Subsea 7 has extended the contract for Skandi Seven with one year from April 2013. Skandi Seven is a contruction and flexlay vessel, capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 meters. The 2008 built vessel is equipped with a 250 mt crane and 2 ROVs. The DOF Subsea Group is a specialist subsea
Skarb Państwa, a Polish state treasury, announced tenders invitation for the supply of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The treasury seeks a contractor for the construction of one fully equipped ROV underwater vehicle for inspection services. The project period is 6 months from the date of contrac
Total E&P Norway AS has awarded IKM Operations AS MIEC (Maintenance and Inspection Engineering Services) and GMC (General Maintenance Services) contracts for Martin Linge field. Estimated contract value is approximately NOK 400 million. The contracts involve a comprehensive Maintenance and Inspectio
Bibby Offshore UK Ltd has signed a non-exclusive ship agency services contract with GAC covering all ports in the UK and making the Group their first choice of provider elsewhere worldwide. GAC staff attending the first Bibby port call in AberdeenAberdeen-based Bibby Offshore UK Ltd is a subsidiary
RWE Dea talked to Prof. Antje Boetius, deep-sea research scientist and professor of geomicrobiology at Bremen University, about extreme depths and eternal darkness, on which Boetius has conducted research work that looks into the question of how life is even possible under such circumstances and wha
ION Geophysical secured a contract to conduct a seismic survey offshore Lebanon, Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil announced. As Daily Star reports, ION will carry out the survey 40 km beneath the seabed. The survey is expected to determine whether the country’s petroleum potential deposits of
Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) have signed a contract with Havyard Group for the delivery of a Havyard 857 Subsea IMR Vessel. The vessel will be Havyard Newbuilding No. 115 and is scheduled to be delivered in August 2014. The contract value is approx. NOK 600 million. MPL is a new customer for Havya
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Smorbukk South Extension Project. The order has an estimated value of $96 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea trees, wellheads, a manifold, control systems and o
Technip, leader of a consortium with JGC, was awarded by JSC Yamal LNG, owned by NOVATEK (80%) and TOTAL (20%), a contract to carry out the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of an integrated facility for natural gas liquefaction. The project will start immediately with
Hess Corporation announced it has completed the sale of its 2.72 percent interest in the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli Fields (ACG) and its 2.36 percent interest in the associated BTC pipeline to ONGC Videsh Ltd. for $1 billion. Adjusting for net cash flow received since the Jan. 1, 2012 effective date
Aberdeen-based XPD8 Solutions has reported a strong start to 2013 after its condition monitoring team secured work worth more than £2 million and announced plans to expand its workforce. The company, which specialises in the management of maintenance systems for oil and gas producing assets, has bee
Top News of the Week March 25 – 30, 2013
Gazprom hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total on March 28. Apart from focusing on the Bolivian operations, the meeting also addressed the prospects for joint implementation of the Shtokman pr
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and wind energy sectors welcomed the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Ed Davey onto the Hadrian Yard facility in Wallsend on Wednesday 27th March. Davey was given an opportunity t
