Subsea
EMGS: Vessel Utilization in Q2 Down by 3 Percent
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has released information on vessel activity and utilisation for the second quarter 2014. The Company defines “vessel utilisation” as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on contracted or multi-client data acquisition. Vessel utilisation for the sec
CARIS’ Software Selected by Le Havre Harbour
After taking part in a competitive tender process, CARIS has announced that Le Havre in France has chosen to implement CARIS Bathy DataBASE and Spatial Fusion Enterprise for the management and distribution of their bathymetric data. The harbour of Le Havre, or Grand Port Maritime du Havre, is locate
Technip Bags Edradour Subsea Gig from Total
Technip has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75 kilometers North West of the Shetland Islands, in approximately 300 meters of water. Technip’s scope of work covers the: – fabrication and installation of 12” production pipelines, 6” ME
UK: Divers Fined for Shipwreck Raids
In a landmark case two divers from Kent have been made to pay a total of £63,500 in fines and costs for not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the UK coast. David Knight and Edward Huzzey, both from Sandgate, had previously pleaded guilty to 19 offences between them, contrary to section 23
Technip Gets Cable Handler from Osbit Power
Osbit Power, headquartered in Riding Mill, Northumberland, has successfully supplied a bespoke cable handling system to Technip Offshore Wind, in support of its cable installation operations at Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The quadrant system allows safe and efficient deploymen
South West and Pembrokeshire Collaborate on Marine Energy
A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire. The memorandum of understanding, signed on Friday 27th June by the South West Marine Energy Park and Marine Energy Pembrokesh
Pelamis Delivers Live Wave Analysis from Farr Point
Live wave measurements captured off the north coast of Scotland are now accessible to public via the Pelamis Wave Power website. Pelamis Wave Power manages the development of commercial scale wave power projects around Scotland, in parallel with other Pelamis wave farms being developed directly by c
VSMC Wins Export and Inter-Array Cabling Contract for Dudgeon OWF
VSMC has been awarded a EUR 110 million contract by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, owned by Norwegian companies Statoil and Statkraft, for the export and inter-array cabling for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. VSMC will start in 2015 by performing two 1,100-metre horizontal directional drillings at
Statoil Plans to Get More Oil from Oseberg Øst with New Drilling Campaign
Statoil will increase the Oseberg Øst field recovery rate by means of a drilling campaign starting up in the summer of 2015. On Wednesday 2 July it was made public that Prosafe Offshore has been awarded a contract for the use of Safe Scandinavia in connection with this campaign. Support vessel Safe
Paradigm Drilling Strengthens Team with Two New Appointments
Paradigm Drilling Services has made two key appointments to strengthen its support team across the globe. Paradigm Drilling Services, which is based at Thainstone, near Inverurie, has appointed Tony Robertson as business development manager for Europe, Scandinavia and West Africa, and Craig Martin a
IKM Valves Acquired by Flux Group
Flux Group, a newly founded company owned by HitecVision, is acquiring IKM Valves. The acquisition is a testament to Flux Group’s ambition to invest in and further develop IKM Valves. The management and all employees in the newly acquired company will stay on. “This is a confirmation of the good wor
Survey and Preservation of First World War Wreck AE2 Sub
More than 99 years after it was scuttled in the First World War, a project to record, preserve and tell the story of the wreck of Australian submarine AE2, laying at the bottom of Turkey’s Sea of Marmara, is underway. AE2 is one of the last untouched Gallipoli battlefield sites, and with the dedicat
Total, Dong Start Up Edradour Gas Field (UK)
Total, together with its partner DONG, has decided to launch the development of the Edradour gas field in the West of Shetland area, and has in addition acquired a 60% interest in the neighboring Glenlivet discovery. The tie backs of Edradour and Glenlivet to Laggan-Tormore are expected to add reser
PSA Audits ConocoPhillips’ Preparedness for Ekofisk 2/4 Well Plugging
From 11 March 2014 to 16 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips. The audit focused on the company’s preparations and plans for permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells at Ekofisk 2/4. The objective of the audit was to follow up the well-s