Subsea
Lundin Starts Vollgrav South Drilling Ops
Lundin Petroleum has started drilling operations at exploration well 33/12-10 S in production licence 631. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Vollgrav South prospect in PL631, which is located 150 km west of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and between the giant Gullfaks and
Plexus: BG Joins New Subsea Wellhead JIP
Plexus Holdings PLC has announced that BG International Ltd (‘BG’), a subsidiary of BG Group, has signed up as the sixth major oil and gas consulting partner to Plexus’ on-going Joint Industry Project (‘JIP’). The JIP’s objective is to develop and commercialise a new and safer subsea wellhead HGSS™,
VSMC Becomes VBMS
VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting) is now VBMS. This name change is a result of the strategic joint venture between VolkerWessels and Boskalis, which was formalised in 2013. VBMS is inspired by the initialisation of VolkerWessels Boskalis Marine Solutions. Besides introducing a new name, VBMS i
Top News of the Week of Aug 25 – Aug 31, 2014
1. Technip Fined by Perth Magistrates Court for Diving Incident Recently, Technip Oceania Pty Ltd (Technip) was convicted and fined $70,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court for specific breaches of Schedule 3 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act). 2. GE Unveils New
Volstad Enters Bareboat Charter Agreement for Geco Tau Vessel
Volstad Offshore AS have entered into a Bareboat charter agreement with Northwest Maritime AS, a DeepOcean subsidiary. The Bareboat charter agreement is for the vessel Geco Tau. The Bareboat charter has a duration of 2 years firm and includes a further 3×1 year options. The vessel is considered on-h
Germany: Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm Cable Work Underway
Construction of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is complete: 100 kilometres from the German coast and occupying an area half the size of Bremerhaven the offshore wind power station now stands with 80 turbines of the 5 megawatt class (AREVA Wind M5000-116) and the farm’s own transformer station
Tritech Hammerhead Helps to Locate Missing Person at Snailsden Reservoir
Tritech’s high-resolution survey sonar is proving an invaluable tool in search and recovery operations. Yorkshire and the Humber Police areas, through their regional underwater search and marine unit, have been using the Tritech SeaKing Hammerhead system to locate missing persons. The system was rec
MCG: Super High Resolution MC2D Survey in Hoop Area Complete
MCG, in cooperation with Exploro AS, announced the completion of the acquisition of the Super High Resolution MC2D survey in the Hoop area in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Altogether more than 5,600 km of high quality data has been acquired through a busy summer season. The seismic data was acquired by
Siemens Halts Skerries Tidal Stream Array Development
After the UK government retrieved a grant in the amount of £10 million, Siemens decided to give up the development of Skerries Tidal Stream Array. As reNews reports, Marine Current Turbines, a Siemens-owned company, said that the strategy for deployment of tidal generators, which would have the pote
ETI Tidal Energy Converter Project Phase 2 Starts
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has been awarded a £7.5 million two year contract with the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (“ETI”) to deliver a multi-turbine foundation structure which will support a further two turbines at the Atlantis-owned Me
BW Offshore Operating Units Experience Stable Performance in Q2
BW Offshore announced its operating revenues for Q2 2014 amounted to USD 319.8 million, an increase of USD 82.5 million compared to USD 237.3 million in Q1 2014. The increase in operating revenues for the quarter mainly represent early termination fee for Azurite. The compensation for the early term
Det norske Drills Dry Well on Heimdalshø
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 494, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 2/9-5S. The well was drilled about 30 km east of the Valhall field on the Heimdalshø prospect. 2/9-5S was the first well to test a new play concept in the Mandal High area, where Johan Sverd
Magseis to Conduct Seabed Seismic Acquisition for Hess Denmark
Magseis has been awarded a contract by Hess Denmark ApS for seabed seismic acquisition in the southern part of the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene. The duration of the contract is estimated between 45 – 60 days and work will commence upon completion of th
Lundin Completes Appraisal Well 16/4-8 S in Luno II Discovery
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum), through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), announces that drilling of appraisal well 16/4- 8 S in the Luno II discovery has been successfully completed. The Luno II discovery is located approximately 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg f