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DOF Subsea’s Newbuild Starts Husky Energy Contract
DOF Subsea has informed that its newbuild vessel, Skandi Vinland, has started a contract with Husky Energy in Canada. In September 2015, DOF Subsea secured the contract with Husky Energy for the construction of a new light intervention vessel (LIV) committed to a 10-year inspection, maintenance and
Saipem Clinches New Contracts Worth USD 500 Million
Saipem has been awarded a new E&C offshore contract by Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities and trunklines & installation ( T&I) works in Saudi Arabia, under the long-term agreement in force, renewed in 2015 until 2021. The scope of work includes
PHOTO: Jan de Nul Wraps Up Cable Repair Off Iceland
Jan de Nul has completed the cable repair job between Westman Island and the main land of Iceland in less than one month, the company informed through social media. The company was hired to conduct the repair by the Icelandic electrical transmission company Landsnet. The cable repair was undertaken
New Oil Discovery in Kayak Well for Statoil
Statoil and partners Eni and Petoro have made an oil discovery in the Kayak well in the Johan Castberg licence, in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Totaling between 25 and 50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents, the discovery may provide valuable additional volumes for the Johan Castberg
Primo Marine Completes IFA2000 Interconnector Work
Subsea cabling and pipeline engineering specialist, Primo Marine, has provided marine consultancy services including project management and offshore client representation relating to the subsea cable repair operations of the IFA2000 interconnector. The IFA2000 interconnector consists of eight high v
Statoil to Evaluate New CO2 Storage Project on NCS
Gassnova has assigned Statoil to evaluate the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This will be the first storage site in the world receiving CO2 from several industrial sources, the company noted. The storage project is part of Norwegian authorities’ efforts to de
Dea Gets Approval for Drilling at Dvalin
Dea Norge has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill a shallow gas well on the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea. Dvalin is a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, consisting of two separate structures: Dvalin East and Dvalin West. Dvalin East was proven in 2010, around 15
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 26 – July 02). Subsea 7 has acquired certain businesses of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS). The acquisition, under a US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation, was confirmed by the U.S. Bank
EMGS Enters Barents Sea Multi-Client Sales Agreement
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a prefunding and late sales agreement related to 3D CSEM data surveys in the Barents Sea in Norway. The agreement represents revenues of approximately USD 2.5 million, the company said. The data will be acquired during the second half of 2017.
Ramco Secures Tubular Management Contract in Australia
Ramco, an international specialist in the care and maintenance of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) has signed a five year contract with Marubeni Itochu Tubulars Oceania (MITO) in Australia. The AUD 7 million deal involves Ramco’s Western Australia operation, providing total tubular management servic
CGG Finalizes Ireland Seismic Shoot
CGG, a French-based seismic contractor, has completed 3D seismic survey over Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04 located in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. FEL 3/04 is operated by Eni Ireland (36.913%) on behalf of its partners Repsol Exploracion Irlanda (33.557%), Providence Res
Members of Congress Oppose Seismic Testing in Atlantic
Congressman John Rutherford, along with Congressman Don Beyer, led a bipartisan letter from more than 100 members of Congress to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke voicing concerns with a proposal to issue seismic testing permits for the Atlantic Ocean. In April, the Trump Administration announced that i
Eni Gets Nod for Diving Ops at Goliat
Eni Norge AS has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to perform manned underwater operations in connection with repairs and improvements at Goliat field. Goliat is an oil field in the Barents Sea, around 50 kilometres south-east of Snøhvit. The field has been developed using
Reliance Jio Launches AAE-1 Subsea Cable System
Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio), based in India, has launched the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system. The AAE-1 will stretch over 25,000 km from Marseille, France to Hong Kong, with 21 cable landings across Asia and Europe. With diversified Points of Presence (PoP) in Asia (Hong Kong and