Aberdeen-based subsea 3D scanning specialists Viewport3 has been collaborating with explorer Tim Taylor to process pioneering underwater 3D scans on the bow and stern of a US submarine which was lost in 1942. Viewport3 was contracted by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea Services and founder of Ocean
Helix Energy Solutions Group has entered into a contract for its newbuild semi-submersible well intervention vessel, the Q7000. The vessel will be performing subsea workover and integrated well intervention services with an undisclosed client offshore Nigeria, an estimated minimum 80-day campaign. H
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) has been awarded a five-year contract for Digital Well Log Data Processing with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). TGS has been providing Digital Well Log Data Processing services to BSEE since 2004
The last Nord Stream 2 pipe stored within the premises of the port of Karlshamn, Sweden, has left the storage area on Saturday. Nearly 39,000 pipes have transited through the port since October 7, 2017. Out of these, almost 37,000 pipes have been shipped to the pipelay vessels working on the Swedish
Energy consultancy Xodus is to conduct a study which will investigate the integration of offshore renewables into localised energy systems around Scotland. The five-month offshore generation energy systems study, commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, began last month. Xodus is partnering with Eleme
The Balticconnector project’s offshore pipeline, stretching from Inkoo to Paldiski, has been completed. Baltic Connector Oy informed that out of the five worksites of the project, the offshore pipeline was the first one to reach completion. Environmental considerations, the seabed’s formation, ship
An innovative floating wind turbine utilising Hydro Group connectivity is ready for commercial applications, following site tests which saw it generate 2.2GWh of electricity and face wave heights of up to 6.2 meters during the first half of 2019. The Floatgen Vestas V80 turbine, located in the SEM-R
San Jose-based Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) has announced the addition of a new type of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its product line, the Phantom X8. This electric, light work-class, vehicle is the largest and most heavy-duty ROV manufactured by DOE and packs a robust design for deep sea mane
Shell has started a 3D seismic survey over the Pensacola prospect in the Southern North Sea, Cluff Natural Resources said on Monday. The survey is being conducted by Shearwater GeoServices using the Polar Empress and field operations are expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. The vess
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UK authorities have approved Neptune Energy’s decommissioning plan for the Juliet field located in the UK North Sea. Neptune Energy filed the draft for decommissioning of the Minke and Juliet fields in March 2019. According to the decommissioning plan, which was approved on August 01, the Juliet man
Trendsetter Engineering and Intelligent Wellhead Systems (IWS) have established a joint venture to introduce new technology and services aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of offshore drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment operations. The joint venture, InVision Offshore (IO) w
Siem Offshore’s subsidiary Overseas Drilling Ltd (ODL) and Texas A&M Research Foundation (TAMRF) have agreed to extend the current contract of TAMRF’s charter of the vessel JOIDES Resolution. The new deal will see the scientific research ship stay with TAMRF until September 30, 2024. The JOIDES Reso
