During the period 23 – 25 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Eni Norge AS’ (Eni’s) work on ensuring compliance with requirements for establishment and implementation of technical and operational barriers in the development project on Goliat FPSO. The obje
The contract for Engineering Office to support Elia Asset NV in the design, development and realization of the Artificial Island, called Alpha, part of the Belgian Offshore Grid (BOG), in the North Sea has been awarded to IMDC. This grid consists of 2 OHVS platforms and the necessary submarine inter
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the installation and commissioning of an integrated bridge and automation solution during a large-scale retrofit of the Saipem 7000, an advanced Semi-submersible crane and pipelaying (J-lay) DP3 vessel. The project to equip Saipem 7000 with the latest advanced offsho
From 20 June to 20 October, a seismic streamer will be installed on the Snorre field in the North Sea. Trawling activity in the area should be avoided during this period. During the period when the streamer is lying exposed on the seabed, before it is covered, it is extremely vulnerable to any type
TGS in partnership with Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) have signed an agreement to jointly invest in a 3D electromagnetic (EM) multi-client survey covering 11 blocks, or approximately 3300 km2, in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea. The 3D EM data is being acquired by the M/V Atlantic Guardian
Barrage really has been “studied to death”, but Select Committee backs alternative approach and calls on the Government to establish a new public governance to proactively manage Severn energy resources. In a damning report the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has killed off any chance tha
Aker Solutions delivered the steel frame for the world’s first subsea gas compression facility to be installed at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field. The installation, set to come on stream in 2015, will enable the recovery of an additional 280 million barrels of oil equivalents. The 1,800-tonne stee
CARIS announced its 15th International User Group Conference, CARIS 2014, will be held in Brest, France from June 2 – 5, 2014. The four-day user group conference will be the world’s largest gathering of CARIS users, providing an invaluable opportunity for new and existing users to congregate. The th
On 4 and 10 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of management of working environment factors, material handling and emergency preparedness in the Martin Linge development, with an emphasis on the facility’s topsides. The objective of the audit activity in thi
Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces the commencement of development drilling operations on the Stella field, with the first well on the field having been spudded using the Ensco 100 heavy duty jack-up rig. The initial campaign involves the drilling and completion of four product
Subsea 7 is to establish a new office in northern Norway, in Tromsø. Following its award for the pipelay and subsea installation contract for Statoil’s pioneering Aasta Hansteen project earlier this year, Subsea 7 sees increasing activity in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. With an office in T
Recently teams of Hydrex diver/technicians performed propeller blade croppings on several vessels across Europe. In Kalundborg, Denmark the four propeller blades of a 170-meter bulk carrier were cropped. A similar operation was carried out on a 330-meter cruise vessel in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Having d
Last month a Hydrex team mobilized to a 100-meter tanker vessel berthed in Rotterdam to perform underwater hull repairs. Despite the relative small scale of this operation, it was nonetheless vital for the shipowner. It allowed him to keep his vessel out of drydock and avoid having to go off hire. H
Students of the Department of Maritime Transport from the Jade University of Applied Sciences have developed a transport concept for maintenance of wind farms in the German Bight. Under the guidance of Professors Ralf Brauner and Christian Jauernig, they have created a fictitious company that offers
