Subsea
Total Awards a Three-Year Contract to Welltec (UK)
Total E&P UK Ltd awards Welltec a 3-year contract including possibility for a further two, 1-year extensions. The contract covers the scope of Tractor Conveyance, Tubing Cutting, Clean-out and Milling based, e-line intervention services. “Recognizing the innovative technologies and the associated va
AGR to Drill Exploration Wells for RWE Dea in Titan Area
Global oil and gas service provider AGR has been contracted to drill exploration wells in the North Sea’s Titan area. Under the agreement with operator RWE Dea Norge, AGR will deliver Well Delivery Services comprising planning, execution and reporting for the project. Two wells contracted will be de
Nord Stream Ends Pipeline System Test
Nord Stream has successfully completed the final 30-day test of the pipeline system as of 6:00 CET today. The industry-standard test confirms the safety and reliability of the integrated twin-pipeline gas transportation system. The completion of the NEL-Pipeline in early November allowed for a test
IIMS Annual Conference Moved (UK)
The International Institute of Marine Surveying has moved its 2014 annual conference, dinner and Annual General Meeting to coincide with Seawork 2014. Institute CEO John Lawrence comments: “London is pricing itself out of the market: the cost of hiring a venue, paying for the facilities and then the
Ireland: Providence Offered New Licensing Option in South Celtic Sea Basin
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, announces that it has been offered a new licensing option (the ‘Option’) in the South Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland by the Irish Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources. The 18-month
AW-Energy Inks Deal for PTO-Testcenter Premises
AW-Energy is taking a leap ahead of its competitors by setting up natural size, dry land testing facilities for Power Take Off Systems used in its WaveRoller wave energy converters. A rental agreement is now signed for huge industrial premises to house these facilities in Jarvenpaa, Finland. The tes
Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Organise Seminar on Contribution of Hydrography
The Portuguese Hydrographic Institute, which is celebrating their 53rd anniversary, recently organized a seminar about “The contribution of hydrography to the development and security of coastal states” in Lisbon, Portugal. The purpose of this event was to allow the exchange of ideas and experiences
Statoil Appoints New Executive Vice President for Development and Production Norway
Statoil ASA announces that Arne Sigve Nylund has been appointed executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. Nylund will assume his new responsibilities on 1 January 2014 and report to Helge Lund, Chief Executive Officer. Nylund’s office location will be Stavanger. He succeeds Øys
Ceona’s Polar Onyx Floated Out of Dry Dock at Ulstein Verft
Ceona’s high-capacity flexible/umbilical pipelay and subsea construction vessel, the Polar Onyx, has been floated out of dry dock at Ulstein Verft yard in Norway following an intensive outfitting programme. It has now moved to the shipyard quay where the interior works will be completed and the vess
FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics Supply ROVs for Tidewater Subsea
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Tidewater Subsea (Tidewater) to supply a fleet of six work-class ROV systems for its subsea operations business. The ROV systems will be supplied by FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics business unit and are expected to be delivered
Densit Completes Substation Grouting at West of Duddon Sands OWF
The world’s leading grouting expert Densit has completed substation grouting at one of the biggest European wind farms West of Duddon Sands (UK). A joint venture between Scottish Power Renewables and DONG Energy West of Duddon Sands Limited, this wind farm will comprise a total installed capacity of
Penspen Gets Energy Institute Training Accreditation
Penspen has been accredited as an Approved Training Provider of the Energy Institute (EI) for its high quality of training provision in the global energy sector. With many years of experience in pipeline engineering, operations, maintenance and integrity training, Penspen has trained over 5000 peopl
Royal Naval Reservists Join Diving Training Weekend
Six Royal Naval Reservists plunged into the waters of the diving training lake at the Navy’s Horsea Island training site, swimming across the lake, completing a timed set of circuits and leaping several times from the highest platform (over 30 feet) into the water, clutching their fins to their ches
Osiris Projects Achieves ISO14001 Accreditation for Environmental Management System
Specialist hydrographic and geophysical survey company Osiris Projects announces their environmental management system has been awarded ISO14001 accreditation certified through NQA. Following the award of OHSAS18001 earlier this year for their health and safety management system, the award of ISO140