TDW Offshore Services AS announced that it has successfully completed a series of pipeline pressure isolation operations offshore western Borneo in Malaysia for Sarawak Shell Berhad. The operations were carried out on the Jintan, B11 and F6 platforms in the South China Sea, as part of Sarawak Shell
Lundin Petroleum announced that drilling of appraisal/exploration well 16/2-9S on the Aldous Major North structure has commenced. The well is located in licence PL265 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Aldous Major North structure is believed to be the north-westerly continuation of the Aldous Major S
Shell has received approval to start removing residual oil and gas from a pipeline that leaked from the Gannet platform in the North Sea. Source: Subsea UK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK, August 24, 2011;
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by the project developer Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG, which is owned by Enova and EWE ENERGIE, to supply and install the infield submarine power cables and ancillary equipment for the Riffgat offshore w
Cork County Council requires the services of a competent firm of Consulting Engineers, with experience of marine structures and piling structures to carry out inspections and produce a structural report. Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) is a problem that is starting to appear on steel piles at
Markey Machinery Company announced that it is under contract to supply Scripps Institution of Oceanography with advanced deck equipment used to conduct scientific investigations using Conductivity, Temperature, & Depth (CTD)/ Rosette samplers. This new CTD handling system includes a third generation
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed a third contract with Chevron PTY LTD and the Kellogg Joint Venture – Gorgon. Under the terms of the contract, the semi-submersible vessel FJELL will provide marine transportation of modules and other related equipment over a series of voyages commenci
Forewind has appointed Atkins to design the Meteorological (Met) masts for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm which is located off the east coast of Yorkshire and is potentially the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The masts will gather important meteorological data to help ensure that the w
SeaBird Exploration PLC announces through its wholly owned subsidiary SeaBird Exploration FZ LLC the receipt of a Notification of Award from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd of India for a 4C-3D Seismic API Pilot Project in Mumbai High Field. This is an official notification that SBX has been awa
The Port of Los Angeles police dive team will be getting a new $2.47 million vessel under a contract approved Thursday, The Board of Harbo… (dailybreeze) [mappress] Source: dailybreeze, August 23, 2011;
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry announced today that its order book has gained momentum, growing to US$777 million. This follows contracts awarded to its offshore subsea diving subsidiary, Kreuz Holdings Limited to
RSI, the world leading dynamic simulation solutions provider, delivered an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) system to HANAS LNG in July 2011. Ningxia Hanas LNG is the largest LNG plant built in China to date. It is located in Yinchuan, capital city of Ningxia Hu autonomous region in China and has t
Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc., has signed an agreement with Encana Natural Gas Inc., a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) that Encana plans to offer to service providers operating fleet trucks in the Haynesville area of Louisiana. Encana will di
Kongsberg Maritime announced the successful delivery of high performance CCTV systems for installation on National Gas Shipping Company’s (NGSCO) entire fleet of eight LNG carrier vessels in the Middle East. The project was secured in conjunction with Unique Systems FZE, Kongsberg Maritime’s local s