Subsea
LR Senergy Releases Web Access to Subsea Inspection Data with ‘Iris’
LR Senergy (Survey & GeoEngineering) has announced the latest release of its industry leading Iris offshore project and data management web application, incorporating significant advances in the management of subsea pipeline and asset inspection data. Iris(v2.2) can now be used to support pipeline a
BW Offshore Completes Ownership Transaction of FPSO Petroleo Nautipa
BW Offshore has today completed the sale and purchase agreement with Yinson to take 100% ownership of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa. Petroleo Nautipa is operating for Vaalco Energy in Gabon under a firm charter contract until Q3 2020, with options for additional two years. The FPSO has been with Vaalco
Subsea Processing at Offshore Energy Conference 2014
With a session on subsea processing the Offshore Energy Conference addresses a key innovative area. Experts from frontrunners in subsea processing such as FMC Technologies, Aker Solutions, GE Oil and Gas and ExxonMobil Research Company, will present the viability of subsea processing for both green
Researchers Team Up on Mediterranean Seismic Survey
With the aim of expanding the so far only fragmentary knowledge about the processes on the seafloor of the Mediterranean and improving the risk assessment, researchers from GEOMAR and their colleagues from France and Italy have started an expedition on the German research vessel METEOR into the wate
David Ainsworth Leaves MCT, Joins Kite Power Solutions
After 10 years’ service with Marine Current Turbines Ltd, a Siemens Business (MCT) David Ainsworth joins Kite Power Solutions Ltd. Prior to joining MCT David spent 8 years as part of the management team building Bowman Power Systems, who at that time were developing compact gas turbine cogeneration
ROVOP’s Managing Director Wins ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award
The managing director of rapidly growing subsea specialist ROVOP has received a prestigious industry recognition after being named as the UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 for international business growth. Judges singled out Steven Gray from a shortlist of the nation’s most successful and innov
Nominations Start for 2015 Subsea UK Awards
The 2015 Subsea UK Awards, now in their ninth year, seek to recognise companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s successful subsea sector. Entries are being sought for the best subsea company of the year, the most promising young person in the sector, the most exciting new enterp
FMC Technologies Nets $280 Mln Subsea Gig on Maria Field
Wintershall has awarded its first significant subsea contract for Maria development to FMC Technologies’ Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.8 billion ($280 million ). “Maria is our first subsea development in Norway and we are consequently
AF Gruppen to Scrap Murchison Platform in North Sea
AF Gruppen ASA (AFG), in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, named Heerema-AF Consortium, has signed a contract with CNR International (U.K) Limited, for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea. The Murchison oil field straddles the UK/Norway median
DNV GL Starts Off CO2 Subsea Release Safety JIP
Offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines could potentially pose a risk for offshore infrastructures, ships and the marine environment. To demonstrate that CO2 pipelines can be operated safely and to ensure the risks are well understood, industry stakeholders have asked DNV GL to initiate a Joint Indu
Royal Navy Divers Remove Two Underwater Pillars Posing Menace in Solent
Royal Navy divers carried out a controlled explosion to remove two concrete and wood pillars that have been menacing sailors in the Solent. For years the two pillars have stood rising eight metres from the floor of the Solent off Stokes Bay, Gosport. They were the remains of an old pier but proved a
Fugro’s Wavescan Buoy Gathers Data for BP’s Quad 204 Project
Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency. Work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK North Sea contract to date. Located Wes
EMGS’ Vessel Utilization for Third Quarter at 69 Pct
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that its vessel utilization for the third quarter 2014 came in at 69% compared with 77% for the third quarter 2013. In the third quarter this year, the Company’s vessels were allocated 31% to contract and 38% to multi-client programmes, whereas the al
Claxton Releases Infographic Guide to North Sea Well Abandonment
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos