The engineers of the Titan-Micoperi consortium confirm that the “parbuckling” of the Concordia can be completed by the end of summer 2013, at the beginning of September. The Chief Commissioner for the Costa Concordia shipwreck emergency, Prefect Franco Gabrielli, at the presence of Giglio Mayor Serg
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited (EMEPRL) and OMV Petrom confirmed that they have successfully completed acquisition of a 3D seismic survey on the Neptun Deep Block, the largest 3 D survey ever recorded in the Black Sea, covering more than 6,000 square kilometres. The operator f
International energy consultancy Xodus Group will be lead consultant to review and make recommendations on the use of acoustic deterrent devices and the mitigation of potential underwater noise impacts arising from pile driving during offshore wind farm construction. As part of a programme of work t
Technip was awarded by Statoil ASA an important lump sum contract for pipelay and subsea installations for the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project. The Snøhvit field is located approximately 140 kilometers north-west of Hammerfest in Norway, in the Arctic Circle, and has been in operation since 2007, follo
South Stream Transport has initiated two tenders, one for the supply of line pipe and another one for the construction of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline through the Black Sea. South Stream Transport identified those pipe manufacturers which are able to produce pipes according to the specific Pro
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSDE) has successfully completed on another rock removal project for A/S Norske Shell over an 11 week period in the Draugen Field, located in License PL93 (Block 6407/9) in the Haltenbanken area some 140km north of Kristiansund, Norway. The project was contracted b
The joint venture partners in the 1-21 Han-Asparuh exploration block, offshore Bulgaria, consisting of OMV (Operator) 30%, Total 40% and Repsol 30%, completed the procurement phase for the offshore exploration seismic activities and will start the 3D seismic acquisition campaign on June 25. The 1-21
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for Oseberg Delta phase 2. The Delta structure is located about 14 kilometres southwest of the Oseberg field centre in the North Sea. The structure is located within the Oseberg area unit, mainly in b
Pipeline Engineering, a brand of Circor Energy, has won a multimillion dollar contract with E.ON to supply subsea cable protection for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. Pipeline Engineering will supply its patented PEFLEX® subsea cable protection system designed to protect array cables on offsh
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has been granted consent to use the 2/7-D well head facility at Embla and the associated subsea pipeline to Eldfisk through until the end of 2028. Embla is an oil and gas field that is situated in block 2/7 in the southern part of the North Sea. It has been dev
The production of 360 conical and cylindrical parts has been awarded to Kersten Europe. The cylinders and cones will be used as nodes for the Converter Deck, AUX Power Deck, GIS Deck, Reactor Deck, HVAC Deck and the Top Deck of HelWin beta. The HelWin Beta platform is developed by Heerema Fabricatio
The people of Giglio received positive news from the Observatory on the recovery of the Costa Concordia during the last, periodic information meeting on the progress of operations for the removal of the wreck. The Observatory stated that water condition in the island of Giglio is good. Such findings
Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces that the appraisal well (7225/3-2) being drilled on the Norvarg discovery, located in PL535 in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in the Kobbe formation based on the results of wire line logs an
N-Sea has successfully executed an HVDC-cable excavation and survey project at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, offshore Ramsgate. Deburrial was completed using the N-Seatec designed and manufactured Twin-Prop excavation tool. Pre and post lay survey services were also provided from the DP2
