Subsea
Treasure of Polluce Ship Recovered
Italian Navy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism (MIBACT), has recovered a number of coins from the “treasure” of the wreck of the steamship ‘Polluce’ that sank in 1841. The recovery of the coins was conducted near the Italian Elba by a multipurpose ROV named Pega
Vallourec’s PREON Foundation Tech on Trials in Hannover
Vallourec’s offshore foundation system PREON® marine is the first foundation technology to be tested in the new Test Center for Support Structures at Leibnitz University of Hannover, Germany. Inaugurated in September 2014, the Test Center for Support Structures includes a 10 meters deep foundation e
InterMoor Bags Marine Services Contract from Maersk
InterMoor UK have been awarded a Marine Services contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd. The contract will be serviced from InterMoor’s Aberdeen offices and will support Maersk in the following operational activities within the UKCS :Field Flowline and Well tie-ins; FPSO & FPU Mooring Inspections
Reef Subsea Moves to Port of Blyth Premises
Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new facility provides 1800m2 of serviced internal and external storage space for asset maintenance and storage combined with
‘RRS Ernest Shackleton’ Stays at BAS
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its second option for a one year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2015. “RRS Ernest Shackleton” has been on a long-term charter with BAS since August 1999. BAS further holds three annua
Reach Subsea Extends Charter for Dina Star
Reach Subsea has exercised an option to extend the contract for ‘Dina Star’ in October. The operation continues in the High North areas. Dina Star, which has ice class 1B and de-ice, has under this contract served as a multipurpose vessel (MPSV). Dina Star is a 93 meter long and 5000 DWT DP2 Light c
SPE Announces New Category for OAA 2015
The 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards,organised and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, have opened for entries today, with a new category added which will recognise investment into the future talent of the energy industry. This year’s new category, Best Graduate Sche
Centrica Starts Ivory Well Drilling
Atlantic Petroleum has started drilling of the Ivory well (6707/10-3 S) in PL 528B located in the Norwegian Sea. Atlantic Petroleum Norge has a 9% working interest in PL 528B. The licence is located adjacent to the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field development which is due to come on stream in 2
Faroe Secures New Licensing Options in Celtic Sea (Ireland)
Faroe Petroleum announces the award of three new Licensing Options (LO 14/1, 14/2 and 14/3) by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the Celtic Sea, Republic of Ireland. The two-year Licensing Options are located on the southern margin of the North Celtic Sea basin, in rel
Top News of the Week of Sep 29 – Oct 05, 2014
1. EMAS Offshore Launches Singapore IPO EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has launched public offering of shares following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in conjunction with the proposed listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Secur
Cape Nets Magnus Life Extension Project from BP
Cape plc, an international leader in the provision of critical industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors, announces the award of a contract with BP to supply its services within the Magnus Life Extension project, MLXP. MLXP is a project being undertaken by BP as part of its Nor
Oceanographic RV “Admiral Vladimirsky” En Route to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Oceanographic research ship of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet (BF) “Admiral Vladimirsky” left the port of Pevek and is heading for the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The vessel is expected to arrive at its destination in about 10 days. During the visit to Pevek the crew met with local of
Pelamis Redeploys Wave Measurement Buoys at Farr Point
Continuing the work of Pelamis Wave Power on wave farm project development in parallel with technology demonstration and development, two wave measurement buoys have now been redeployed off the north coast of Scotland, at the location of the Farr Point wave farm site. The wave buoys, which were firs
Eolien Plans OWFs Seabed Clearance Off France
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has issued a tender for seabed surveys to be carried out at a number of locations offshore France. The company requires side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder survey services to execute seabed clearance on appr