Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply leading dredging and marine engineering company, Jan de Nul NV, with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh. Mid 2013, Jan de Nul is installing 245kV export cable connecting th
Antrim announced that production of oil has commenced from the Causeway Field in UKCS Block 211/23d (Antrim working interest 35.5%). Commissioning of the Causeway field has now commenced with gross production rates of around 4,500 barrels of oil per day on a 53% choke. Initial production rates are c
Antrim today announced a Heads of Terms agreement has been signed with Hummingbird Production Limited, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, for an option to lease the “Hummingbird Spirit” Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (“FPSO”) for the development of the Fyne Field in UKCS Central
Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkney supporting two Pelamis wave machines being demonstrated at the
Building on an already established regime for the awarding of offshore transmission licences in which over £2 billion of assets have been tendered for, Ofgem is now running a further tender competition for the transmission assets that connect the West of Duddon Sands wind farm to the onshore grid. T
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a series of offshore trials on its recently launched Q1000 subsea trenching ROV. The capabilities of both the trencher and its Laun
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, provides a technical and resource update on Licensing Option 11/9 (“Drombeg”). Providence (80%, Operator) and Sosina Exploration (20%) were awarded Licensing Option 11/9 (“Drombeg”) as part of the 2011 Irish Atlan
Ithaca Energy provides an update on the progress made with its Greater Stella Area (“GSA”) development activities and schedule. Highlights – The modifications contract for the “FPF-1” floating production unit has been awarded to the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The FPF-1 is now located In G
2012 has seen SMD evolve the Q-series range of Work Class ROVs with extensive type testing carried out at the UK’s National Diving Centre at Stoney Cove, Leicester. The latest systems are configured to ensure SMD’s WROVs meet the demands and expectations of customers well into the future. Testing ha
Subsea 7 S.A. today announces the award of the Gullfaks C Subsea Compression Marine Operations by Statoil. The contract is for the engineering, installation and commissioning of a 15.5km integrated power service umbilical, a protection structure, a subsea compressor station, pipeline spools and tie-
Rescuers are continuing the search for the survivors of the accident that occured when a cargo ship carrying around 700 tons of gold ore sank last month in the Russia’s Okhotsk Sea. The wreck of the Amurskaya freighter was discovered by divers on the seafloor around 25 meters deep, but they didn’t f
BOURBON has marked growth in third quarter revenues of +21.4% (+13.0% at constant exchange rate). Revenues were up 18.9% over 9 months (+14.0% at constant exchange rate). “In a favorable oil and gas services market, BOURBON’s growth is in line with the BOURBON 2015 Leadership Strategy. Average daily
Statoil has completed another successful appraisal well in PL265 in the Johan Sverdrup discovery together with partners Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Lundin. The 16/2-14 well was drilled in a northwestern segment about 6 kilometres northwest of the 16/2-6 discovery well and about three kilometr
The partners behind plans for Shetland’s first wave power scheme will tell island representatives this week that it is set to ramp up public consultation and environmental research off the south west mainland ahead of a planning application in 2015. The work planned for the Aegir scheme in 2013 will
