Subsea
Wave Energy Gets Australian Government’s Boost
The Western Australian Government’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has awarded $15.75 million grant funding to Carnegie’s CETO technology and Albany wave energy project. In addition, the WA Government has awarded $3.75 million to the University of Western Australia to esta
KBR Taps CH2M for BP’s Tortue Project
CH2M has been awarded a new marine engineering support contract on BP’s Tortue development offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The new energy development project involves subsea gas production, a floating gas treatment facility, a pipeline with domestic gas connection points and a nearshore hub facilit
SBSEK Makes FID for Nautilus Tidal Project
Indonesia’s SBS Energi Kelautan (SBSEK) has made final investment decision (FID) for the Nautilus tidal stream project, and is accelerating development engineering activities for Phase I of the project. Nautilus tidal project will provide reliable, zero-emission electrical power to State-owned electr
NSRI Sets Up Funding Event to Boost Subsea Companies
Developing Subsea firms could discover how they can overcome common financial challenges through industry supported and government-backed initiatives at an event in Aberdeen on October 26, 2017. The workshop will explore the wide range of tools and resources available to SMEs, technology developers
Nautilus Minerals Director Resigns
Nautilus Minerals informed that Mark P. M. Horn has resigned as a director of the company. Mark P. M. Horn has advised the company that he will lead Deep Sea Mining Finance (DSMF), a recently formed joint-venture between the two major shareholders of Nautilus, Metalloinvest Holding (Cyprus) and MB H
Exceed Scoops Up Cheviot Gig
Aberdeen-based Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has been awarded a contract by Alpha Petroleum for its Cheviot field development campaign. The Cheviot field is 100 per cent owned by Alpha Petroleum and its core development will consist of drilling and completion of a
OOS Gretha Completes Subsea Lift of Broken Gangway Off Brazil
OSS International informed that its semi-submersible accommodation crane vessel OOS Gretha has completed a subsea lift of a gangway that was broken off several months ago in Campos Basin, Brazil. OSS performed the work for Petrobras, after its request for assistance. For this task the OOS Gretha dis
Well-SENSE Gets New CEO
Aberdeen-based downhole technology specialist, Well-SENSE, has appointed Craig Feherty as its new chief executive officer. Feherty joins Well-SENSE from GE Oil and Gas, where he was Product Line Director for Wireline Products. He managed a portfolio of technologies designed to measure downhole well
Petrofac and Danos to Team Up
Petrofac and Danos, a US-based oilfield services provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU is structured to progress discussions towards the formation a joint venture (JV) Agreement for the pursuit of opportunities to deliver services across the oil and gas asset life cycle,
Benthic Aims at Renewables
Benthic said it has decided to officially expand into offshore renewables market by establishing a new business line. Recognizing the potential of the emerging US offshore renewables industry, the company providing offshore marine geotechnical investigation, survey, analysis and design, has opened a
TechnipFMC Sets Up Egina Manifold Modules Off Nigeria
Six manifold modules built by TechnipFMC for Total’s Egina project have been installed in the field located offshore Nigeria within OML 130 block. They have been manufactured at the Aveon yard in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. TechnipFMC provides project management, engineering, procurement, and constructi
Keppel Bags FPSO Conversion Deal from SBM Offshore
Keppel Shipyard has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) conversion contract from SBM Offshore. The contract is for the conversion of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) into an FPSO, which upon completion, will be deployed to the Liza field, located approximately 193km o
GKinetic Finalizes 2nd Testing Round at Limerick Docks
Irish developer, GKinetic Energy, has recently completed a new round of testing on its optimized 1:10 scale device at the Limerick Docks testing facility. The device was re-launched in August 2017 where it underwent 6 weeks of regulated tow-tests designed to study and gauge data on recent improvemen
MRECo Gets Bourne Tidal Test Site Approval
Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) has received final approval from the US Army Corps of Engineers to install the Bourne tidal test site within the Cape Cod Canal. “We are very pleased the Corps of Engineers has determined that the Bourne tidal test site will have no impact on the critica