Subsea
SSE Pipefittings Enters into Subsea Market
SSE Pipefittings Ltd enters the Subsea market. SSE is the premier supplier renowned for manufacturing cold formed butt-weld pipefittings for the Oil, Gas, Chemical and Nuclear Industry. SSE has undergone serious technical upgrades and modernisation, and under it’s new Technical and Operations Manage
Providence Eyes Ireland Offshore Licencing Round
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2013. Throughout 2013, the Company has continued to focus on progressing the multi-well drilling programme offshore Ireland. This is the larges
MCG Delivers Stappen High Survey Results
MCG, an international marine seismic data provider, specialising in 2D multi-client offshore seismic surveys offered to oil & gas companies worldwide, has announced that the processing of the MCG1302 data has been finalized. The survey covers license PL720, awarded in the 22nd Concession Round, and
Norway: TTS Group’s CFO Resigns
Mr. Arild Apelthun resigns as CFO of the TTS Group ASA in order to accept an executive position in another company. Mr. Henrik Solberg-Johansen, TTS’ Vice President of Group Accounting and Control, will serve as interim CFO while the search for a permanent replacement is conducted. Arild Apelthun ha
Ithaca Enjoys Good Flow in Stella B1 Well
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces completion of flow test operations on the third development well on the Stella field, with the well achieving a flow rate of 12,492 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Well 30/6a-B1Z (“B1”) is the third development well drilled on the Stella field. The well was drilled to
Drilling Concluded at Brugdan II Re-Entry Off Faroe Islands
Drilling of the Brugdan II Re-Entry well in licence 006 offshore the Faroe Islands has concluded. The well will now be plugged and abandoned. It was drilled to 4542 meters and resulted in a dry well. The well is located 130 km offshore the Faroe Islands and was respudded in May 2014. It was drilled
The Technip-DeepOcean JV Awarded PRS Gig by Statoil
The Technip-DeepOcean PRS Joint Venture has been awarded by Statoil ASA a new frame agreement for Pipeline Repair System (PRS) Pool services. Starting on December 1st, 2014, the agreement will have a firm duration of five years as well as three optional periods of two years each. The contract was se
The Nederlands: N-Seatec Redesigns Subsea Grabber
N-Seatec redesigned an existing grabber design for a specific cable removal job for a survey company. The grabber is specifically designed for cable diameters vary from 50 up to 200mm. 2 hydraulic cylinders are installed to keep the grabber in open position during lowering & positioning. Furthermore
A&P Falmouth Builds First Device for Wave Hub
A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device left the docks on Saturday for Wave Hub. The wave energy converting device, a 10m diameter floating ring made from marine grade aluminium, will be the first de
Heriot-Watt University Selects ASV C-Enduro
Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus have confirmed the order of an ASV C-Enduro. The C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) will be used for research in persistent and long term autonomy with multiple remote and autonomous marine platforms. The vehicle’s primary application will be as a movin
Teledyne to Supply Seatronics with Saturn 30 AHRS
Aberdeen-based global rental and marine technology supply company, Seatronics Ltd has placed an order for twelve new Saturn 30 Subsea Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) that were launched at Oceanology International by Teledyne TSS in London. Seatronics has also taken options on a further
Statoil Opens New Research Centre for Improved Oil Recovery
Minister of petroleum and energy Tord Lien opened Statoil’s new research centre for improved oil recovery (IOR) at Rotvoll in Trondheim, mid-Norway. A key element in reaching Statoil’s 60% recovery rate ambition on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is now in place. Statoil’s head of research Lar
Businesses Invited to Invest in Marine Renewable Energy to Help Power UK
Businesses across the south coast are being called upon to develop innovative technologies which will provide renewable energy for the UK. More than 100 firms have been invited to an event on Thursday 26 June – to identify new methods and opportunities for harnessing the power of the English Channel
PSA Carries Out Audit of Faroe Development Licences
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Faroe Petroleum AS (Faroe) as a licensee in development licences. Objective The objective of the activity was to audit the company’s fulfilment of its licensee obligations. The main elements of the audit related to management sy