Subsea
DONG Energy Secures Second Greenland Licence
The Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum has awarded a licence to a partnership consisting of Eni, BP, NUNAOIL and DONG Energy. With the new licence, DONG Energy now has two licences in Greenland. DONG Energy already has a licence in the Baffin Bay off the west coast of Greenland. ConocoPhilli
ERCE Updates on Southern Adriatic Review Findings
ERC Equipose (ERCE), the independent reservoir evaluation specialists, has largely completed its work ordered by Northern Petroleum Plc in November 2013 and has presented Northern with an interim report of its findings. The findings relate to a resources review of the two permits held by the Company
Det norske Reports Dry Well at Mantra, Norway
Exploration well 31/3-4 on the Mantra prospect offshore Norway has encountered reservoir quality sands but all intervals were water wet, Det norske, partner in the 551 license with a 20 percent interest, announced. The 31/3-4 wildcat was the first exploration well in the 551 licence. The well was ta
VIDEO: Kongsberg Maritime Plunges into Subsea Exploration
Through history, the human race has managed to gather an in-depth knowledge of the ways of the world, however two thirds of our planet remain a mystery, namely the world beneath the sea surface. A myriad of opportunities and potential lie underneath the water for scientific explorations, accessing n
JX Nippon Wins Exploration Licences for Kanumas & Greenland Sea Areas
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation announced that through Greenland Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (GreenPeX), it was successful in the 2012/2013 Licensing Round in Greenland Sea Area, Greenland Self-Government, and won the two offshore exploration licenses, Block 9 and Block 14, in Kanuma
V. Alexander Transports Overseas Cable Reels to UAE
V. Alexander International Logistics GmbH, member of the Cargo Equipment Experts CEE network in Germany, carried out the ship’s-charter, loading, survey and sea-transport of two overseas-cable-reels from Hartlepool/U.K. to Abu Dhabi. The successfully moved heavy cable reels weigh each 350 tons with
Norwegian Firms Major Subsea Contractors in Goliat Project
Norwegian firms are being awarded major supplier contracts for the Goliat field development project, according to a brand new report from Norut Alta commissioned by Eni Norge. “It looks as though by the time the Goliat project is completed, about 60 per cent of the total contract value will have bee
Norway: EMGS Records Share Capital Rise
The Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises registered a share capital increase in Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) on 24 December 2013, following the exercise of options notified 16 December 2013. As a consequence, the new share capital is NOK 49,934,888.75 divided on 199,739,555shares, ea
Report on the International LiDAR Market Now Available
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2013 Report on the International LiDAR Market – Includes Forecast to 2018” report to their offering. A typical LiDAR system consists of three major components: a laser sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, and an inertial navigation u
OWI-Lab Joins WIFI JIP Project Team
The ‘Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab’ (OWI-Lab), a R&D initiative, has been accepted as additional partner in European project WIFI JIP. The Joint Industry Project WIFI will investigate wave run-up on fixed foundations for offshore wind turbines by numerical modeling, model testing, off
UK: Contract Assigned for BT’s Biggest Subsea Engineering Project
BT Group, UK-based communications services company, has awarded three firms a £26.9 million (circa USD 44.1 million) contract for an ambitious subsea cabling project which will help deliver fast, fibre broadband to the Highlands and Islands. The selected companies are: Chelmsford-based Global Marine
Lundin Norway Awarded Drilling Permit for North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/3-8 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/3-8 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at position 58°48’23.35’’ north and 02°40’27.67’’ east in production l
Aquatic Shares Its Know-How with Graduate Trainees
Industry experts from Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, have presented the company’s work and subsea operations to support DeepOcean UK’s graduate training programme and new conversion engineering programme. Martyn Conroy, Aquatic EMEA and Americas business development manag
Cabling Work Begins at West of Duddon Sands OWF (UK)
A rock placement vessel ‘Seahorse’ is now at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm site and will start to lay rocks as a scour protection around all of the turbine bases. ‘Maersk Responder’ is currently in Liverpool for mobilisation and can be expected to arrive on site early next week to carr