Subsea
AGR Receives New Well Management Contract from OMV
AGR has been awarded a new Well Management Services Contract by OMV (Norge). The Contract also covers delivery of other Drilling and Well Engineering services for complete well construction. The Contract is for three years with the option of two further years. AGR has previously worked with OMV on t
Faroe Petroleum Finds Gas at Solberg Well
Faroe Petroleum, an independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway, the Atlantic margin and the North Sea, announced a gas and condensate discovery in the Solberg well in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe 20%). The Solberg well 6407/1-7 c
VisSim Supplies VTMS and Oil Spill Detection System for Ivar Aasen
VisSim AS has signed an agreement to supply Marine Radar VTMS and Oil Spill Detection solutions for the oil production platform operating at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the North Sea. The Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) gathers target data from radars and AIS, integrates this data and presen
JFN Acquires Another SeaBotix vLBV ROV
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN), a provider of marine and engineering services, has added another SeaBotix vLBV to their equipment fleet. JFN has been using a vLBV, with key components coated in a specialized (Cerakote) protective layer, to withstand high pH conditions within the FGMSP (First Generation
Wireline Engineering Strengthens Management Team
Wireline Engineering has announced the addition of three key appointments to develop and strengthen its global management team. The company has bolstered its workforce with the addition of Douglas Gordon as division sales manager for Asia Pacific, Paul Higginson as division sales manager for Europe
Offshore and Dredging Business Boost IHC Merwede’s Order Book
IHC Merwede successfully increased its order book in 2013 across the main sectors of its business: offshore and dredging. The company received almost € 1.8 billion worth of new orders in the past year. At the end of 2013, the order book was valued at over € 1.7 billion, which is the equivalent of a
CGG Delivers Q1 2014 Vessel Utilization Report
CGG provided its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the first quarter of 2014. During the first quarter of 2014, the CGG Symphony has definitely stopped operations on February 10th. Vessel utilization for the first quarter of 2014: The vessel availability rate was 94%. This comp
Tree C Bags Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator Contract from Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group awarded Tree C Technology B.V. a contract for the development and delivery of a Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator for its headquarters in Capellen in Luxembourg. The simulator will be used for personnel training of the Jan De Nul Group’s fall pipe vessel Joseph Plateau and its sister vesse
Spectrum Starts Phase 2 of Fingerdjupet-Hoop Survey in Barents Sea
Spectrum has started acquisition of the Phase 2 broadband 2D seismic survey in the Barents Sea Fingerdjupet-Hoop area. A minimum of 4,600 km will be acquired using the vessel Lazarev from SMNG. This is a continuation of the 2,226 km Phase 1 survey acquired last year. Rock property products for litho
Rosneft, ExxonMobil Start Kara-Winter 2014 Ice Expedition
The Arctic Research and Design Center (a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil) have organized The Kara-Winter-2014 Expedition, with expert support from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Federal State Budget Institution. This is going to be the largest ice expedition by the sea area cove
2G Robotics Sets Up UK Headquarters in Aberdeen
2G Robotics opened a new office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will serve as 2G Robotics United Kingdom headquarters. Strategically situated along the shores of the North Sea, the new 2G Robotics Aberdeen office will improve 2G Robotics’ ability to interact with companies who are exploring im
HYPACK, Marine Magnetics Work on Magnetometer Solution
HYPACK Inc and Marine Magneticsc have joined forces to provide a complete solution for magnetometer surveys. Following the purchase of a fleet of magnetometers by SHOM (French Hydrographic Department), Marine Magnetics and HYPACK, Inc. worked together to provide a solution to better acquire and proc
Dolphin’s Sanco Sword Conducts Surveys in Barents Sea
Dolphin’s new high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Sanco Sword, is in full seismic production with 12 seismic cables of 7 km length on the Gotha North and Gotha East Multi-Client surveys in the Barents Sea. The prospective Gotha survey areas are planned and designed together with local area operators, w
Noreco Drills Exploration Well on Verdande Prospect
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has started the drilling of exploration well 6608/10-16 on the Verdande prospect in license PL484 in the Norwegian Sea. The main objective is to find hydrocarbons in sandstones of Jurassic age. The well is being drilled with the drilling rig Bredford Dolphin and