Subsea
AMEC Secures HUC Contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s Cygnus Field
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded the hook up and commissioning (HUC) support contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd’s Cygnus gas field development, the UK Southern North Sea’s largest gas discovery in the last 25 years. The HUC support contract for the f
Public Exhibition to Unveil Plans for Tidal Energy Device at Ramsey Sound and St Davids Head
Welsh Tidal Stream Technology Company, Tidal Energy Ltd, is holding a public exhibition on 22nd and 23rd November at St Davids City Hall, to unveil the next steps for the DeltaStream Demonstration Project at Ramsey Sound and introduce plans for a proposed new project at St Davids Head. Tidal Energy
Island Offshore Secures Charter Contract for M/V Island Crown
Island Offshore has entered into a contract with an undisclosed major oil company covering the charter of the purpose built, state of the art “Walk-to-work”, maintenance, subsea and support vessel M/V Island Crown. The contract is a seasonal charter and the main duty for the vessel will be to provid
DNV Releases Improved Offshore Classification Rules
DNV’s Enhanced Classification Rules for mobile offshore units presented in May have been further improved through a process of industry consultation and feedback. The final versions of the related DNV Offshore Standards have been released and are available now. “Our aim has been to take class a new
Sonar Equipment Chooses Applied Acoustics’ CSP
Sonar Equipment Services of Great Yarmouth, UK, have recently added the new Applied Acoustics’ CSP-N seismic power supply to its equipment pool. The 1200 Joule reverse polarity unit selected by Sonar Equipment will operate a variety of Applied Acoustics’ sound sources including the triple boomer pla
Gardline Attends NSMC’s Breakfast Event (UK)
Nearly 60 delegates, including Gardline staff, local businessmen and officials attended the breakfast event at Hethel Engineering Centre. The event was hosted by the North Sea Marine Cluster (NSMC), an alliance of private and public sector and academic interests formed to promote the marine economy.
PSA Conducts Audit of Subsea Compression at Åsgard
On 3 October 2013, the PSA conducted an audit of the Åsgard subsea compression project at Statoil in Stavanger. The audit was primarily associated with the PSA’s main prioritisation of the external environment and prevention of acute emissions, in which they monitor in particular subsea facilities.
Ekofisk Field to Remain in Production Far Longer Than Originally Planned
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4 Z facility on the Ekofisk field. The Ekofisk field will remain in production far longer than originally planned when the field was first put into production in 1970. This has created a need for a new production facility, Ekofi
Stork Technical Services Adds The Edradour Craft to Its Subsea Fleet
Stork Technical Services (Stork), the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors announces a further £2 million investment in their new daughter craft The Edradour. The Edradour will be delivered to the Subsea divisi
Talisman Energy to Conduct Manned Underwater Operations at Varg, Yme and Blane
Talisman Energy has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to conduct manned underwater operations in the period from November 2013 to December 2014. Diving contractor Technip Norge AS will perform the manned underwater operations at Varg, Yme and Blane fields. Technip will use
Allseas to Build Platform Installation and Decommissioning Vessel
Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel. The new vessel, larger than Pieter Schelte, can remove all platform topsides in the North Sea which are beyond the capability of Pieter Schelte. Besides decommissioning, the vessel is desi
Sarl Chantier Naval Gatto to Build Hydrographic Survey Vessel
Grand port maritime de Bordeaux announced that they have awarded a contract for the construction of a Hydrographic Survey Vessel. Sarl Chantier Naval Gatto will construct the vessel, complete with a full range of research and navigational equipment on board. The contract was awarded on the 25th of O
Faroe Petroleum Spuds Novus Well (Norway)
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 spudding of the Faroe-operated Novus (PL645) well no. 6507/10-2S in Norway. The Novus prospect is located some nin
BMT Opens Second Office in Bath, UK
Bath-based BMT Defence Services Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced the opening of a second office in Bath. Plymouth House on Monmouth Street will house the Norwegian LSV (Logistics and Support Vessel) project team – a prestigious design contract BMT recently won in partnership w