Operations & Maintenance
OGA-TNO Join Forces on Hypo-Lias Project
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has joined the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) on the on-going joint industry research project, ‘Hypo-Lias’, to explore the hydrocarbon potential of Jurassic rock formations across the Southern North Sea (SNS). This research project, exe
Pembrokeshire to get marine energy center
Pembrokeshire has come one step closer to the establishment of a marine renewable energy center around the Milford Haven waterway with the signing of Swansea Bay City Region deal set to take place later today.
Badger Acquires Dwellop for $22M
Badger Explorer has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the shareholders of Dwellop to acquire 100% of the company’s outstanding shares. Dwellop is systems and technology provider delivering topside handling equipment for well intervention and plugging & abandonment (P&A) operations. A large
L&T Nets $245M Neelam Work for ONGC
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has won an offshore contract for the Neelam Re-Development & B173AC project from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) valued at USD 245 million. The contract encompasses engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning for the project. The
Ezra Files Chapter 11 Protection with US Court
Singapore-listed offshore services player Ezra Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States together with its two entities EMAS IT Solutions and Ezra Marine Services. The decision to file for Chapter 11 comes just weeks after Ezra’s subsea joint venture, EMAS Chiyoda-
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 13 – March 19). The US oilfield services major Halliburton is said to be close to strike a deal to acquire Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions. According to Norwegian media reports, w
ABPmer rolls out NW Europe tide and surge database
ABPmer has developed tide and surge model, and related database, for the North West Europe.
Fugro Continues Seep Hunting Campaign in GoM
In collaboration with multi-client geoscience data company, TGS, Fugro continues to map the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico to pull together a complete picture of geological features, including hydrocarbon seeps. This latest survey, “Otos”, follows the successful completion of another TGS industry-fu
Sandia engineer wins IEEE award for wave research
Researcher at Sandia National Laboratories, Giorgio Bacelli, has received recognition for his wave energy research from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
OceanGate Plans Titanic Tour in 2018
OceanGate Expeditions said it will conduct the first manned submersible expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic since 2005. The survey expedition team will use a newly built manned submersible to assess the condition of the shipwreck and document artifacts in the debris field. The exploration tea
Aker Solutions Lands $118 Mln Njord A Deal
Aker Solutions will provide design engineering for the upgrading of the semi-submersible Njord A platform in Norway. The company will, as a subcontractor of Kvaerner, take part in upgrading the platform after operator Statoil exercised an option in an agreement awarded in April 2016. The option is f
Another Shah Deniz 2 Jacket Heads Offshore
The quarters and utilities platform jacket has sailed away to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF). The QU platform jacket weighs approximately 12,084 tonnes and stands 105 metres high. It contains 31 J Tubes, 7 utility caissons
Energean Eyes Seismic Shoot Offshore Montenegro in 2018
Energean Oil & Gas and the State of Montenegro have signed an exploration and production concession contract covering offshore blocks 4219-26 and 4218-30 in the Adriatic Sea. The contract was signed by Dragica Sekulic, Montenegro’s minister of Economy, and Mathios Rigas, chairman and CEO of Energean
Atlantis plans to harness French tides
Atlantis Resources has made the first step to enter the French tidal market through the signing of a cooperation agreement with the French specialist marine engineering company Innosea.