Arklow Marine Services has delivered an offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) to Alicat, which intends to operate the vessel across the UK’s offshore wind farms, according to Irish media. Irish shipbuilder has built the vessel called Gardian 18 in 30 weeks ‒ on schedule and on budget. The vessel,
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has completed the first ever full-scale simultaneous acquisition of towed streamer EM and 2D GeoStreamer® seismic. The first datasets for this MultiClient acquisition will be available late Q2 2014. The program, which was undertaken with industry support, consisted of ap
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that it has acquired the remaining 50 per cent interest in the Lowlander oil discovery in the UK Central North
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA’s (EMGS) reported revenues of USD 23.6 million in the third quarter 2013, down from USD 44.4 million in the previous quarter and from USD 43.2 million in the third quarter last year. Contract sales totalled USD 21.5 million, while multi-client sales came in at USD 2.1
All-electric tube bending machines from Unison are helping FMC Technologies – the leading supplier of subsea tree hydraulic control systems for wellheads – to substantially reduce build times and multiply its manufacturing capacity. Six sites worldwide now use Unison tube bending machines in a new p
The Deep Green ‘underwater kite’ marine power plant is now producing electricity in the waters off Northern Ireland. This is the first time ever a marine power plant designed for low velocity currents produces electricity at sea, anywhere in the world, and the ocean trials verify the ability to unlo
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded the hook up and commissioning (HUC) support contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd’s Cygnus gas field development, the UK Southern North Sea’s largest gas discovery in the last 25 years. The HUC support contract for the f
DNV’s Enhanced Classification Rules for mobile offshore units presented in May have been further improved through a process of industry consultation and feedback. The final versions of the related DNV Offshore Standards have been released and are available now. “Our aim has been to take class a new
On 3 October 2013, the PSA conducted an audit of the Åsgard subsea compression project at Statoil in Stavanger. The audit was primarily associated with the PSA’s main prioritisation of the external environment and prevention of acute emissions, in which they monitor in particular subsea facilities.
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4 Z facility on the Ekofisk field. The Ekofisk field will remain in production far longer than originally planned when the field was first put into production in 1970. This has created a need for a new production facility, Ekofi
Talisman Energy has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to conduct manned underwater operations in the period from November 2013 to December 2014. Diving contractor Technip Norge AS will perform the manned underwater operations at Varg, Yme and Blane fields. Technip will use
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the UK and Norway, announces the spudding of the Faroe-operated Novus (PL645) well no. 6507/10-2S in Norway. The Novus prospect is located some nin
Statoil has together with partners in PL348/348B made an oil discovery in the Snilehorn prospect in the Norwegian Sea, approximately fifteen kilometres northeast of the Njord field. This is the third near-field discovery in the Norwegian Sea in three months. Exploration well 6407/8-6 and sidetrack 6
The development of the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site – regarded as a pivotal strand in helping to lower the costs associated with Round 3 offshore wind farms – has received a boost with dual planning consents being given to the construction of the site and the onshore substation. The
