Subsea
Basslink Subsea Cable Environmental Impact Revealed
An independent review committee has published a study on the environmental impact of 290 km-long Basslink subsea power cable. According to the study led by associate professor John Sherwood of Deakin University, Australia, the Basslink subsea cable impact on the seabed and associated organisms is “t
Highlands and Islands, Scottish Enterprise Introduce New Decom Action Plan
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have launched a new decommissioning action plan. The plan aims to support Scotland’s oil and gas sector to take advantage of the estimated £17.6 billion forecast by Oil & Gas UK to be spent on decommissioning on the UK Continental S
Barakah Nets Murphy Oil Contract
Murphy Oil has awarded Barakah Offshore Petroleum a contract to service the Kikeh spar platform, offshore Malaysia. Barakah’s wholly-owned subsidiary PBJV Group will provide production riser tensioner overhaul, maintenance and upgrade for Murphy. The scope of work to be undertaken at Kikeh field, of
Shearwater GeoServices Establishment Complete
GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussengruppen have completed the establishment of the jointly owned marine geophysical company Shearwater GeoServices. As GC Rieber informed, the final conditions for completion have now been fulfilled and the transaction has been completed. GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussen
StarHub Launches Services over APG Subsea Cable
StarHub has launched services over the new Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable network system in Singapore. APG is a 10,900 kilometer submarine cable network system that links nine countries and regions in Asia-Pacific with a capacity exceeding 54Tbps. APG has connection points in Mainland Ch
PHOTO: Undersea Tunnel Between Europe and Asia Opens
SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) has opened an undersea tunnel connecting Europe and Asia. The Eurasia Tunnel is a 5.4 km long twin-deck submarine tunnel that connects Turkish Istanbul through the Bosphorus to the continental Asia. The opening ceremony, that took place in Istanbul, was atten
Royal HaskoningDHV Gets East Anglia EIA Contract
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded an £8 million contract to Royal HaskoningDHV to carry out environmental assessments (EIA) for East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm projects. Royal HaskoningDHV will undertake a full geophysical survey of the sites, aerial ornithological su
Ashtead Expands in Middle East with Acquisition of TES
Ashtead Technology has acquired Abu Dhabi based TES Survey Equipment Services for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable the company increase its customer service offering in the Middle East. Established in 2007 by Susan Murray, TES Survey Equipment Services sells and rents environmental, g
PSA Inspects Johan Sverdrup Jackets
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the design engineering of the steel jackets for the two facilities at Johan Sverdrup field. Johan Sverdrup field, located in the North Sea, approximately 155 kilometers west of Karmøy in Rogaland county, is operated by Statoil. The
Statoil Celebrates 30 Years of Gullfaks
Norwegian oil and gas giant, Statoil, has marked 30 years of Gullfaks oil field, which started production on December 22, 1986. The Gullfaks was the first field where Statoil was both the developer and the operator. “Gullfaks is a prime example of the best that this industry has achieved in Norway,”
DOE Gives USD 40 Mln for Wave Energy Test Facility in Oregon
Oregon State University’s Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center has secured up to $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, to create wave energy test facility in Newport. The NNMREC facility, known as the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site, or PMEC-SETS, is planne
Schlumberger Gets Transocean Deal
Cameron, a Schlumberger company, has signed two 10-year pressure control equipment management service contracts with Transocean valued at more than $350 million. The first contract calls for Schlumberger to manage Transocean’s Cameron risers in the Gulf of Mexico. The work scope includes storage, ma
Technip, FMC Technologies Merger to Complete in January 2017
Technip and FMC Technologies have received a court approval for their merger into TechnipFMC. The companies informed that the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales approved the merger and set the date of completion for January 16, 2017. Two industry giants, Technip and
Teledyne CARIS Nets FTA Contract
Finnish Transport Agency Liikennevirasto (FTA), who is responsible for hydrography in Finland, has selected Teledyne CARIS to provide a new bathymetric data management system. This will be a part of FTA’s infrastructure to manage existing bathymetry, as well as managing and validating incoming bathy