Operations & Maintenance
Fugro launches new positioning service for offshore applications
Fugro has introduced high accuracy G2+ service designed to help offshore operators with positioning and measurement accuracy. Applications for this service include offshore construction, survey services, vessel monitoring and structural monitoring. The service enables real-time correction of tidal c
US Seismic Systems Suspends Ops and Terminates All Employees
Acorn Energy has stopped funding its majority-owned US Seismic Systems (USSI) subsidiary and USSI has suspended operations and “terminated substantially all employees”. USSI intends to sell its assets and is exploring ways to maximize value for creditors and other stakeholders, expecting that most o
CGG Nets 3D Seismic Off Colombia
CGG has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire and process a 16,314 square kilometers 3D seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. According to the company, the survey will be the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in Colombia an
Dales Voe South in Refit for Subsea and Decommissioning Projects
Plans for significant further expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s extensive deep-water facilities for the offshore oil and gas industry have advanced with the award of a major contract to extend the quay at Dales Voe South to support subsea developments and decommissioning. Lerwick Port Authority has com
Anholt Subsea Cable Repair Underway
On Saturday, 21 February a fault occurred in the subsea cable which connects the Anholt offshore wind farm with the onshore electricity grid. The first half of the repair of the damaged submarine cable to Anholt offshore wind farm is complete. Energinet.dk’s subcontractors managed to cut out the fau
Bilfinger Secures EUR 25 Mln Grant for Foundations Plant in Poland
European Commission has approved subvention for offshore wind turbines foundations plant in Szczecin, Poland. Bilfinger Mars Offshore’s project is in accordance with Innovative Economy Programe’s priorities and receives from the European Regional Development Fund financial subvention for about 25 00
VOS Sympathy Wraps Up Cable Job for LD TravOcean
VOS Sympathy, a subsea-support vessel operated by Vroon Offshore Services Den Helder, has spent the last few weeks laying a power cable between Quiberon and Belle-Ile in Brittany for its client LD TravOcean. The power cable, from the French mainland to the island Belle-Ile, will be connected to the
Viper Subsea Meets Mexican Delegation
The Town House in Aberdeen was the setting for a private reception where senior representatives of the UK oil and gas industry met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and key members of his government earlier in March. As well as the delegation from Mexico, guests included; UK Secretary of Sta
Statoil Makes Snefrid Nord Discovery
Operator Statoil has together with PL218 partners made a gas discovery in the Snefrid Nord prospect in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery is an important contribution to the Aasta Hansteen field development project and Polarled pipeline utilisation. “The Snefrid Nord discovery increases the resource b
Mubadala Inks Geological Study Agreement with ONHYM
Mubadala Petroleum has signed an agreement with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) to carry out an evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of a large area offshore Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. In the presence of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown
Geoscience Australia Chooses GCGG for Gippsland Seismic
The Duke, owned and operated by Gardline CGG Pte Ltd, has been selected by Geoscience Australia to acquire the Gippsland 2D Infill marine seismic survey offshore Victoria (Australia). Preparation for the project is underway and the expected start date is 6th April 2015, the company informed. The Gip
Boskalis Loses Case Over Fugro’s Protective Measures
The Dutch court in summary proceedings on Tuesday ruled against marine engineer Boskalis to have a shareholders’ vote at Fugro’s annual shareholders’ meeting scheduled for April 30, 2015 on termination of a defense mechanism used by Fugro. This was set into action, last week, when Fugro received a w
NOAA to Update Arctic Nautical Charts
As commercial shipping traffic increases in the Arctic, NOAA is taking major steps to update nautical charts in the region. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey will use data collected by two of its own ships, Rainier and Fairweather, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy and a private sector hydrog
Oil Flows from Knarr Field Off Norway
BG Group announced that the Petrojarl Knarr floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel had started production from the Knarr oil field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The FPSO has been leased from Teekay Corporation and is moored approximately 120 kilometres off the Norwegian coast