Subsea
North Sea Systems, Kongsberg Monitor Isle of Wight Subsea Acoustics
North Sea Systems and Kongsberg Maritime Ltd have partnered to successfully monitor subsea acoustics at an Isle of Wight tidal renewables energy site. North Sea Systems collaborated with Kongsberg Maritime to conduct a passive acoustic monitoring programme at the Isle of Wight Nursery site. Located
Rolls-Royce Wins Vessel Design Contract from Island Offshore
Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide integrated design and ship equipment for a highly innovative offshore vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore. The new striking UT 777 design has been developed in close cooperation with Island Offshore, to be used in offshore drilling operations durin
Signing of Pipe Supply Contracts for South Stream’s Offshore Section Planned for January
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part in the Board of Directors meeting of the South Stream Transport B.V. joint company in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The Board members noted a significant progress of the project. They approved the signing of pipe supply contracts f
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Moves Ahead with Drilling Campaigns Offshore Malta
The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc provids operational update for the 3 month period ended 31 December 2013. Production: MOG’s total net production for Q4 2013 was 4.24 MMscm (equivalent to 0.15 Bcf, or 26,980 boe). This represents average net production of 46,133 scm per day or 293 boe per da
AGR Expands Involvement in Field Abandonment Projects
Global oil and gas service company AGR is aiming to build on a highly successful year of offshore activity by further expanding its involvement in field abandonment projects. Having delivered several successful plug and abandonment contracts for exploration wells in the North Sea and the Norwegian S
Faroe Provides Result of Novus Well in Norwegian Sea
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the UK and Norway, announces the results of the Novus exploration well (Faroe 30%). Operated successfully by Faroe, the exploration well 6507/10-2S
Physical Model Testing Completed on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power Limited, the development company behind the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, has successfully completed two-dimensional physical model testing. With planning applications due to be submitted shortly, a section of bund wall has been constructed to scale in a 1.2 metre deep flume
Kuvykin Field Taking Form in Russian Sector of North Caspian Sea
The development of the Kuvykin field in the Russian sector of the North Caspian Sea is taking form. Ramboll will contribute with pre-FEED studies for a drilling complex and topside living quarters designed for operation in arctic conditions. Early phase field development The Yuri S. Kuvykin field is
Statoil Reports Oil Leak on Statfjord C (Norway)
Gas detection was reported on Statfjord C at 03.30 Sunday morning. The alarm was triggered by an oil leak. The site of the leak has been identified and the leak has been stopped. The crew of 270 people mustered at the lifeboats, but they could quickly return to their living quarters. No personnel we
Top News of the Week of Jan 20 – Jan 26, 2014
1. CT Offshore to Install Cables at Gwynt y Môr OWF Last week an agreement was finalised and signed between CT Offshore and Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, covering free-laying, installation and burial of 63 cables of the in total 161 inter-array cables at one of Europe’s largest offshore wi
OMV Petrom Invites Tenders for Diving and ROV Services
OMV Petrom SA has invited tenders for the provision of diving services, prospecting and use of a remote operated vehicle in perimeters exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Black Sea. The contract stipulates less than 94 days for diving services, prospecting and remotely operated vehicle and associate
Hull for BN 169 Arrives in Bergen, Norway
On Thursday 23 January 2014, the hull for BN 169 at Bergen Group BMV arrived in Bergen. The hull has been constructed at the Daewoo-yard in Romania. BN 169 is a large and advanced offshore vessels being built for North Sea Shipping AS. The vessel will be completed and delivered in July 2014. The adv
AGR Reservoir Studies Included in NPD Atlas of Barents Sea
AGR’s Reservoir Management team in Oslo delivered two reservoir studies to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) which have been published in The CO² Storage Atlas of the Barents Sea. The CO2 Storage Atlas of the Barents Sea has been prepared by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, at the reques
Developers Want to Speed Up Approval for NordLink Subsea Cable
German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and DC Nordseekabel GmbH & Co. KG (NOKA), represented by the grid operator Tennet, want to speed up the planning approval for the proposed subsea cable NordLink from Norway to Schleswig-Holstein. To achieve this, they signed an implementation agreement with