Subsea
QSTAR Sets Up Barcelona Facility
Las Palmas-based QSTAR has established a subsidiary in Barcelona Port Forum from where the company will promote marine services and training in the national market and to other places of influence in Europe and Mediterranean. These new facilities have an ROV pilot training center, being the second t
Shell Invests in Rocsole Pipe Deposition Monitoring Tech
Rocsole, a Finnish company which specialises in real-time tomography, has successfully completed an additional funding round which was led by Shell Technology Ventures (STV). The Finnish company, with offices in Kuopio, Finland and Houston, Texas, provides electrical and ultrasound tomographic indus
Fugro Equator Goes on Its Last MH370 Search Mission
Following a re-supply in Fremantle on Monday, Fugro Equator vessel has embarked on a final swing in the search area for the missing MH370 flight. The vessel is continuing its search using the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Fugro Equator’s mission in the remaining parts of the 120,000 square-ki
Cygnus Field Delivers First Gas
Engie E&P UK and partners Centrica and Bayerngas have seen first gas from the Cygnus development exported to the Bacton gas terminal in North Norfolk. Cygnus, located in licence areas P1055 & P1731, 150 kilometres off the coast of Lincolnshire, is expected to contribute 5% of UK gas production – sup
WGP to Shoot Seismic for ConocoPhillips on Eldfisk Field
Thalassa Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary WGP Group has secured a contract from ConocoPhillips Skandinavia to acquire seismic data on the Eldfisk field in the North Sea in 2017. The survey is expected to last approximately two months. According to the company, the survey is planned to start during
Cooper Strikes Another Gas Sale Deal from Sole Field
Cooper Energy has signed a binding gas sales agreement with EnergyAustralia for the supply of 5 PJ per annum from the Sole gas field for a minimum of 5 years, with provision for a 3 year extension. The agreement is conditional upon completion of the transaction for Cooper Energy to acquire Santos’ V
Bourbon Names New CFO
French vessel owner and offshore services provider, Bourbon, has appointed Astrid de Bréon as chief financial officer of the group. She will assume her function on February 1, 2017 and will resign from her seat on the board of directors at that time. “Thanks to the benefits of the digital revolution
Technip Nets Prelude FLNG Deal from Shell Australia
Technip has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by Shell Australia for the Prelude FLNG project. The contract is for the provision of multi-disciplinary engineering and design services in support of the Prelude FLNG, and will allow the smooth delivery of brownfield e
Subsea 7 Bags Oda SURF Job
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded a contract between USD 50 million and USD 150 million by Centrica for the Oda field in the Norwegian North Sea. The Oda oil field (previously called Butch) was discovered in 2011 in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea, approximately 14 kilometres east of th
Red7Marine Expands Its Team
Red7Marine has welcomed David Craft to the team in the role of business development. Craft has spent the last 15 years specialising in business development for companies such as Bam Nuttall, Hochtief Civil Engineering Marine Ag and Gravitas Offshore Limited before setting up his own business develop
Chevron Terminates Rosebank FPSO Order
US oil major Chevron has canceled floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel order for the Rosebank oil and gas project. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), who in April 2013 secured the contract for the design verification, detailed design and full engineering, procurement and constructi
Van Oord’s Rock Installation Newbuild Launched in China
Van Oord’s E169 fall-pipe subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel ‘Bravenes’ was launched at Sinopacific’s Zhejiang Shipyard in China. In September 2014, Sinopacific Shipbuilding and Van Oord announced the construction contract of the SRI vessel, expected to be delivered in 2016. The ‘Bravenes’ is des
Nexans Wins Hornsea One Cabling
DONG Energy Wind Power has contracted Nexans to supply and terminate a total of 139 km of three-phase subsea cable for the first of three construction phases of the Hornsea Project One wind farm, located off the Yorkshire coast. The 34 kV cables of latest generation will be used for inter-linking a
Excelerate Advances Moheshkhali Floating LNG Project
Excelerate Energy has completed the required geotechnical and geophysical studies for the implementation of the Moheshkhali Floating LNG terminal. Moheshkhali Floating LNG is a joint effort between Excelerate and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, and a member of the World Bank Group) under