Subsea
The Netherlands: Tender Issued on Soil Information for Potential OWFs
A European tender for the performance of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands was issued on September 5. Contractors are invited to digitally submit an offer for the public tender via TenderNed. This public procurement process is supervised
Solstad Nets Subsea Pipe Carrying Gig
Solstad Offshore ASA, an offshore-shipping company based in Skudeneshavn, Norway has been awarded a pipe transportation contract by a major subsea contractor. The firm contract is for hire of 3 Platform Supply Vessels with duration of a total 730 vessel days plus mobilisation, demobilisation and opt
Subsea 7 to Wrap Up Guará-Lula by Year-End
Subsea 7, contractors in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore industry, is back on track with Guará-Lula offshore project in Brazil. According to the statement given to Reuters by the Chief Executive Jean Cahuzac, Subsea 7 has managed to bring Guará-Lula problems
Gassco Gets Nod for Valemon Rich Gas Pipeline
The PSA has given Gassco AS consent to use the Valemon rich gas pipeline between the Valemon and Heimdal fields in the North Sea. The consent applies to the use of the rich gas pipeline between the Valemon field and the riser facility at the Heimdal field. The Valemon rich gas pipeline has a total [
MeyGen Project Pens Largest Marine Energy Lease
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has signed a 398MW, 25-year seabed lease with The Crown Estate. The lease was secured after MeyGen satisfied the extensive development obligations contained within its five-year Agreement for Lease (“AfL”), which was
Cuxport Assists in ‘Amrumbank West’ Monopile Ops
Cuxport has been supporting the Dutch company Ballast Nedam Offshore in the use of an alternative technique to transport and install monopiles at the “Amrumbank West” wind park on behalf of E.ON since the middle of August. The foundation piles are no longer just transported to the offshore site on b
FES to Deliver DBSCs to NOV Flexibles
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1,250,000 contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) are one of the firm’s most successful product lines enabling the quick, efficient and cost effec
Leading Experts to Present at European Well Intervention Conference
Leading oil and gas experts are lined up to present at the 20th SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference which will, once again, bring industry professionals together to discuss current trends and new technologies within well intervention and completion. Taking place on 12/13 November at Aber
Next Large Earthquake Might Occur Along Seismic Gap Near Istanbul, Study Shows
When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The “seismic gap” may simply be inactive, the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other, or the segment may be a source of potential earthquakes, quietly building tension over decades until an inevit
NPD: Record Number of Applications in APA 2014
At the end of the application deadline for awards in predefined areas (APA) 2014 on the Norwegian shelf, the authorities have received applications from 47 companies. “It is positive to see so many companies with faith in the TFO areas,” says Sissel Eriksen, exploration director in the Norwegian Pet
Rolls-Royce’s Deck Machinery, Propulsion and Engines for New OCV
Rolls-Royce has won a £19m contract with the Norwegian shipbuilding group Vard to deliver deck machinery, propulsion and engines to a new offshore construction and anchor handling vessel (OCV) for the Norwegian owner REM Supply. The vessel will be designed by Vard. The new vessel is developed for un
OTE Hires Blueshirt Group for PR and Investor Relations
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation, a turnkey supplier of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC) Systems worldwide, has engaged The Blueshirt Group to assist OTE in developing its communication and investor outreach program with the financial community and media. “
Statoil Hits Dry Ensis Well in Barents Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 393 B, has completed drilling of wildcat well 7125/4-3. The well is dry. The well was drilled about four kilometres south of the 7125/4-1 oil and gas discovery and about 105 kilometres northeast of Hammerfest. The exploration target for the well w
Seaborn Gets New Board Member
Seaborn Networks Group, Inc., the developer and operator of the first express subsea fiber optic cable system between New York and São Paulo, announced today that Brandon Prater has been elected to its board of directors. Prater is a Managing Director and the Global Co-Head of Private Infrastructure