Subsea
Bibby Offshore Names New Commercial Director
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has appointed Nicky Etherson as its new commercial director to help facilitate the company’s ambitious growth plans. Ms Etherson joins the business with almost 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having previously held the po
Prysmian Secures Contract to Connect Blue Island to Mainland (Italy)
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 70 million, for the connection of the island of Capri and Torre Annunziata (Naples), by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian Tr
Inocean to Design CAT I Drillship for Statoil
Inocean has been awarded the contract for the Concept and option for FEED for the Statoil CAT I Drillship. “The most important contract for Inocean ever”, says Jon Erik Borgen, CEO of Inocean. “Being developed for arctic operations, we are probably speaking of the most advanced and sophisticated uni
NHC Delivers Specialist Training Courses, UK
In-depth courses for doctors from around the world is being delivered at a specialist North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility. The National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen, is delivering specialist training, which involves practical exercises within the world’s only independently
Tekmar Appoints New Chairman (UK)
Leading offshore cable protection company, Tekmar Energy, has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of a new chairman. High profile industry figure Ally MacDonald takes up the post. With 25 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and a background in engineering, Mr MacDonal
Tentec Celebrates 25th Anniversary, UK
Tentec Ltd, renowned throughout the world for providing bolt tightening solutions is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Founded in 1988 by current Managing Director and CEO Mike Gethings and Adrian Pegler respectively, Tentec has grown from a small company providing hydraulic bolts to the coal mining
CGG Launches New Version of Reservoir Characterization Software Suite
CGG announced that Jason, a CGG company specializing in seismic reservoir characterization software and services, has launched version 8.4 of its reservoir characterization software suite. The powerful new release optimizes field development, reservoir management and well planning by providing a str
Centrica Quits UK Gas Storage Project
Centrica plc has taken the decision not to proceed with its new-build gas storage project at Baird in the UK Southern North Sea and to put its project at Caythorpe in East Yorkshire on hold indefinitely. This decision was taken in light of weak economics for storage projects and the announcement by
Vallourec Extends Its Offer (France)
Vallourec announces the launch of a new offer for the offshore oil & gas market: the production of welded stainless steel tubes to be fitted into umbilicals. Although they do not transport any produced oil or gas, umbilicals are a key component in a subsea installation. They are used to connect the
OSBV, Maersk Oil Sign North Sea Contract
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland NV, has signed a North Sea contract with Maersk Oil UK to provide marine access support to the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Global Producer III. Located 185 miles north east of Aberdeen, Scot
NOC: Undersea Mountains Crucial for Earth’s Climate
A mystery in the ocean near Antarctica has been solved by a team including researchers at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, who have long puzzled over how deep- and mid-depth ocean waters are mixed. They found that sea water mixes dramatically as it rushes over undersea mountains in Dra
Technip Bags Flexible Risers Contract (Norway)
Technip was awarded by Statoil a contract to fabricate and supply flexible risers for several fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract also includes options for further risers and flowlines. These flexible pipes will be used to renew the flexible pipe based infrastructure on Statoil’s
VIDEO: ION Launches Narwhal for Ice Management in Seismic and Drilling Operations
ION Geophysical Corporation announced the launch of NarwhalTM, the first fully integrated ice management system designed to reduce risk and improve efficiency in seismic data acquisition and drilling operations in or near ice, such as in the Arctic. The Arctic contains an estimated 25% of the world’
Embrion to Assist Technip on North Sea Project
An Aberdeen-based oil and gas consultancy has won a contract estimated to be worth six-figures to assist a major energy company on a North Sea project. Embrion, which is based in Westhill, and works with a number of oil giants in the city, has been selected as the safety coaching provider for Techni