Operations & Maintenance
Expro Scoops Catcher and Maria Contracts
Expro, has strengthened its operations in the North Sea with $25 million in contract wins secured in the UK and Norway, where it will officially open a new facility later this month. The company has been awarded a subsea contract for oil and gas producer, Wintershall Norway, in the Haltenbanken area
Statoil Starts Up Smørbukk South
Statoil has kicked off production from Smørbukk South Extension at the Åsgard field, two and a half years after the project was sanctioned. Through a combination of wells with long well sections and new completion technology, oil and gas are now produced from a reservoir previously regarded as not f
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 01 – September 06). Aker Solutions notified employees that it has become necessary to reduce the workforce capacity in its Norwegian subsea business because of a continued market slowdown. A
Green Light for Wintershall’s Maria
Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. The approved development solution for the Maria field involves two subsea templates locat
Companies Ink Nord Stream 2 Deal
The companies involved in the Nord Stream 2, which should boost supply of natural gas to the EU market, have signed a Shareholders’ Agreement, setting up a new project company, New European Pipeline AG, to develop the export pipeline project trough the Baltic Sea. According to the document, Gazprom
Minesto makes new appointments
Minesto, a Swedish-based tidal energy developer, has made new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and new Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointments. Fredrik Ahlström will be taking on the role of CFO, and will be tasked with leading the company’s financial planning and capitalization during the developme
Coast Guard Rescues Man from Cable Layer Rene Descartes
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a Frenchman reportedly suffering from a heart attack aboard a vessel, 80 miles west of Coos Bay. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend safely transferred the 55-year-old man to emergency medical personnel, Thursday at 6:
More Jobs Axed at Expro
UK oilfield services player, Expro, is forced to make further job cuts as a response to the progressing challenges on the market. In addition to workforce reduction announced earlier in March, Expro plans to make approximately 60 further redundancies across its Europe and Commonwealth of Independent
Subsea in August
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of August has seen companies adjusting to tough market environment with further workforce reductions, shipowners laying-up vessels and some major deals
Atlas Professionals Adds Subserv Pro & ORCA
Atlas Professionals has completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Subserv Pro (SSP) and ORCA Offshore (ORCA). Based in Banbury, the office will expand Atlas’ UK network, bringing together two agencies in the niche markets of ROV, Diving, Inspection and Renewable Energy. Marcus Chandler, Managi
Nexans Subsea Cables for Nasr Oil Field
Nexans’ subsea cables will power the new super complex at the heart of the future development of the Nasr oil field, offshore from Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This follows the award of a contract worth around € 90 millions by the EPC contractor, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), for Nexans to supply high vo
Heerema Gets Another Culzean Project
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract from Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the Culzean jackets for both the central processing facilities platform and the utility & living quarter platform. This contract is the second HFG has won for the Cu
Viking SeaTech Welcomes New Members
Viking SeaTech has expanded its UK Marine department with addition of two oil and gas industry professionals to strengthen its core marine engineering competencies. Syed Shah joins as a marine manager, with more than 25 years experience and over 75 rig moves. Colin Allan joins as a project engineer
LERU: Horizon 2020 budget cuts unacceptable
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has called for the respect of European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme budget, following the announced budget cuts. The organisation made the statement as the Council prepares to formally adopt its position on the 2016 E