Oceanflow Energy Limited, a tidal energy developer, has attracted a £300,000 package of support to further develop and commercialise its second generation tidal energy device, Evopod. Evopod is a semi-submerged, floating, tethered energy capture device that uses a mooring and power export solution t
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, has released its monthly rig fleet update for February 2014. Songa Venus achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 98% during the month working for Mubadala Petroleum in Malaysia. Songa Mercur achieved an oper
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted RWE Dea Norge a drilling permit for well 35/9-11 in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Well 35/9-11 S/A will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson semi submersible drilling rig, after drilling is completed on wildcat well 25/5-9 for Total E&P Norge AS i
As a natural step in the process of expanded subsea services in the Oil and Gas industry, MMT has signed a long term charter contract for M/V Stril Explorer that is operated by Simon Mökster Shipping AS. MMT has during several projects in the past conducted various survey assignments from this vesse
The PSA is putting on its gloves, zipping up its jacket and gearing up for the year to come.
Boa Marine Services, Inc. has entered into a three-year, plus options, charter agreement for the newbuild Olympic Boa vessel. Olympic Boa is a multi-functional offshore construction vessel. The vessel is owned by Olympic Ship AS. The charter will begin during the second quarter of 2014. Boa Marine h
TGS has signed a contract with WGP Survey Ltd to partner on a 3D multi-client project in the Barents Sea during the 2014 summer season. The project is expected to cover an area of approximately 500 km2 and will utilize WGP Survey Ltd’s High-res 3D P-CableTM technology. The details of the project to
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has been awarded a one year operations and maintenance contract extension from Chevron North Sea Limited. This is the second award WGPSN has received from Chevron North Sea Limited in the past six months. Services will be provided to the Captain and Alba fields, including the
With Atkins currently experiencing an increase in demand for its subsea and pipelines lifecycle offering, its subsea team has been bolstered with the appointment of Peter Falconer as head of lifecycle management. Peter, a chartered engineer, will assist in the development and implementation of subse
The Harwich Dock Company and Offshore Marine Management have secured a significant long term contract with DONG Energy to provide cable storage and management services at the Harwich Navyard in Essex. The first project of this long-term agreement will see OMM providing cable engineering, commissioni
DONG Energy is set to increase its offshore wind power capacity in Germany after signing a contract with Nexans for the delivery and installation of 140 km of 34 kV cables. The inter-array cables will link individual turbines at the Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms and connect them to an offshore transf
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) in February 2014 produced 8 692 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd) on average. Net realised prices in February were USD102.9 per barrel of oil equivalents (USD 108.9 per barrel of oil) after adjustments for inventory, NGL and gas prices. Noreco production pe
Maritiem Cluster Friesland delivers another DP1 Multi Purpose Support vessel 3512 to Acta Marine. Lady sponsor Mrs. E. (Litsa) Kwantes, named the ‘Coastal Chariot’ of in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on 20th February. The multi-purpose vessel has been custom-built and constructed within only 12 months
Olympic Shipping plans to take delivery of two Subsea Support newbuilds from Kleven Maritime in 2014 and 2015. Both vessels have been awarded contracts for 3 years fixed with options of another 2 x 1 year. The vessel Olympic Zeus is employed on a contract with Reef Subsea for a fixed period of 120 d
