Subsea
VSMC Gets $120 Mln Sandbank OWF Contract
VSMC, a strategic joint venture of VolkerWessels and Boskalis, has been awarded a $120 million (€ 90 million) contract by Sandbank Offshore Windfarm GmbH (a joint venture of energy companies Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München). The scope of work for VSMC includes cable supply, CPS, installation, post
INTECSEA Wins Subsea FEED Job on Maersk’s Culzean
INTECSEA’s UK office has been awarded the subsea front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Maersk Oil UK’s Culzean ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature development in the North Sea. The Culzean development is one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea, located
NOC to Provide Ocean Satellite Data Analysis for ESA
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have secured a three-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to carry out ‘quality control’ checks on ocean data captured by one of its satellites. The team at NOC were approached by ESA to analyse data recorded by CryoSat-2, due to the
AFG Ink LoI for Removal and Disposal of Murchison Platform
AF Gruppen ASA’s (AFG) wholly owned subsidiary, AF Decom Offshore U.K. Limited in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, called Heerema-AF Consortium, has been awarded a Letter of Intent by CNR International (U.K), for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the Nor
COSCO Scores $470 Mln Subsea Supply Vessel Deal with Maersk
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group, has secured contracts valued over USD 470 million from Maersk Supply Service (MSS), part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, to build four subsea supply vessels. The secured contract comes with an option for Maersk Supply Service to build a
Dolphin’s P&I Business Set for Rapid Growth
Following the award of several key processing projects, Dolphin Geophysical has announced a record external backlog for Processing & Imaging (P&I) and Processing software sales in excess of USD 10 million. This proprietary backlog is in addition to Dolphin’s multi-client processing projects. It also
PSA Investigates Oil Leak on ConocoPhillips’ Eldfisk Field
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has resolved to investigate a hydrocarbon leak which occurred on the Eldfisk field in the North Sea on 7 August 2014. This incident happened early on the morning of Thursday 7 August, and led to the discharge of stabilised oil to the sea from the Eldfisk F
Jee Upgrades Online Training Site to Enhance Learning
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has upgraded its state-of-the-art online training site to enhance its online and blended learning offering to the oil, gas and renewables industries. Jenny Matthew, Head of Courses at Jee, said: “The oil and gas industry
‘Princess Marseilles’ Crashes into German Cruise Ship (Norway)
The 76 meter long seismic survey vessel Princess Marseilles collided with the 260 meter long German Century class cruise ship Mein Schiff 1. According to the report, Princess Marseilles experienced some technical difficulty while mooring and backed into German passenger ship. The stern of the Prince
Ithaca: CEO Satisfied with Q2 Progress
Ithaca Energy Inc. has announced its quarterly financial results for the three months ended 30 June 2014 (Q2-2014) and half yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (H1-2014). Highlights – H1-2014 cashflow from operations of $101.8 million (H1-2013: $100.5 million), reflecting a Q2-2014
Lundin Petroleum Takes Interest Offshore Norway
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, has announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire a 35 percent interest in PL674 licence. Lundin Norway will acquire a 15 percent interest in PL674 from Petrolia Norway AS and a 20 percent interest of a carve out a
Romica’s LARS for Chinese Research Vessel
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) have signed a contract with Geo Marine Technology Co. Ltd China to provide a Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) launch and recovery system (LARS) to The Second Institute Oceanography (State Oceanic Administration) China. This system provides the capability of 10,000m
Bookings Open for Offshore Decommissioning Conference 2014 (UK)
Bookings have now opened for the annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference, jointly organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK. Sponsored by EY and entitled ‘Delivering the Future Together’, the conference will reflect DNS’ key strategic themes of Collaboration and Innovation, with a focus upon
Ashtead Technology in Sales Agreement with ECA Robotics
Ashtead Technology, an international subsea equipment specialist, has increased its product portfolio with an exclusive sales agreement with ECA Robotics for its range of specialist underwater inspection equipment. The agreement with the French company is for the rights to sell the ECA Hytec range o