Blue Offshore has been awarded a lease agreement for a subsea cable installation system by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW). The system includes the uniquely adaptable modular turntable system, loading arm assembly, tensioners, trackways and associated equipment, to assist with the installation
Jee recently performed a conceptual design study for National Grid on the feasibility of a new pipeline transporting carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in the east of England to a proposed storage site in the southern North Sea. The release of CO2 into the atmosphere is a continuing problem in
San Leon and its partner, Beach Energy Limited, announced they have commenced an 840 square kilometre 3D seismic survey on their Durresi Block, offshore Albania. Petroleum Geo-Physical AS (“PGS”) has been contracted to carry out the survey using the M/V Ramform Vanguard seismic vessel. The 3D seismi
The Vega field in the North Sea was officially opened during a ceremony in Bergen yesterday, 17 March. The subsea field adds important natural gas and condensate to Statoil´s production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Regardless of a challenging development, the partners on the Vega field have c
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has been awarded a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the delivery of two 12’’ Hot Tap Gooseneck Spools on the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project, with the purpose to ensure an extended lifetime and increased exploitation for the Åsgard field in the Nor
Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph’s Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway, this month with the first project deployment expected during the second half of 2011. “Intergraph’s Smart 3D Technology
Construction of offshore wind farms off Germany’s northern coast in the North and Baltic Seas has faced significant delays, even as the … By Frank Dohmen and Christian Schwägerl (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, March 17, 2011
Despite challenging conditions, the resilience shown by a 2010 EBITDA of 240.9 million euros, validates the pertinence of BOURBON’s strategy. -Net income, group share of 39.2 million euros. “”The 2010 results obtained, despite an unusually sluggish market, illustrate the merits of a strategy aimed a
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Lansdowne Oil & Gas PLC for a 300 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The survey will commence immediately following completion of the Company’s first 3D seismic acquisit
Grenland Group has received three Letters of Intent for a total of NOK 220 million (USD 38.8 Million) from FMC Technologies’ Kongsberg operation. Manufacture of equipment to support the Ormen Lange Project Grenland Group, as a supplier to FMC Technologies, has received a Letter of Intent to manufact
RBG had a record month of contract wins in February, securing more than £150million of new work. RBG, which provides a wide range of expert services to maintain the integrity of production facilities, has experienced a period of significant activity in the North Sea, securing contract wins with a nu
The American energy giant ExxonMobil’s drillship “Deepwater Champion” passed through Turkey’s Canakkale Strait (the Dardanelles) and entered… (myfeedme) [mappress] Source: myfeedme, March 14, 2011;
Hosted by the research ship the RRS Discovery, the latest in the Autosub series of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Autosub Long Range, has successfully completed its first set of sea trials in a location in the deep Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles south-west of the Canary Islands. Autosub Long Rang
MMT (Marin Mätteknik AB) has been awarded the 2011 Mareano survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey will commence in mid-April 2011 and last for 2 months. The survey will include bathymetric data acquisition and processing in area Nordland VI in the Norwegian Sea outside the
