The M/V Island Valiant is still working for AGR Subsea AS excavating along piperoutes on the Northern Extension of the Ormen Lange. The contract was awarded in March 2011 with startup in May, and was initially planned to last for 30 days. The vessel and trenching spread has flushed away approximatel
Fugro has been awarded the contract to conduct an Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) survey of the Golf of Lion (France) to be conducted during September 2011. The primary purpose of the survey which will be conducted to IHO order 1b standards is to map the sand reserves from the back of the beach to [
The Supervisory Board and Management of N-Sea announce that as of 12 September 2011 Mr Gerard Keser takes office as the new Managing Director of N-Sea. Leen Noordhoek, who has been Managing Director, ad interim, since May of this year, will become a Member of the Supervisory Board. From 2002 to 2011
International oil services company Aker Solutions takes its subsea business to Sweden through establishment of an office in Gothenburg. The objective is to tap into the Swedish engineering market to help further grow Aker Solutions’ subsea business. International oil services company Aker Solutions
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has announced it has cemented its UK presence in Aberdeen, Scotland, with the opening a new … (bus-ex) [mappress] Source: bus-ex, September 12, 2011;
A large oceanographic data buoy from Newfoundland has been found off Shetland after it went missing during Hurricane Igor in September 2010. Shetland Coastguard was contacted by the stand by vessel Grampian Frontier reporting that they had recovered the large yellow one tonne bouy which had floated
In the last few years Hydrex divers have carried out thruster operations on numerous occasions around the world. This article gives a summary of some of the more important ones. Replacement of azimuth thruster on crane barge in Gabon A Hydrex diver/technician team mobilized to an offshore crane barg
The AF Group (AFG) has signed the contract for the “H7 Platform Removal Project”. The contract is signed with Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The agreement covers planning, engineering, removal and demolition of the installation. The contract value is approx. NOK 420 million, e
Bulgaria’s Government said on September 7 it has allowed British oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources to use a seismic vessel by the … (sofiaecho) [mappress] Source: sofiaecho, September 09, 2011;
JDR, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market announces that Andrew J. Norman will join the company as Chief Executive Officer on 19 September 2011. Andrew joins from Dresser Flow Technology Europe, where
Aegir Wave Power has successfully deployed a second wave measurement buoy off the south west coast of Shetland. The buoy, which floats on the surface of the sea, will measure the wave height, direction and period at its location 2km offshore of Kettle Ness, West Burra. The information will be used b
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Det norske oljeselsakp ASA, for tie-back of two satellite wells in the Jette field to the Jotun B platform. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 6km flex
Following an increase in offshore projects, a leading diver training centre has seen an increase in requests from the oil and gas and … SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, September 08, 2011;
Injecting seawater into reservoirs for pressure maintenance and incremental enhanced oil recovery is a long established practice, normally involving water treatment processes and high pressure pumps located on platform topsides. The next logical evolutionary step is moving closer to reality whereby
