Subsea
DECC’s North Sea Licensing Round Gets Strong Response
DECC’s latest offshore oil and gas licensing round, which closed for applications on Friday 25 April, has received a strong response with 173 applications from industry for around 370 blocks. Energy Minister Michael Fallon said: “It’s 50 years since North Sea licensing began and there remains an ext
Reef Subsea to Execute Pipeline Trenching for GDF SUEZ
Reef Subsea has successfully secured its first pipeline trenching project for the industry-leading Q1000 jet trencher on the Sierra L5 pipeline for client GDF SUEZ. This month, Reef Subsea will mobilise its state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher on-board the Reef Despina Construction Support Vessel to
KONGSBERG Delivers GeoSwath Plus to Port of Duisburg
Duisburg Hafen AG, the owner of the public Port of Duisburg has decided to upgrade their survey capability from a previously used single beam echosounder to the wide swath bathymetry system GeoSwath Plus. The system provides full bathymetry coverage of the harbour basins with unprecedented resolutio
TGS Faces Charges for Tax Violation
Økokrim, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, has presented a criminal charge against TGS for violation of the Norwegian Tax Assessment Act and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act related to a contract entered into with Skeie Energy
Cable Hardware Adds Productivity to PGS’ 3D Seismic Acquisition Vessels
The launch of the Ramform Titan class marine seismic data acquisition ships by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) mark a new era of subsea oil and gas exploration. The second of these vessels, the Ramform Atlas was launched in January, 2014. The Ramform Titan and Ramform Atlas are designed and built by PG
Statoil to Use Subsea Facilities in 169 Svalin
Statoil has received consent to use pipelines and subsea production facilities and implement changes at Grane in production licence 169 Svalin. Svalin is eight kilometres south-west of the Grane field. Water depth is around 120 metres. Svalin has been developed using a multi-branch well from the Gra
Shell’s Petrophysicist to Lecture at SPE Aberdeen Event
Shell UK, principle petrophysicist and SPE Aberdeen Board Member, Alan Johnson is set to ‘demystify petrophysics’ at a Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen event this week. Johnson, who joined Shell in 2001 as a petrophysicist and has been working in the oil industry for 39 years. will outl
CDT Gets Certified for All Levels Diver Training
After over three years of development, Commercial Diver Training Ltd, based in the West of England, has successfully achieved accreditation from the health and safety executive (HSE) to conduct all levels of commercial air diver training, from marine biologists to offshore oil rig and wind farm dive
Senergy S&G Wins Construction Support Contract for Cygnus Project
Senergy’s Survey & GeoEngineering (Senergy S&G) group has been awarded a major contract to support GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (GDF SUEZ) in the forthcoming offshore construction phases of its major Cygnus gas project. Senergy S&G has provided survey project management and geosciences engineering consultanc
IMCA Announces Guidance on Hyperbaric Reception Facility
The safety of divers in saturation is of paramount importance. With this in mind, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) – Booth S18 at OTC 2014 – has published ‘Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for the hyperbaric reception facility (HRF) forming part of a
IMCA Updates Its Diving Guidance
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published the ‘International Code of Practice for Offshore Diving’ (IMCA D 014), one of the key guidance documents for contractors and clients. It provides advice on ways in which offshore diving operations can be carried out safely and eff
Havyard Sells 25 Pct Stake in Forland Subsea AS
Havyard Ship Invest AS have entered into an agreement with Forland Shipping on May 06, 2014 to sell Havyard’s 25% stake in Forland Subsea AS. Forland Subsea AS is the shipowning company for the subsea construction vessel “Lewek Inspector”. The MV Lewek Inspector was built in 2013, delivered to Forla
Cargotec Secures Loan to Finance Purchase of Aker Solution’s Mooring and Loading Systems
Cargotec Corporation and Nordic Investment Bank have signed an eight-year loan agreement totaling EUR 50 million for financing the acquisition of Aker Solution’s mooring and loading systems unit finalised at the end of January 2014. The division employs about 370 people in Europe, Asia and the Ameri
ASV Growth Continues with USA Campaign
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd has announced the company’s plans to break into the North American Unmanned Marine Systems industry. The move comes as the result of unprecedented success in the European and Asian markets where ASV has established itself as the lead Unmanned Surface Vehicle (US