Subsea
Lankhorst Provides Mooring Ropes for Western Isles Development FPSO
Leading offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and r
CPNL Completes Tests of Spreader Beam Before Going Offshore
CPNL Engineering GmbH successfully completed a series of tests in the presence of customer NSW on January 6th in Nordenham Germany. The tests were conducted to provide sufficient evidence for taking the spreader beam and articulated pipes for cable joint activities offshore. It is the first time tha
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Secures PSC Extension for Malta Area 4
The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc announces that agreement has been reached with the Government of Malta for a six month extension to the Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) covering Area 4 Blocks 4, 5, 6 & 7 (“Area 4”). This extension will enable the Contractors to the PSC to have sufficient
Wales Directors Form Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Advisory Group
A body of senior business owners and directors in Wales have come together to form an independent industry advisory group focussed on realising the commercial benefits of the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Led by Roger Evans MBE, Managing Director of Schaeffler (UK) as Chair, the Wales Tidal Lag
Ithaca Completes Flow Tests on Second Development Well on Stella Field
Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces completion of flow test operations on the second development well on the Stella field and provides an update on Greater Stella Area (“GSA”) development activities. Highlights – The second Stella field development well, “A2”, flowed at a maximu
KONGSBERG Gathers Employees in New Building in “Subsea Valley”
As from the 1st of January, KONGBERG has installed 330 employees in a new building in Asker. Located in the heart of “Subsea Valley”, the new office building will be the main headquarters for the Group’s Oil & Gas business area in addition to accommodating some of the Group’s defence activities. “Ou
Acclaimed Software Releases New Software for Pile Installation Operations
The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd announces a new software system designed for Harkand Andrews Survey to support pile installation operations. The ‘Total Controller’ and ‘Total Viewer’ systems have been successfully put into operation on a construction support vessel conducting precise pile install
Tekmar Supplies Cable Protection Systems to Van Oord for Dutch OWF
Tekmar Energy has marked a hat trick of contract wins with leading international EPC contractor Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV after being awarded work on the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm development in Holland. The contract reinforces Tekmar´s market-leading track record in delivering
Aker Solutions Appoints David Currie as UK Regional President
Aker Solutions hires David Currie as head of its UK business to help lead the company’s expansion in a key market. Currie comes from FMC Technologies, where he has since 1985 held various positions, most recently as director of global subsea operations. A native of Scotland, he will be based in Aber
Atlantis Resources Names New Non-Executive Chairman
Atlantis Resources, the vertically integrated turbine supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, has announced the appointment of John Neill CBE as Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect. Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis Resources, said: “To have recruited a Chairman of John’s cali
Professor Paul Tyler Awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours
Ocean and Earth Science Emeritus Professor Paul Tyler has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Tyler, who was based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) has been awarded the honour as a result of his research into deep-sea biology. Using the Remote Oper
UK: First Gas Flows from Juliet Field in North Sea
GDF SUEZ announces first gas production from the Juliet field, a subsea development on the western flank of the Southern Gas Basin, 39 km East of the Lincolnshire coastline in the United Kingdom. Initial gas has been produced from the West Well, the first of two wells to be drilled. The second well
Successful Factory Acceptance Test for Simrad ME70 Scientific Multibeam Echosounder
Delegates from the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) visited the Kongsberg Maritime Subsea headquarters in Horten, Norway late December 2013 for the successful Factory Acceptance Test of their second Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder. Ifremer is assigned the t
EMGS Provides Update on Revenue for Q4 and Full Year 2013
Based on preliminary accounts Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) expects revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2013 of about USD 45 million and USD 145 million respectively. This is lower than guided by the Company in the third quarter report. EMGS announced that it expected approximatel