Operations & Maintenance
Benthic Gets Sea Lion Geotechnical Investigation Contract
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd (CHPL) for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the Sea Lion Field off the coast of South Eastern Australia in the Bass Strait. Operating from a client issued vessel, Benthic’s PROD1 (Portable Remot
Plexus Brings POS-GRIP to Chinese Market
Plexus Holdings has entered into a Framework Agreement with Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co., Ltd. (‘Jereh’) to work together to formalise a binding license agreement to enable Jereh to manufacture and sell Plexus’ wellhead equipment to the Chinese and wider Asian oil and gas markets. Jereh,
CAP Revisits Guinea-Bissau Data
Cap Energy, a company focused on the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the results of an independent re-assessment of 2D seismic data by Gas Mediterraneo & Petrolio relating to the Company’s two Guinea-Bissau licences. Block 5B (Ca
VIDEO: Tidal turbine deployment process
The video published by SAL Offshore shows the installation of the Voith tidal turbine at EMEC’s tidal test site at the Fall of Warness. The MV Lone vessel, Equipped with Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning II System, was required for the installation process in order to lift the tidal turbine from its tra
Dolphin Deploys 12 Streamer Seismic Spread in Myanmar
Dolphin has just mobilised the ‘world’s largest floating object’ by deploying a seismic spread of 12 streamers, 7,050 meters in length with 150 meters streamer separation, off the coast of Myanmar for Ophir Energy. This configuration of equipment has a moving width of 1.850 meters and the seismic sp
ION Wraps Up NamibiaSPAN Seismic Acquisition
ION Geophysical Corporation announced completion of the seismic acquisition of the company’s NamibiaSPAN™ program, which extends the full length of Namibia’s offshore continental margin. Acquisition was conducted in cooperation with BGP (China National Petroleum Corporation). With an estimated 100 b
AMBAU Bags ‘Nordsee One’ Job
Nordsee One GmbH of Hamburg has contracted AMBAU GmbH to design and produce 54 monopiles and transition pieces for „Nordsee One“ project. Starting in June 2015, 54 monopiles and transition pieces for the “Nordsee One”project will be produced in the AMBAU facilities in Bremen and Cuxhaven on behalf o
Sandia National Laboratories evaluates ORPC’s RivGen turbine
Sandia National Laboratories’ water power technologies group, together with ORPC, has performed high fidelity evaluation of ORPC’s RivGen turbine. The Sandia-ORPC team applied high fidelity modeling to evaluate the performance of the RivGen prototype turbine generation unit, a cross-flow turbine, wh
Fugro Petitions for Winding Up of Calecore
Just weeks after Calecore Ltd had reached agreement with its major creditors, Fugro BV petitioned for winding up of Calecore last week after having denied several creditor restructuring proposals. According to Calecore, experts are of the opinion that the current filing must be seen as a very aggres
Bibby Offshore Singapore Gets MGTC Contract
Bibby Offshore’s Asian Division, Bibby Offshore Singapore (‘BOS’), has secured a contract with the Moattama Gas Transportation Company (‘MGTC’). MGTC, a joint venture between Total (Operator), Unocal, PTT-EP and Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, has appointed BOS to provide ROV pipeline inspection, re
ECN’s Specialists Win EWEA Offshore Award
ECN specialists Masoud Asgarpour and Ashish Dewan were awarded the prize at EWEA Offshore 2015 under the category “winner in supply chain, logistics and O&M”. The award was in the context of an analysis of three innovative scenarios for the installation of an offshore wind farm: Breakwaters: in orde
Norske Shell Hires IKM Subsea for IMR and ROV Services
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 5 + 5 year contract by Norske Shell to provide IMR and ROV services The contract value including options is in the region 150 million NOK and duration term is firm for 5 years + 5 yearly options. Hans Fjellanger, Business Development Manager at IKM Subsea, says: “This i
Anholt Subsea Cable Fixed
Damage on the export subsea cable of Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark has been repaired and the operations on the 400MW wind farm are back on track. The repairs of the damaged cable took four weeks and two days, after the defect was detected on February 21. Over the weekend, the last part of the
CGG Amadeus Begins Seismic Acquisition Off Vietnam
KrisEnergy announces that the CGG Amadeus vessel has started a 570 sq. km 3D seismic acquisition program in the Block 120 exploration acreage offshore central Vietnam. Block 120 covers 6,869 sq. km overlying the Quang Ngai Graben and the Tri Ton Horst where water depths range from 50 to 650 metres.