Operations & Maintenance
Seismic Acquisition in SS-11 Off Bangladesh Completed
KrisEnergy Ltd. announced that the Binh Minh 2 vessel has completed a 3,146 km 2D seismic acquisition program in the SS-11 exploration block offshore Bangladesh. The 22-day program was conducted by CGG Services SA. Block SS-11 covers an area of 4,475 sq km in the Bay of Bengal over the Bengal Fan. T
Petrobras Uses Subsea Vessel for Sapinhoá Well Setup
Petrobras deployed its first wet Christmas tree (equipment installed on a wellhead, composed of a set of remotely operated valves designed to control the flow of fluids such as oil, water and natural gas from a reservoir to the surface) using cables in the pre-salt area at the end of last year. The
Aquatic Goes 1,000 Days without Lost-Time Incident
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, has achieved 1,000 consecutive days without a lost-time incident. Aquatic’s president, Chris Brooks, said: “I am proud to announce that, on Sunday, 14 December 2014, Aquatic reached the health and safety milestone of 1,000 days without a los
GDG Wraps Up Rampion OWF Geotechnical Interpretation
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. (GDG), in close collaboration with LiC Energy, have recently completed the geotechnical interpretation for the Rampion offshore wind farm project. The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site is located off the South coast of England and is being developed by E.ON Climate
Shell Confirms Gas Leak Near Curlew FPSO
Shell UK has confirmed that a release of gas occurred from infrastructure in the vicinity of Shell’s Curlew Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) located approximately 130 miles south east of Aberdeen late on Monday, January 19, 2015. According to Shell’s statement a release of g
Onshore construction for MeyGen tidal array begins
Atlantis Resources has announced that the onshore construction for the MeyGen tidal project has begun today, the company’s press release reads. Contractors will begin the construction of a 340 meter access road at the MeyGen tidal stream project today, which marks the start of all onshore constructi
PHOTO: HMS Enterprise Captures Seamounts Off Northern Africa
Royal Navy’s survey ship HMS Enterprise has captured images of two seamounts laying on the seabed off the coast of Northern Africa. The larger of the two seamounts was measured at 1100m which is taller than Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. The second, which is just a fraction shorter at
MMT Performs Subsea Cable Survey for Statnett
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a cable and seabed survey for Statnett at Lofoten and Rombaken, Norway. Statnett took over three marine cable connections in Lofoten/Vesterålen, Northern Norway 1st of January 2015. The cables were owned by Trollfjord Kraft and Lofotkraft and include Hadselfjo
MHI Vestas, Eneco Get Their Own Boat Landings in IJmuiden
Port Authority Zeehaven IJmuiden N.V. has constructed three new boat landings for MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Eneco, as a response to the major increase in the transport of the two companies’ maintenance crews and staff to and from their offshore wind farms. These new boat landings make it easy and
VIDEO: GE Subsea Virtual Reality Experience
Subsea oil and gas deposits off the coast of Brazil have long been off limits to humans, save the few brave souls who explore the watery depths in custom-built submarines. But that’s changing. Energy companies are planning to place entire industrial plants processing oil and gas on the seabed. These
University of Houston to Lead Subsea Systems Institute
The University of Houston will lead a national research center for subsea engineering and other offshore energy development issues, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The work is intended to reduce the risk of
Fishing Boat Sinks Near Sitka (Alaska)
The 80 foot long fishing vessel Eyak ran aground and sank off Calligan Island near Sitka, Alaska. The incident happened on Monday, approximately 13 miles south of Sitka Harbor. The Coast Guard Sector Juneau personnel responded to a distress call from a crewmember aboard the Eyak stating they had run
Aquatic Marks Incident Free Milestone
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, has achieved 1,000 consecutive days without a lost-time incident. Aquatic’s president, Chris Brooks, said, “I am proud to announce that, on Sunday, 14 December 2014, Aquatic reached the health and safety milestone of 1,000 days without a los
Aker Solutions Secures EPMA Work at Johan Sverdrup
Aker Solutions will provide engineering, procurement and management assistance services for five years at the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea. The EPMA work, valued at NOK 4.5 billion, is part of a 10-year framework accord announced in December 2013 and comes a