Operations & Maintenance
DNV GL Creates New Subsea Team in Aberdeen
The subsea sector is reportedly set to quadruple in size, with projected annual revenues of £85bn by 2020. Currently 45% of the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf) production comes from subsea wells and with an increased focus on maximising economic recovery, one of the key challenges is to incr
Subsea 7 to Set Up NASNet on Aasta Hansteen Field
Nautronix, a provider of through water communication and positioning technology to the offshore industry, has secured an order to supply NASNet®, an underwater positioning system for Subsea 7. The system will be used on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is located in the northern part of the Norwegian
Lundin Begins Exploration Well 33/2-1 Drilling in PL555, Norway
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has started drilling of exploration well 33/2-1 in PL555. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Storm Prospect in PL555, which is located 200 km west northwest of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and approximately 65 km northwest of the Sn
Huawei Marine Starts Manufacturing of Far East Submarine System
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine cable networks provider, has started manufacturing the cable for the Far East submarine system and will also shortly start manufacturing other wet plant for this system. This is a direct result of the turnkey system design and devel
Xodus Subsea to Boost Market Competition
Chiyoda Corporation, Xodus Group and Saipem International BV, a subsidiary company of Saipem Spa, have joined forces to set up a subsea engineering company named Xodus Subsea. Xodus Subsea plans to challenge the largest tier-one subsea engineering companies for a share of the global market. Xodus Su
AECO, IAATO Set Up New System for Safe Navigation in Polar Waters
The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and the International Association for Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), in cooperation with Lindblad Expeditions, have found a way for cruise operators to share years of depth soundings from the Arctic and Antarctica. AECO and IAATO have
First Contract for Reef Subsea in German Waters
Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with AREVA Wind GmbH, to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter starts early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further. This significant project will utilise t
Orlando Field Offtake Arrangements Agreed; First Oil Expected in 2016
Atlantic Petroleum, together with Iona Energy UK Limited (Iona), has signed all necessary agreements with CNR International (UK) Limited (CNR) securing the offtake arrangements for the Orlando field development. Orlando is a single well development which will tie-back to the Ninian Central Platform
Researchers Team Up on Mediterranean Seismic Survey
With the aim of expanding the so far only fragmentary knowledge about the processes on the seafloor of the Mediterranean and improving the risk assessment, researchers from GEOMAR and their colleagues from France and Italy have started an expedition on the German research vessel METEOR into the wate
AF Gruppen to Scrap Murchison Platform in North Sea
AF Gruppen ASA (AFG), in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, named Heerema-AF Consortium, has signed a contract with CNR International (U.K) Limited, for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea. The Murchison oil field straddles the UK/Norway median
Royal Navy Divers Remove Two Underwater Pillars Posing Menace in Solent
Royal Navy divers carried out a controlled explosion to remove two concrete and wood pillars that have been menacing sailors in the Solent. For years the two pillars have stood rising eight metres from the floor of the Solent off Stokes Bay, Gosport. They were the remains of an old pier but proved a
Fugro’s Wavescan Buoy Gathers Data for BP’s Quad 204 Project
Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency. Work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK North Sea contract to date. Located Wes
Claxton Releases Infographic Guide to North Sea Well Abandonment
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos
South Boats IOW Launches 26m Crew Transfer Vessel
South Boats IOW, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of state of the art Wind Farm Service Vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 26m named ‘Seacat Intrepid’ for Seacat Services Ltd. The all new South Cat 26m is the first new design to benefit from the extensive testing programme carri