Subsea
First Minister Opens OGTC Innovation Hub in Aberdeen
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP was in Aberdeen yesterday to unveil a new facility to drive innovation and help unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The First Minister joined industry and civic leaders for the official opening of the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Innovation Hub, a coll
Simonelli Becomes Chairman of Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has elected BHGE president and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli as chairman of the BHGE board, effective October 2, 2017. Simonelli will continue in his president and CEO role, which he has held since the closing of the combination of Baker Hughes Incorporated and GE’s Oil and Gas b
OSIL Buoys to Gather Data for Marine Energy Development in Wales
International Data Buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have shipped a network of 3 off 1.9m data buoys to Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences for participation in a project to study tidal turbulence at the Menai Strait in Wales. SEACAMS2 is a project to assist the d
2H Offshore Names Flexible Riser Expert in Perth
2H Offshore’s Perth, Australia office has appointed Christian Wiebe as flexible riser expert. Wiebe will be responsible for developing the flexible riser business in Perth and providing his expertise to 2H’s flexible riser projects globally. He has over 12 years’ experience in the oil and gas indust
Well Centric Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Well Centric has appointed Gary Smart as new chief executive officer. Gary has held a variety of management positions throughout his career, spending 11 years at Weatherford before joining Tendeka in 2009, where he spent six years as CEO. FrontRow chief executive Stuart Ferguson said: “FrontRow is c
Tritech Welcomes New Member to Its Team
Tritech International, a Moog Inc. company, has welcomed Gordon Nelson to its team. Gordon will be based in the company’s Edinburgh office, Tritech informed through social media. Gordon, who holds a University of Glasgow Bachelor’s Degree, Avionics, and Bachelor of Science with Merit, has experience
Oceanteam Wins Cable Handling and Storage Contract
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract regarding the supply of a 5300T turntable, a loading tower and auxiliary equipment on a barge for the storage and multiple loadouts of subsea cables in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Oceanteam will accommodate a professional cable handling crew that
Jan De Nul Gears for Nasr Phase 2 Cabling Campaign
Jan De Nul has said it is in full swing with preparations for the subsea cable laying work for ADMA-OPCO’s Nasr Full Field Development Package 2 Project off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf. The preparations are lead from Jan De Nul Group’s office in Abu Dhabi by a team of project [&hellip
Add Energy and Trendsetter Develop RWIS Lite
Add Energy and Trendsetter Engineering have teamed up to develop the Relief Well Injection Spool (RWIS) Lite, designed to reduce the complexity of relief well operations, when coupled with the original RWIS product. RWIS Lite is an exact structural replica of the original RWIS, which allows for dupl
Prysmian to Connect Three French Offshore Wind Farms to Mainland
Prysmian has been awarded a contract from Réseau de Transport d’Électricité to develop submarine cable links to connect the three planned offshore wind farms to the mainland power grid in mainland France. The offshore wind farms to be connected via submarine cable are Fécamp, Calvados and Saint Naza
Statoil, Shell and Total Form CO2 Storage Pact
Statoil, Norske Shell and Total E&P Norge have signed a partnership agreement to mature the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The project is part of the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in Norway. In June, Gassnova
PHOTO: DONG Energy Changes Its Name to Ørsted
DONG Energy, headquartered in Denmark, has changed its name into Ørsted. The name change comes after the company’s strategic transformation from black to green energy following a divestment of its upstream oil & gas business to INEOS. The new name has been announced by the company’s CEO Henrik Pouls
i3 Energy Submits Liberator Field Development Plan
i3 Energy has submitted environmental statement (ES) and field development plan (FDP) for its 100% operated Liberator field located offshore UK. The Liberator ES has been submitted to the Department for Business, Environment and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for review and public consultation. The ES a
Royal IHC and Subsea 7 Finalize New Reel Lay Vessel Order
Royal IHC and Subsea 7 have signed a firm contract for the design and build of a new reel lay vessel, following a letter of intent announced in September this year. The vessel will be capable of installing rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems from shallow waters to depths of up to 3000m. W