Operations & Maintenance
Centrica Makes Minor Gas Find (Norway)
Centrica Resources Norge AS, operator of production licence 528 B, has reported that it’s about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6707/10-3 S. The well was drilled about 20 kilometres northeast of the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary and secondary exploration targets for the
Det norske Gets Nod for Subsea Ops on Alvheim, Bøyla
Det norske has received consent for manned underwater operations in 2015 on the Alvheim and Bøyla fields. Det norske oljeselskap ASA is the operator of the Alvheim and Bøyla fields, in blocks 24/6 and 24/9 in the central North Sea, close to the boundary with the UK Continental Shelf. The Alvheim fie
Europa Identifies New Prospects Off Ireland
Europa Oil & Gas has received a new prospect inventory from the Kosmos Energy, operator of the FEL 2/13 and FEL 3/13 licences in the South Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. The inventory is based on the 3D seismic acquired in 2013 and includes the identification of a number of new, large prospects
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 01 – December 07). Allseas’ flagship vessel, the 382 metres long and 124 metres wide Pieter Schelte, might be looking for a new job following the latest South Stream developments. Namel
SapuraKencana, Subsea 7 Share the Prize
SapuraAcergy, a joint venture company equally owned by SapuraKencana and Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from Total E&P Myanmar. The contract award is for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation of the Wellhead Platform 4 and Lower Compression Platform, Pipelines and Cable (
Subsea 7, Technip Good to Go for Norway Work
Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent to perform manned underwater operations between December 1, 2014 and November 30, 2015. Statoil has signed framework agreements with the companies Technip Norge AS and Subsea 7 Norway AS for the provision of such services to the three companies. T
Saipem Breaks Off South Stream Ops
Following the latest events regarding the South Stream project, Saipem has received a “Notification of suspension of Marine Spread activities”. South Stream Transport BV contracted Saipem to perform the offshore laying of the first line and construct the landfalls and shallow-water parts for all fou
Alewijnse Scores ‘Nordnes’ Job
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has subcontracted the electrical repairs and modifications of Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel ‘Nordnes’ to Alewijnse Marine Systems. Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has been awarded the contract by Van Oord to refit the Nordnes. The
WP Offshore Goes where Wind Industry Grows
The Dutch holding WP Group will build a facility for its WP Offshore unit at a new location in Eemshaven in mid-2015. The contract for this was recently signed with Groningen Seaports. WP Offshore has opted for a new building at this location because of the excellent position with respect to the off
Scientists Think Deep Water Melts Antarctic Glaciers
The water temperatures on the West Antarctic shelf are rising. The reason for this is predominantly warm water from greater depths, which as a result of global change now increasingly reaches the shallow shelf. There it has the potential to accelerate the glacier melt from below and trigger the slid
Prysmian Bags €65 Mln Turkey Cable Gig
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth a total of around €64 million by the Turkish utility TEIAS for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the second high voltage submarine power cable link between Europe and Asia across the Dardanelles strait in Turkey. This second link a
Dean Quarry exhibition to be hosted by Shire Oak Energy
The exhibition about the latest plans for reopening Dean Quarry is scheduled to be held at St Keverne Parish Hall, between 2pm and 8pm, Wednesday, and will be hosted by Shire Oak Energy. Shire Oak Energy intends to quarry more than 1.5 million tonnes of rock next year and ship it to Swansea Bay to [
‘Ceona Amazon’ Named
SURF contractor, Ceona, has christened its flagship asset, the Ceona Amazon. The ‘Ceona Amazon’ has been internally designed at Ceona and purpose built to perform in multiple pipelay and operational modes. The Vessel also features a large storage capacity and heavy subsea construction capability. Sh
Alstom presents tidal farm at Raz Blanchard
Alstom released a video describing the pilot tidal farm at Raz Blanchard, and the aims this project is expected to achieve. Alstom and GDF SUEZ consortium has been chosen as one of the suppliers of the equipment for the tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula, an are