Viper Subsea has attracted major operator Shell to join BP and Total in a Joint Industry Project to develop its Subsea Line Integrity Monitoring (V-SLIM) unit which is used to identify and locate faults in remote subsea electrical distribution systems. The addition of another major operator as a spo
On the threshold of Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting the Company’s headquarters hosted the Press Conference “Mineral and Raw Material Base Development. Gas Production. Gas Transmission System Development”. Taking part in the Press Conference were Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Subsea Production & Processing Systems Market by Technology/Components, Types, & Geography – Global Trends & Forecast to 2018” report to their offering. Subsea Production & Processing Systems Market is estimated to reach $24.6 billion by 2018,
MultiClient Geophysical has announced an extension of the multi-client 2D Barents Super Tie towards the east into the newly opened Barents South East (former Dispute Zone between Norway and Russia). The new lines will tie the existing Barents Super Tie in the west to the areas to be covered by the G
Narec has been awarded a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership project funded by the Technology Strategy Board in association with Newcastle University. The project which started in May 2014 and runs for three years aims to develop cost effective and feasible condition monitoring techniques optimised f
Sonardyne International Ltd.’s latest round of subsea technology workshops were attended by over 100 offshore industry professionals including oil company representatives, hydrographic surveyors, subsea engineers and asset managers. Held over three days at the AECC conference centre in Aberdeen, the
Craig Loughlin of the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) offshore marine licensing team discusses their recent approval of a wave energy development off the north coast of Cornwall: Our team’s work includes regulation of development in the seas around England. In terms of offshore projects this
Narec has been awarded a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project funded by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in association with Newcastle University. The project, which started in May 2014 and runs for three years, aims to develop cost effective and feasible condition monitoring techniqu
The Elected Members of Clare County Council have approved a long-term strategy to harness County Clare’s renewable energy resources. The Clare County Renewable Energy Strategy 2014-2020 has been incorporated into the Clare County Development Plan following a 4-week long public consultation process e
A billion kroner fund from the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) will target future oil and gas production from the Danish North Sea and potentially create research opportunities for up to 100 scientists. Based at Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) in Lyngby, the new Hydrocarbon Research and Tec
The EU has presented an action plan to help make better, responsible use of Europe’s ocean resources. With two thirds of the planet covered by water, the sea’s resources can help us to meet our food, medicine and energy needs. The “blue economy” could also contribute to sustainable growth. However,
For 150 million people living in coastal areas around the world, rising sea level will become a genuine threat according to a new international study which found convincing evidence the sea level has been rising over the past 200 years – and continues to rise. “Warming of the ocean and the melting o
Royal Boskalis Westminster announced at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV). The Dockwise Vanguard which came into service early 2013 is already the world’s largest V-class HTV with a carrying ca
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, informed that drilling has reached target depth on the Centrica-operated Butch East exploration well 8/10-5S and a subseq
