Subsea
AGR Supports E&P Companies with Development of Multi Client Studies
AGR has developed several Multi Client studies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf that help the small and medium-sized E&P companies but also majors identify exploration prospects in a cost-efficient method. AGR’s Multi Client studies provide an entry tool for its clients to obtain a significant amo
GEOMAR to Take Part in ‘Ocean Sampling Day’
Saturday, 21 June, is “Ocean Sampling Day.” Marine scientists will take water samples at over 170 locations worldwide to investigate the distribution and genetic diversity of microorganisms in the water. Also scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel University and th
Statoil Hits Dry Well in Barents Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 615, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7324/2-1. The well was drilled about 45 kilometres north of the 7324/8-1 “Wisting Central” discovery, and 350 kilometres north of Hammerfest. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove
Temporary Shutdown of Nord Stream Due to Maintenance
Nord Stream AG will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipeline system between June 24 and July 4, 2014. These routine maintenance works will require a temporary shutdown first of both lines at once, then of each line separately. These works are an essential part of
DECC Retracts Funding for Skerries Tidal Stream Array
The Skerries Tidal Stream Array, owned by Marine Current Turbine (MCT) subsidiary Sea Generation (Wales) Ltd, has been notified by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) that the conditional offer of funding under DECC’s Marine Energy Array Demonstration Fund (MEAD) has been withdrawn. Whi
Dräger Develops Drägersorb for Saturation Divers
Dräger Marine & Offshore, part of the Dräger Group, is among the leading providers of safety solutions in the Oil & Gas industry with its Drägersorb product used by saturation divers. With safety one of the top priorities for the Health and Safety Executive’s Offshore Division, and with manned divin
Aquamarine Power Begins Oyster Refit
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has successfully removed both cylinder modules from their Oyster 800 wave machine as part of a comprehensive summer overhaul, with the firm aiming to recommence Oyster power generation in the autumn. The 800kW test machine, located at the European Marine Energy C
DCN Launches New Hyperbaric Test and Training Centre
DCN Diving, the Dutch diving contractor based in Bergen op Zoom, has opened a new hyperbaric testing and training centre. Unique in the Netherlands and indeed uncommon anywhere in the world. In a hall alongside the company’s head office, a permanent professional centre has been established, in which
MonArb Jacket Sailway from OGN Yard (UK)
The OGN Group has delivered a 5745 tonne steel Jacket for Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited’s MonArb Area Redevelopment Project (MAR) which will help unlock further oil reserves from the UK North Sea. The North East England-based company has completed the design and construction of the 118metre tal
Competentia Buys Argonauta, Expands in USA
Competentia, an international oil and gas project management and engineering recruitment consultancy, has acquired Houston-headquartered Argonauta Group of companies, in a cash and stock transaction. Argonauta provides senior consultants to the oil and gas majors, primarily for the drilling and subs
Kongsberg Maritime Enhances OE14-408 Digital Stills Camera
Kongsberg Maritime, a leading developer of underwater imaging products has further enhanced its high resolution digital stills camera the OE14-408, through the addition of an Ethernet control interface and a new, ergonomically designed graphical user interface. The OE14-408 with its 1/1.7” CCD senso
Subsea 7 Charters Skandi Neptune Until 2016
Subsea 7 has exercised a charter option on the vessel Skandi Neptune, extending the charter by 1 year, and the vessel is firm until Q1 2016. The Skandi Neptune is a construction /pipelay vessel that can support flexible pipelay, umbilical installation and deepwater construction. The vessel is equipp
Hydra Offshore, Alexander Comley in Ghana Joint Venture
Alexander Comley has signed a partnership agreement with Hydra Offshore, an indigenous oilfield services company, in developing products for Ghana’s oil sector. The agreement is in response to the Petroleum Local Content Regulation, which began operations in February 2014. Under the agreement Hydra
CGG: Broadband Brings New Life to North Sea
The Central North Sea (CNS) is a mature basin, yet still rich in opportunities for the discovery and development of new fields. Although this seems somewhat contradictory, targets continue to be elusive as the area is notoriously difficult for seismic imaging, especially the deep High-Pressure High-