Subsea
RNLI Helps Diver with Decompression Sickness
On Tuesday, October 14, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Longhope Lifeboat was requested to launch by the Coastguards. They had been called out to assist a diver who was showing symptoms of decompression sickness aboard the dive boat Radiant Queen. The casualty was transferred to the l
Kongsberg’s Two Subsea Observatories for CAGE
CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate has selected Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver two ocean observatories. The observatories will be deployed off the coast of Svalbard (Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean) during 2015, to monitor methane leaks from the seabed. The
INTECSEA and OPC Team Up on R2M Concept
OPC has formed an alliance with INTECSEA and signed an MOU that brings together the subsurface expertise of OPC and the subsea facilities, pipeline and topside engineering expertise of INTECSEA/Worley Parsons Group to offer a fully integrated Reservoir to Market (R2M) concept. The R2M model aims t
ROVOP in New HQ by Year-End
Subsea specialist ROVOP is investing more than $6.4 million (£4million) in a new purpose-built headquarters (HQ) including training facilities, a full ROV underwater test facility and an internal 40-tonne overhead crane. The next generation facility at Aberdeenshire’s Westhill area, known as the sub
Statoil’s CEO Resigns
President and CEO Helge Lund has informed Statoil’s board of directors that he will resign. Helge Lund has chosen to leave Statoil to take up the position as CEO of another international oil and gas company. The board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as acting president and CEO of Statoil with
Heerema to Build Wellhead Platform Jacket for Culzean Project
After a competitive tendering process, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (Maersk Oil UK), operator of the Culzean development in the North Sea, has awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the project’s well head platform (WHP) jacket to Heerema Hartlepool Limited
New NCS Decommissioning Company Established
HitecVision, a private equity investor focused on the upstream offshore oil and gas industry, has established CapeOmega, a start-up E&P company focusing on late life production and decommissioning on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). After decades of successful exploration and production of the
PGS Lowers Full Year Expectations
Petroleum Geo-ServiceS (PGS) has during Q3 experienced deteriorating market conditions, including a weakening of the oil price. The cautious spending behavior among oil companies continues to negatively impact bidding activity and pricing levels for marine contract work and makes utilization and ves
BG Group Gets Statoil’s Ex CEO
BG Group has today announced the appointment of Helge Lund as Chief Executive and as an Executive Director with effect from 2 March 2015. Helge has informed Statoil, a $77 billion international energy company, operating in 36 countries, that he will resign as President and CEO. Over the past 10 year
PartnerTech to Build Subsea Equipment for Aker Solutions
PartnerTech AB has signed a framework agreement covering production and assembly of subsea products for Aker Solutions, a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. The agreement covers PartnerTech’s product development, subsea electronics, high-precision machinin
Gardline Conducts Environmental Surveys for Humber Gateway OWF
Gardline’s Marine Wildlife Department has successfully completed the marine mammal mitigation work for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm will be located 8 km off the East Yorkshire coast and will have 73 turbines, with a capacity of up to 219 MW. Gardline worked closely with E.ON,
FoundOcean Group Acquires Majority Stake in CAPE Holland Group
FoundOcean Group has acquired a majority stake in CAPE Holland Group, the vibro-piling specialist based in The Netherlands. Jim Bell, Managing Director at FoundOcean, explains the reasoning behind the acquisition: “The board of the FoundOcean Group aims to assemble businesses which are adjacent to F
‘Admiral Vladimirsky’ Research Vessel Arrives at Port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
After the oceanographic research vessel “Admiral Vladimirsky” left the port of Pevek 10 days ago, it arrived to the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky yesterday, October 13. The Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet (BF) vessel is conducting a circumnavigation and collecting oceanographic data. During its Arc
Global Marine to Extend Tampnet Offshore Fibre Optic Network
Global Marine has been awarded a third contract to extend the Tampnet offshore fibre optic network with a new cable linking offshore platforms in the Southern North Sea. This latest signing follows Global Marine’s successful installation of the previous phases of the North Sea project, using cable s