Subsea
Gabon Extends Bid Deadline for Deep Water Acreage
Gabon has extended bid submission deadline for participation in the new 11th licensing round which will focus on five blocks covering the country’s deep water acreage in the South Gabon Salt Basin. The round was formally opened on October 27, 2015 by Minister for Petroleum, Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou
ETA Wins Wave Hub Contract
ETA, the subsea cable specialist engineering firm based in Hampshire UK, has been awarded a contract to supply power joints and dry mate connectors to Wave Hub, the wave energy test site located in Cornwall UK. ETA has strengthened its portfolio of clients building on its involvement in the Cape Sha
OneSubsea R&D Project Creates New Jobs
OneSubsea is to invest £1.8 million in a new project for the development of its Standardised Modular Injection System (SMIS). The project, which will create five new jobs and safeguard a further 35, is being supported with a £434,126 R&D grant from Scottish Enterprise. It will be delivered from the
Statoil Under Probe After Visund Shutdown
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate a well control incident on the Statoil-operated Visund field which occurred on March 17, 2016. Visund is an oil field located east of the Snorre field in the northern sector of the North Sea. The development comprises a semi-subm
Fugro Provides ROV Drill Support for Western Isles Project
Fugro has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU. Using one of its FCV 600 ROVs, Fugro will carry out drilling and completions projects at the Dana-operated Western Isles development in the northern North Sea. The scope of work
NOV to Predict Subsea BOP Breakdown
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has reportedly developed and validated a predictive solution that can foresee operational failures in subsea blowout preventer (BOP) components. NOV’s RIGSENTRY has been developed to offer a remote condition monitoring service that provides live predictive analytics of s
IFA2 Interconnector in Second Stage of Consultation
National Grid IFA2 Ltd has showcased updated plans for a proposed high voltage electricity link between England and France during a series of public consultation events held in the past few days of this month. Made up of subsea cables running between the two countries, the interconnector would be jo
Would You Name Your Vessel Boaty McBoatface?
NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) has launched a campaign for public to name its new GBP 200 million polar research ship. The new research vessel is being built at Cammell Laird, and it is set to sail in 2019. The most popular name chosen by the public has been RRS Boaty McBoatface. Our cu
VIDEO: Vega Subsea Field
A little over a year ago Wintershall took over the operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from Statoil. Vega is the BASF subsidiary’s first operated subsea tie-in field in Norway. The Vega field is a subsea facility located in the Norwegian section of the North Sea at 375 meters water dep
OMV, ADNOC and Occidental Join Forces Off Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), OMV, and Occidental Petroleum have signed a contract over several undeveloped oil and gas fields in North-West Offshore Abu Dhabi including the Ghasha and Hail areas. An agreement was reached for conducting a four-year seismic, drilling and engineering wor
Songa Offshore Hits DSME with $65.8 Mln Counterclaim
Songa Offshore has submitted its defence in the arbitrations initiated by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in 2015, regarding the first two Cat Ds rigs, Songa Equinox and Songa Endurance. In November last year, the offshore drilling contractor received claim submissions from DSME rela
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 14 – March 20). Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may
DOF Subsea Scores Bjørnafjord Crossing Survey
DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract by Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) for a seabed mapping survey along the bridge route over the Bjørnafjord crossing. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration plans to construct an approximately 5km long bridge over Bjørnafjo
HMAS Mermaid Surveys Minesweeper Wreck Off OZ
Royal Australian Navy’s survey motor launch HMAS Mermaid made a small detour while conducting hydrographic survey work in Far North Queensland to carry out a condition assessment of the wreck of HMAS Warrnambool. The Bathurst-class minesweeper was clearing a mine-field in the Great Barrier Reef when