Operations & Maintenance
BP Inks Final Agreements for West Nile Delta Project
BP has signed the final agreements of the West Nile Delta project to develop 5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas resources and 55 million barrels (mmbbls) of condensates with an estimated investment of around $12 billion by BP and its partner. Production from WND is expected to reach up to 1.2 billio
Subsea 7 Eyes Fleet Reduction
Oslo-listed Subsea 7 is considering a potential downsize of its fleet as it looks to cut down costs amid offshore oil & gas Exploration & Production slowdown. The seabed-to-surface engineering contractor revealed it had recognised a prospect to reduce its fleet by 10 vessels, over a two year period,
IHC Merges Four Units into IHC IQIP
Royal IHC (IHC) has integrated four of its business units – IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems, IHC Sea Steel and IHC Fundex Equipment – into one new organization, which will operate under the name IHC IQIP. Through this merger, IHC is taking the next step in offering a fully integrated solution
Hollandia Offshore Wins Horns Rev C Jacket Deal
Energinet.dk, the Danish power transmission company, has appointed Hollandia Offshore with the procurement, fabrication, load out and transport of the Horns Rev C Jacket. The Jacket is to be installed in the Horns Rev 3 Offshore wind farm near the Danish Coast. The scheduled delivery date is April 2
DOF Subsea Starts Pateke-4H Gig
AWE Limited as Operator of PMP 38158 has advised that the Pateke-4H subsea tie-back and installation project kicked off on Thursday March 5, with the arrival of the DOF Subsea Diving Support Vessel, the Skandi Singapore, at the Tui area. Tui area oil fields are located approximately 50 kilometres of
Scientists Urge President Obama to Stop Seismic Testing
Leading ocean scientists from the U.S. and around the world today urged President Obama to halt a planned oil and gas exploration program off the Atlantic coast that would have “significant, long-lasting and widespread impacts on the reproduction and survival” of threatened whales and commercial fis
Geokinetics Deploys New Seismic Data Recorder in GoM
Geokinetics has successful launched its AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator, in full production mode, on a Geokinetics ocean bottom crew working in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Geokinetics , the AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator has been long awaited as an alternative to existing compressed air sources with its muc
New partnership to offer integrated subsea packages
UK’s Caley Ocean Systems and US’ Umbilicals International have partnered up to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Caley Ocean Systems specializes in offshore handling systems, and Umbilicals International
TM and TT dotCom to Install SKR1M Subsea Cable
Telekom Malaysia (TM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TT dotCom (TTdC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time dotCom Berhad (TIME) for the development and construction of a new submarine cable system, called the “Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1 Malaysia (SKR1M)”. TM was awarded a contract, via
Junon 3D Seismic Confirms Key Prospects Potential
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited reported that the detailed interpretation of the Junon PreSTM 3D data has firmed up key prospects in the Junon area which were initially identified by the previous regional 2D seismic survey. Four key structures have been high-graded within the Junon 3D a
Bourbon Profit Drops
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, has seen its profit slump on client capex cuts and higher costs. Despite revenue growth, the company recorded a 31.2 percent net income slip of €98.7 million in 2014, from €143.4 million in 2013, down €44.7 million . Net income
Divers Team Up for Winter Dives of HMS Erebus
As part of an effort to unlock the secrets of HMS Erebus, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Parks Canada and Royal Canadian Navy divers will join forces for Operation NUNALIVUT. The divers will conduct approximately 11 days of intense ice diving and underwater archaeology in April. The Pr
Tenders Invited for New Subsea Cable Project (Canada)
The French Authority of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has issued a tender invitation for the construction of a submarine cable to connect Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Newfoundland (Canada). This system is intended to provide transmission capacity for communications services and telecommunications needs o
Cherbourg port works to begin mid-March
The Cherbourg port extension works will begin mid-March, and are expected to continue for the following 18 months. The port is being expanded in order to accommodate the tidal sector infrastructure, in anticipation of the construction of pilot tidal farm at Raz Blanchard, which is in close proximity