The research and development expedition to investigate ice and metocean conditions in the Russian Arctic organized by The Arctic Research and Design Center (the Rosneft and ExxonMobil JV) with the support of Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute experts has started in the White Sea. Scientific res
BBL Company, established to design, construct, operate and exploit the BBL pipeline, has invited tenders for the BBL Offshore Pipeline Survey 2015. The survey will include acoustic inspections, bathymetric surveys and visual inspections of approximately 230km of the offshore pipeline which transport
The project for construction of the deep-water berth 1-e, behind which the Brooklyn-Kiev company’s grain transshipment complex with a capacity of 4.5 million tons is being built, will be implemented in 2015. The head of the Administration of Seaports of Ukraine (ASU), Andrii Amelin, announced this o
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract worth $4.3 million for multi-client data offshore the Faroe Islands. The agreement includes both late sales of the existing multi-client dataset acquired by EMGS in 2012 (the Brugdan-Rosebank Line) and pre-funding of an extension of the
When Aberdeen-based Diamond Offshore wanted to add new functionality to the existing helideck monitoring system on the Ocean Guardian drilling rig in the North Sea, Fugro developed and delivered a fully integrated, user-friendly solution to fulfil the requirements. Severe weather conditions in the N
Honeywell Process Solutions has announced it will upgrade process control and alarm management systems at the Molikpaq platform on the Sakhalin shelf, Russia, to improve safety, reliability and operational efficiency. The Molikpaq platform, owned by Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. Ltd., celebrated it
French Electricity Transmission Network (RTE) is inviting tenders for safety consultancy services. Namely, RTE is seeking a contractor to coordinate health and safety protection during the cable laying in waters off French coast. Covered by this tender are four offshore wind projects awarded during
Ensco plc has reported a loss of $5.07 per diluted share in the second quarter 2014 compared to earnings of $1.55 per diluted share in the second quarter 2013. The loss from discontinued operations for second quarter 2014, which includes a $546 million pre-tax loss on impairment for four floaters th
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus and representatives of the JV Eni/KOGAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This preliminary agreement is aimed at investigating areas of cooperation related to Cyprus potential gas resources valorization, with priority to the onshore LNG option. Eni i
BAM International and its South African joint-venture partner Stefanutti Stocks have driven the first pile for the construction of the petroleum jetty at the Kissy Oil Terminal of Freetown in Sierra Leone. BAM and Stefanutti Stocks were awarded the contract or the engineering, procurement and constr
Atlantic Offshore has reported that Ocean Marlin Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel has been delivered from Zamakona yard in San Sebastian, Spain.
ASV Ltd and Planet Ocean Ltd have signed a Technology Partnering Agreement which sees Planet Ocean as the ASV technology partner for marine science applications to provide turnkey solutions for the marine science sector. Initially focussing on ASV’s C-Enduro, a long endurance autonomous surface vehi
Mexico’s Cotemar has awarded a contract extension for the Safe Hibernia accommodation rig through to 23 December 2014 with unchanged day rate. The contract value of the extension is USD 7.9 million. The rig provides accommodation services to Mexico’s state-run oil company, PEMEX. The Safe Hibernia,
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus and representatives of the JV Eni/KOGAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This preliminary agreement is aimed at investigating areas of cooperation related to Cyprus potential gas resources valorization, with priority to the onshore LNG option.
