Subsea
North Energy Buys Into Tullow’s North Sea Licence
North Energy has entered into an agreement with Tullow Oil Norge AS which gives it a 10 percent holding in production licence 507. The operator is planning an exploration well on the “Lupus” oil prospect, with spudding scheduled for late June. This well will be drilled by Borgland Dolphin in about 1
Costa Crociere: Genoa Most Suitable for Costa Concordia Dismantling and Recycling
At the end of the Conferenza dei Servizi meeting held in Rome, Costa Crociere reaffirms the motivations for the choice of the transportation of the Concordia wreck in Genoa for its dismantling and recycling: Genoa is the only Italian port in which demolition and recycling activities can start immedi
Hurricane Energy Satisfied with Lancaster Trials
Hurricane Energy plc, has successfully completed the testing phase of its key horizontal appraisal well in the Lancaster fractured basement oil discovery West of Shetland. The well will be suspended as a future producer. Production tests achieved a sustainable oil flow rate using an Electrical Subme
Subsea 7 Takes Delivery of Heavy Duty ORTs from Sonardyne
Subsea engineering, construction and installation company, Subsea 7, has taken delivery of a consignment of acoustic release transponders and accompanying heavy duty release frames from Sonardyne International Ltd. The Oceanographic Release Transponders (ORTs) will be used, up to 17 at a time, to as
VIDEO: Hydroid’s REMUS in ‘Exercise Tiger’ Shoot
A successful partnership between Hydroid Inc. (a KONGSBERG company) and Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has produced the first high-definition images of two WWII U.S. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) that lie off the coast of South Devon, UK. The vessels were sunk on April 28, 1944 by German torpedo boats that inte
GE Oil & Gas Launches GirlsGetSET Initiative in North East of Scotland
GE Oil & Gas announces the launch of its GirlsGetSET initiative in the North East of Scotland. A five-year programme, it has been designed to raise awareness amongst female pupils of the wide range of opportunities available through pursuing a career in the fields of science, engineering and technol
CARIS Holds Conference on Blue Economy
CARIS successfully held its 15th international user group conference in Brest, France during the week of June 2-5, 2014. CARIS 2014, which brought together CARIS users from all over the world, was the largest user conference to-date with approximately 170 delegates from 25 different countries and ov
The Crown Estate: Investment Growth in Scottish Renewables
The 2014 Crown Estate Scotland Report shows a 13.6% increase on net capital investment to £5 million, with a significant proportion of an overall investment over the year supporting Scotland’s emerging low-carbon energy industry. Our total capital investment in Scotland over the last four years now
EMGS Bags North Sea Contract from Tullow Oil
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a signed contract from Tullow Oil Norge AS worth USD 7.7 million for 3D EM data acquisition in the northern part of the North Sea. “We are delighted to work with Tullow again, and also, encouraged to see contract coverage in the Norwegian waters co
Subsea 7 Chooses BMT’s Riser Monitoring for Aasta Hansteen Spar
Subsea 7 has selected BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, to supply the riser monitoring system for the Aasta Hansteen Spar, approximately 300 km off the coast of Norway. The integrated system includes an innovative suite of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV
Core Grouting Services Commissions New Grout Mixing and Pumping Unit
Core Grouting Services, an Acteon company, has successfully commissioned a new high volume, high strength grout mixing and pumping unit. The equipment is specifically designed for mixing and pumping high strength grout with a compressive strength of >100 MPa. These grouts are used in offshore founda
Statoil, Kvaerner Enter Into Jackets Delivery Deal
Statoil today enters into a frame agreement with Kvaerner for the delivery of jackets for the North Sea in the period up to 2020. At the same time, the companies will sign a letter of intent for the delivery of two jackets to the Johan Sverdrup field. The frame agreement gives Kvaerner the opportuni
Ceona’s Advisory Committee Gets New Member
SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, announced today it has appointed Jean-Luc Laloë to its Advisory Committee. With over 35 years of experience in the offshore engineering and construction industry, Jean-Luc Laloë has assumed a variety of positions in areas such as engineeri
Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Visits Most Powerful Tidal Stream Turbine
Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F float