Operations & Maintenance
Chariot: 2D Seismic Survey Begins Offshore Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has, in conjunction with its partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%) and Ignitus (5%), started a 2D seismic acquisition survey of approximately 1,700km offshore Namibia. SeaBird Exploration is conducting the survey in the Central Blocks 2312 & 2412A, the company informed. Chari
Scaldis Orders ‘Rambiz 4000’ Crane Ship
Antwerp-based specialist in marine heavy lift operations, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV, have ordered a self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Royal IHC. The Contract for the construction and delivery of the ship was signed on 29th January 2015. The design was drawn up in-house in cooperation
Boa Bison Supports Fécamp Met Mast Setup
Norway’s Boa Marine Services’ AHTS/ROV vessel ‘Boa Bison’ has wrapped up its work at the Fecamp wind farm. The vessel was chartered by MT Højgaard to support the installation project. MT Højgaard lowered the Seatower Cranefree® foundation to a depth of nearly 30 metres on the seabed of the English C
RES Offshore to Maintain WoDS Met Mast
RES Offshore has followed up the successful installation of the West of Duddon sands (WoDS) offshore met mast with a contract to carry out the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the met mast and equipment for the next 5 years. The mast was installed in August this year at the 389MW West of Duddon Sa
ELA Invests in Production of 20 New Offshore Containers
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has announced the production of 20 new Offshore Living Quarters and Multipurpose Rooms as of beginning of February. The company says that it wants to be able to always react to customers’ needs at short notice. Thereby, within just one year, the Offshore-Rental-Fleet incr
ELA Invests in Production of 20 New Offshore Containers
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has announced the production of 20 new Offshore Living Quarters and Multipurpose Rooms as of beginning of February. The company says that it wants to be able to always react to customers’ needs at short notice. Thereby, within just one year, the Offshore-Rental-Fleet incr
Coda Octopus Echoscope in CLE’s Cable Survey
Coda Octopus reports that CLE has used the Echoscope and Coda Octopus positioning system (F175) on a project for the inspection of underwater cabling. The Echoscope was integrated onto a SAAB Sabertooth AUV. This inspection was conducted in an area with strong currents and visibility of less than 1
DeepOcean Nets Subsea Construction Contract Off Ghana
DeepOcean Ghana Limited has been awarded a contract to provide the services of a Multi Purpose Construction Vessel (MPV) to Tullow Ghana Limited. The scope of work for the contract is inspection, survey and subsea construction on the Tullow operated deepwater Jubilee and TEN Fields offshore Ghana. T
PSA Inspects Gudrun Hydrocarbon Leak
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway PSA has decided to initiate an investigation following a hydrocarbon leak on the Gudrun field in the North Sea on 18 February. The hydrocarbon leak on the Statoil-operated Gudrun field occurred at 06:40 on Wednesday February 18. Production was then shut down and
MMO: Last Call for Views on PTEC Project
People who want to put forward their views on the application from Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre Limited (PTEC) should do so by emailing MMO before midnight on Friday 20 February 2015. They should include the reasoning and rationale for their views in their consultation response. The MMO received th
TGS Expands GoM Declaration Survey
TGS has announced the extension of its Declaration Multi-WAZ Survey in the Mississippi Canyon and DeSoto Canyon protraction areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The extension represents a minimum 2,000 square kilometers of additional data to be acquired by CGG using the single pass vessel configuration deri
CRP Might Reapply for Marine Consent
Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) has said it is considering reapplying for a marine consent to mine phosphate nodules on the Chatham Rise seabed. The company said it has not committed to reapplying at this stage as it needs to have confidence the process and the law is workable and the decision makers a
VIDEO: Drone footage of Sabella’s D10 assembly process
Aerial footage of the assembly process of D10 tidal turbine that’s currently underway in the port of Brest. The base is 20 by 20 meters in size, and it will carry a turbine of 10 meters in diameter. The turbine will have the capacity of up to 1 MW. The deployment of the turbine is […]
SeaBird Gets Nod to Restructure
SeaBird Exploration, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, announced that the bondholders of SBX03 have today, with requisite majority, resolved to approve the restructuring. As previously announced, SeaBird is in default on its existing bonds and loans and certain other of its financia