvit license have decided to stop the work on a possible capacity increase on Melkøya. The license has concluded that the current gas discoveries do not provide a sufficient basis for further capacity expansion. The license has not determined whether LNG or a pipeline solution i
