Subsea
Statoil Finds Gas Near Visund Field
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 120, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/8-17 S. The well was drilled on the northeast flank of the Visund field, in the northern part of the North Sea. The well’s primary exploration target was to prove petroleum on the east flank of th
EMEC to Assess Reliability of Subsea Cables
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, is to share learning on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. Funded by The Crown Estate, the project will see EMEC and Engineering Technology Appl
NAVTOR Inks E-navigation Fleet Agreement with DOF
NAVTOR has signed a landmark fleet agreement with DOF Management. The deal will see NAVTOR’s innovative and user-friendly ENC service rolling out across DOF’s high-end CSVs, PSVs and AHTS vessels, which operate in all key oil and gas regions worldwide. DOF is an established global leader in the offs
IKM Subsea Awarded ROV Drill Support Contract from Statoil
IKM Subsea has been awarded a 1+1+1 year contract by Statoil ASA for ROV drill support service. The contract includes ROV services onboard Maersk XLE 3. Maersk XLE -3 is a jack-up rig which will perform drilling at the Gina Krog field. “The fact that Statoil rewarded us with our second drill support
Statoil Gets Offshore Loading Buoys Approval for Gullfaks Field
Statoil, an international energy company, reported that it has received a consent to use offshore loading buoys on the Gullfaks field. The consent applies to the installation and operation of the OLS 1 and OLS 2 offshore loading systems at Gullfaks. Gullfaks is an oil and gas field located on the No
Jumbo to Install Western Isles FPSO Mooring Piles and Ground Chains
Recently Jumbo signed a Contract with Subsea 7 for the provision of the FPSO Mooring Piles and Ground Chains Installation for the Dana Western Isles Development Project (WIDP). Installation of the mooring piles and chains will be done by Jumbo’s Fairplayer, a Dynamically Positioned Heavy Lift Vessel
ITF and Tullow to Tackle Well Integrity and Safety Issues
ITF is working with Tullow Oil plc to establish a comprehensive, global wells and completions reliability database and is urging more operators to join the project. The aim of the joint industry project is to tackle efficiency and safety issues associated with well integrity through the creation and
Applied Acoustics and iXBlue Establish Cooperation
Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) in the UK and iXBlue have released details of a formal working relationship between the two companies, permitting cross compatibility between their acoustic positioning products to create a greater degree of flexibility across a wide market area. Conceived during 2
Ceona’s New Debt Facility to Finance Ceona Amazon Vessel and Polar Onyx VLS
Ceona announced the completion of a new USD$290 million secured debt facility to finance its two new build projects, the Ceona Amazon vessel and the Polar Onyx Vertical Pipelay System (VLS), along with performance bonds to further support the company’s growth initiatives. The new debt facility will
Oceanscience and Geometius Demonstrate Z-Boat 1800SS
Oceanscience, In partnership with Benelux representative Geometius B.V., conducted the first demonstration of the Z-Boat 1800 equipped with side scan sonar for bottom imaging applications. With the Tritech StarFish 1000kHz high resolution sonar attached to the Z-Boat hull, a special data telemetry m
DeepOcean Bags Western Link Trenching Contract
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a significant contract, for trenching services on the Western HVDC Link project. The contract was awarded by Prysmian Group. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes pre-lay survey, pre-lay grapnel run, post-trench survey and trenc
Statoil Gets Consent to Use Island Frontier at Tune
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to use the Island Frontier mobile drilling facility at Tune. In addition to the fields which were included in previous consents, a need has arisen for well intervention work at Tune. In response to an application by Statoil in February 2014, consen
Key Industry Players Team Up to Develop Offshore Leak Detection Systems
Leak detection is a considerable challenge facing the industry and DNV GL has therefore taken the lead in establishing a new Joint Industry Project. Twenty key industry players are partnering to develop a best practice for designing and implementing offshore leak detection systems. Joint Industry Pr
Decom North Sea to Host Lunch and Learn Event in Aberdeen, UK
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, is hosting a lunch and learn event to give supply chain companies the opportunity to present their offshore decommissioning capabilities and encourage knowledge share among members. It takes place on Wednesday, March 19, at the D