Project & Tenders
OpenHydro Buys Tritech Gemini Sonars
Tritech has secured an order for supply of sonar systems for Irish tidal turbine company OpenHydro. OpenHydro has purchased a number of Gemini imaging sonars to monitor the installation and recovery of tidal turbines and subsea base units for its current and future projects. The company also purchas
EnQuest sees first oil from Alma/Galia development (UK)
EnQuest, an independent UK-based oil and gas company, reported on Wednesday it achieved first oil from the Alma/Galia development, in the UK North Sea, on October 27, 2015 following final commissioning of all the required systems. The Alma/Galia fields are located in blocks 30/24c and 30/25c respect
EMGS Enters Sales Agreement for Barents Sea Data
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a new licensing agreement for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-client data library over the Barents Sea. The company did not disclose the name of the new client and when the data will be delivered. According to EMGS, the cont
Providence sheds part of its Spanish Point stake (Ireland)
Providence Resources will farm out part of its ownership in Frontier Exploration Licences (FEL) 2/04 and FEL 4/08, offshore Ireland. The licences are located in the Spanish Point area, 175 km off the west coast of Ireland in the northern Porcupine Basin. According to a licence update issued by Provi
Havyard Delays NB 123 Subsea Vessel Delivery
Havyard Ship Technology, a part of Havyard Group, has agreed with its client to postpone the delivery of the new subsea vessel, building no. 123, to the second quarter of 2018. The agreement for construction of NB 123 was signed in July with an undisclosed international shipping company, with the de
Silver Award for Team Van Oord
Team Van Oord has been awarded a silver award in the ‘Innovation’ category for the Medmerry Managed Realignment Scheme, delivered on behalf of the Environment Agency. The company is listed as a Green World Award winner alongside governments and organizations from countries including South Korea, Pol
Dong Hires Modus for Burbo Bank Extension UXO Job
Darlington-based Modus Seabed Intervention has been contracted by DONG Energy to conduct pre-installation works on the planned offshore wind farm Burbo Bank Extension which is located west of the existing Burbo Bank offshore wind farm, approximately 7 km off the coast near Liverpool. The workscope h
Report: Statoil soon to put Castberg development proposal on the table?
Statoil, a Norwegian oil and gas giant, is reportedly moving towards presenting a proposal on how to develop its 600-million barrel oil field in the Barents Sea, the Johan Castberg, to the country’s oil regulator, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). According to Reuters, the regulator’s Direc
Italy: OLT Offshore issues LNG tender
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana informed it has launched a tender for the peak shaving service of the company’s FSRU Toscana.
STR, IKM Technique Form Partnership
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) formed a new partnership with Norwegian subsea tooling company IKM Technique. According to STR, the agreement will enable the company to further provide complete technology solutions by offering ROV tooling, service and support from its UK base and regional agents
Unique Group Buys Oceanwide Safety at Sea
Unique Group has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea in a deal that joins two companies in the diving industry. Oceanwide provides design, construction and maintenance of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats. Founded in 2002, the company will be wholly owned by Unique Group but will continue to be manag
DeepOcean Bags Race Bank Cable Work
A contract for the provision of cable installation and trenching work for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm has been awarded to DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2016/2017 with DeepOcean’s in-house fleet of dedicated cable installation
Lundin in small gas discovery offshore Malaysia
Lundin Petroleum, independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has made a small gas discovery with the Mengkuang-1 exploration well in license PM307, offshore Malaysia. Lundin started drilling the well at the start of October. The well targeted hydrocarbons in Miocene aged sands 75 km
Marine Harvest Norway Hires KB Dykk for Diving Gig
Norway’s KB Dykk, a subsidiary of NTS ASA, has secured a deal with Marine Harvest Norway for the lease of service vessels and provision of diving services in the North Region. With this agreement, which starts on March 1, 2016 and runs until January 1, 2020, KB Dykk has secured a long-term employmen