Subsea
SmartBay Ireland to Participate at Ocean Energy Europe Conference
SmartBay Ireland will be exhibiting at the annual Ocean Energy Europe conference which will take place in the Marriott Paris Rive Gauche hotel and conference centre in Paris, on the 1st and 2nd of October. John Breslin (General Manager), Mark Wemyss (Operation and Technical Manager) and Diarmuid O C
ShawCor Bags Shah Deniz 2 Pipe Coating Gig
ShawCor’s pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received contracts with a value of approximately US$200 million from BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating and other services in connection with the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. The contracts are scheduled to be execute
Rosneft Discovers Oil at World’s Northernmost Well in Kara Sea
Rosneft successfully completed the drilling of the northernmost well in the world – the Universitetskaya-1 well in the Arctic. According to the results of the drilling Rosneft has made an oil discovery at the East-Prinovozemelskiy-1 license area. The drilling was completed in record-breaking time –
NSRI Gets New Chairman and Project Director
A recently launched initiative aiming to coordinate research and development activities within the UK’s subsea oil and gas sector has appointed a chairman and project director. Well-known industry figure, Peter Blake, has taken up the role of chairman of the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI
Top News of the Week of Sep 22 – Sep 28, 2014
1. Kongsberg Develops New Solution for 3D Subsea Monitoring Kongsberg Maritime has launched a unique solution for the detection of Scouring, Corrosion, Deformation and Marine Growth, which can destabilise wind turbines and underwater structures causing expensive, and potentially environmentally haza
Chairmen Announced for SPE Offshore Europe 2015
The Offshore Europe Partnership has announced the appointment of two co-chairmen for SPE Offshore Europe 2015, one of whom will lead the keynote programme with the other leading the technical programme. Michael Engell-Jensen, Executive Director of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
WG Intetech Appoints Regional Well Integrity Manager
Wood Group Intetech (WG Intetech) has appointed Ogo Ikenwilo to the role of Regional Well Integrity Manager – North Sea. Ikenwilo will manage the company’s substantial North Sea client base, while identifying opportunities to increase its regional market share. Based in Aberdeen, Ikenwilo will be re
Bibby Offshore Wins Two Northern Stars
Bibby Offshore has been recognized at the 2014 Northern Star Business Awards winning in the categories Commitment to People Development and Outstanding Contribution to the Energy Sector. The Commitment to People Development award recognises the company that has shown the most commitment to developin
Pelamis Technology Shortlisted for Ireland’s First Wave Farm Project
Pelamis Wave Power has been selected as one of just two technology developers to progress to the next stage of a competitive procurement process with Irish utility ESB for the deployment of Pelamis wave machines on the west coast of Ireland. Pelamis is one of only two technology developers to have r
Technika Podwodna’s Diving Equipment for Inspektorat Uzbrojenia (Poland)
Technika Podwodna, from Poland, has been awarded a diving equipment supply contract by Skarb Pazstwa – Inspektorat Uzbrojenia. Under the contract, Technika Podwodna will deliver small magnetic diving equipment: Cylinder for the type of O2 oxygen decompression HOOKAH GAS SUPPLY camera type CRABE, Mix
METAS Introduces Active Acoustic Oil and Gas Leak Detection System
METAS, a subsea solutions provider, introduced its new AALD, Active Acoustic Oil and Gas Leak Detection System, developed in close cooperation with FMC Technologies. The system is designed for subsea installation, detecting even small amounts of oil and gas in ranges up to 700+ meters. Various alter
Caithness to Become Next UK’s Energy Hub
Caithness will be unveiled as the UK’s latest energy hub at an event in Aberdeen next week (1st October). The lunch and learn event, run by industry body Subsea UK, will showcase the wealth of expertise the area has to offer to the oil and gas industry, particularly in relation to subsea. The one da
Statoil Hits Gas in Pingvin Prospect, Norway
Operator Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea. The discovery is a play opener in a frontier unexplored area of the Barents Sea northwest of Johan Castberg. The discovery well 7319/12-1, drilled by the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbe
IMCA Names Harkand’s Man Vice Chairman of ROV Committee
Harkand’s global head of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) has been announced as the new vice chairman of a highly recognised global offshore, marine and underwater engineering trade association’s ROV committee. David Rhodes has been voted in by fellow members of the International Marine Contractors