Subsea
Spectrum’s Board Member Resigns to Join Shearwater
Spectrum has informed that Linda Rudolfsen Myklebust has resigned from the company’s board of directors with immediate effect. Myklebust resigned from Spectrum to take up the position as general counsel in Shearwater GeoServices in Bergen. Shearwater GeoServices is a 50/50 owned joint venture compan
Polaris to Carry Out Ororo Seabed Survey
Sirius Petroleum has executed a contract with Polaris Consulting Company (Polaris) to undertake a seabed survey around the Ororo field licence area. The marine vessel conducting the survey will mobilise to site in early April and it is anticipated that the survey will take approximately two weeks to
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 20 – March 26). The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil sch
Trio Lands €114M Fehmarnbelt Consultancy Deal
Ramboll, Arup and TEC have won the tender for client consultancy on the upcoming Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany. The 18km combined road and rail link will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. The Ramboll-Arup-TEC consortium is to continue as the principal consultant for F
MMT Surveys Shetland
MMT UK, based in Banbury Oxfordshire, is currently undertaking two hydrographic surveys in the Shetland Islands on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. MMT has since 2006 been one of the MCA´s Civil Hydrography Programme survey providers of multi-beam bathymetry, providing hydrographic data f
Green Light for Norwegian OSV Mega Merger
Solstad, Farstad, Deep Sea Supply (DESSC) and Solstad’s relevant subsidiaries have approved and signed statutory merger plans into which Farstad and DESSC will be merged. As reported earlier, Deep Sea Supply and Farstad Shipping will merge into and be established as individual subsidiaries under Sol
TechnipFMC Delivers 20th Subsea Tree for Egina Field
TechnipFMC has reached a new milestone associated with Total’s Egina project with the delivery of the 2oth subsea tree for the ultra-deep field off the coast of Nigeria. Earlier this year, the first TechnipFMC subsea trees for Egina field were prepared in Dunfermline, Scotland, for completion at the
Advance Global Recruitment Secures Saipem Contract
Advance Global Recruitment (AGR) has been awarded a multi-year contract by Saipem Survey Department, to provide offshore survey and positioning services rendered through AGR personnel. According to the Edinburgh-based company, the contract will begin in April 2017, and will run through until 2020. A
UTF Partners with GCE Subsea on Underwater Technology Conference
UTF and GCE Subsea have signed a long-term collaboration agreement to further develop the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen. GCE Subsea is an industry driven initiative for strengthening and internationalisation of businesses, research and education for the Norwegian subsea industry.
Statoil Detects Oil and Gas Near Gimle Field
Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil, operator of Gimle Unit and production licence 193, has made a minor oil and gas discovery in wildcat well 34/10-55 S. The well was drilled from the Gullfaks C platform to a structure east of the Gimle field, about 7 kilometres northeast of the Gullfaks field and
EMGS in Barents Sea Data Sale
Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has entered into agreements involving data licensing (prefunding and late sales) related to 3D EM data in the Barents Sea, Norway. The agreements represent revenues of approximately USD 3.7 million, the company said in Oslo Exchange filing on Friday. “Th
Freire Shipyard Delivers Peruvian Research Vessel
Freire Shipyard has delivered the DNV GL classed B.A.P. Carrasco, described as one of the world’s most advanced polar oceanographic research vessels. The vessel is equipped with meteorological office, six laboratories for different research purposes, a helicopter pad and a bathymetry transducer syst
ONC Gets Federal Support for Earthquake Warning Project
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC ) is one of 26 projects to be selected for funding through the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP). Government of Canada intends to invest $20 million in innovative solutions to enhance safety and security in Canada. The program is led by Defence Research and Devel
New Jobs at Osbit Due to £7.5M Contract Wins
Osbit Limited, the Northumberland-based offshore engineering and technology company, has embarked on a recruitment drive after securing £7.5m worth of new contracts in the past three months. The additional work, which includes projects for the oil & gas, subsea and offshore wind sectors, is enabling