Subsea
Neptune Wraps Up Diving Project for Chevron Australia
Neptune has completed a diving project awarded by Chevron Australia under the Master Services Agreement (MSA). The contract included the provision of diving services for Barrow Island CBM (Conventional Buoy Mooring) terminal, subsea hose change out and pig catcher removal, spar navigation aids chang
Vigdis Sidetrack Nod for Statoil
Statoil has received consent to use the Bideford Dolphin mobile drilling rig for production drilling at Vigdis oil field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea. Statoil is to plug the B-1 AH production well on the Vigdis field. Using a sidetrack from this well, a new well i
BP Starts Quad 204 Project in UK
BP has informed that the production has started from Quad 204 project in the west of Shetland region, offshore UK. BP announced the first oil from the redeveloped Schiehallion Area on behalf of co-venturers Shell and Siccar Point Energy. Schiehallion and the adjacent Loyal fields were first develope
Eni Begins OCTP Production Off Ghana
Eni has launched production from the integrated oil & gas development project in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, off Ghana’s western coast. The OCTP development is made up of the Sankofa Main, Sankofa East and Gye-Nyame fields, which are located about 60 kilometers off Ghana’s Western R
McDermott to Expand Presence in Saudi Arabia
McDermott International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco to expand and develop the company’s physical and human capital within Saudi Arabia. The MoU is a part of Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) initiative. The company has committed to a nine-initiative pla
Wood Group Lands Sakhalin Technical Support Services Contract
Wood Group has secured a technical support services (TSS) contract with Sakhalin Energy, an operator of Sakhalin-2; one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas projects, that includes Russia’s first offshore gas production platform and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. The contract extends Wo
Pacific Radiance – Allianz Offshore in Middle East JV
Pacific Radiance has through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crest Offshore Marine, entered into a joint venture agreement with Allianz Offshore Middle East to jointly incorporate a company in Singapore known as Allianz Radiance. Under the terms of the JV Agreement, Crest Offshore and Allianz Offshore
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 15– May 21). Eni has started gas production from the Jangkrik Development Project, offshore Indonesia. Production from ten deepwater subsea wells, connected to the newly built Floating Production
NPD Awards 11 Technology Frame Agreements
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has signed framework agreements with eleven supplier firms representing various technology areas. The contractors will provide professional assistance within their specialty areas, and the NPD will utilise this expertise in its work to follow-up developments on th
Rolls-Royce to Supply Hybrid Subsea Crane for CBO Manoella
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract by the Brazilian ship owning company CBO to equip an existing offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) with a new patented dual draglink (DDC) subsea crane. This will be the first installation of a subsea crane designed to be able to use either fibre or steel wire rop
Kraken Buys Stake in Enitech Subsea
Kraken Sonar has acquired a minority interest in Enitech Subsea GmbH of Rostock, Germany, and the company has been renamed to Kraken Power GmbH. Under the agreement, Kraken has taken a 19.9% equity interest and provided a €110,000 convertible loan. The loan pays interest at 5% per annum and has a te
Lloyd’s Register Supports DONG Energy US Offshore Wind Campaign
Lloyd’s Register has used its specialist expertise in its Maine-based subsidiary, SGC Engineering, to support DONG Energy on its evaluation phase of the Bay State project with its offshore site and export cable route geophysical and hydrographic surveys. DONG Energy has recently secured two leases i
Kraken Welcomes New Senior Project Manager
Kraken Sonar informed that Neil Riggs has joined the company as senior project manager. Neil graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a BSc degree, major in physics and a BEng (Mechanical). He most recently spent 5 years with the Autonomous Ocean Systems Laboratory (AOSL) of Memorial
Plexus Nets Aker BP Order
Plexus Holdings has received an initial purchase order from Aker BP for the supply of surface exploration wellhead equipment for the Hyrokkin and Nordfjellet standard pressure exploration wells, offshore Norway. The initial value of of the contract is estimated at circa £0.7 million with revenues ex