Subsea
Dana Petroleum Replaces Mooring Chains on Its Triton FPSO
Dana Petroleum has replaced all nine mooring chains on its oil production vessel Triton – under budget and ahead of schedule. The project was commissioned to maintain the safety of Dana’s offshore teams and the integrity of the floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The replacem
Saipem Announces New Appointment in Board of Directors
Saipem announces a new appointment in the Board of Directors. Professor Piergaetano Marchetti has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board; he has been appointed by co-optation to the office of non-executive independent Director. Professor Marchetti is one of Italy’s foremost authorities on Corpo
Norway: Ithaca Completes Norvarg Appraisal Well Test Programme
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the appraisal well (7225/3-2) test programme on the Norvarg discovery located in licence PL535 in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea has been completed. The appraisal well was drilled approximately 275 km north of the Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya, in a water
Ecosse Subsea Moves into Larger Premises (UK)
Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has moved to larger premises as it prepares for significant business growth. ESS was established in 1996 and has a number of innovative patented technologies, including the SCAR plough and trenching system, which is in demand for specialist p
Coastline Surveys, Marine Minerals Launch Mining Project in Cornwall
Cornwall is synonymous with tin mining, having built its fortunes in previous centuries extracting and producing the metal for export around the world. Sadly in recent years the industry has all but disappeared with only shore based mining taking place in one or two sites.. The resultant impact on t
Plexus to Exceed Its Expectations (UK)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that following the end of the Company’s financial year on 30 June 2013, the Board anticipates that the full year results, which
BP, SOCAR, Total and Fluxys Join Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced that BP, SOCAR and Total – members of the international consortium developing the giant Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan – have exercised their option to join the Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG. BP and SOCAR have each taken a 20% share while Total has acquire
Claxton Provides High-Pressure Drilling Riser for Statoil
Speed was critical when Statoil wanted to use the West Elara jackup rig to install a high-pressure drilling riser for two wells in 132m of water at a Gullfaks satellite field, Norway. The riser had to be ready for installation in eight months to meet the rig’s operational schedule. Claxton Engineeri
OIS Launches Wellintel Service for Well Decommissioning Program
Offshore Installation Services Ltd (OIS), an Acteon company, has launched a new service designed to help operators fulfill their suspended well decommissioning plans. Wellintel is a well data collection and review service that gathers and prepares the information operators require before they start
Manx Government to Visit Isle of Wight (UK)
As part of plans to make the Isle of Man energy self-sufficient, the Manx government delegates will be visiting the Isle of Wight. In its Ecoisland Partnership launched in 2008, the Isle of Wight includes plans to harness tidal and geothermal power, BBC reports. The Island of Man is planning to deve
Study on Methane Gas Emission from Deep-Sea Sediments Released
Earthquakes may play a larger role in triggering the release of greenhouse gases, like for instance methane, than previously believed. In a study, which was published online in Nature Geoscience on July 28th, an international team of scientists investigated the aftermath of a magnitude 8.1 earthquak
New Joint Industry Project to Shape Future of Wind Tunnel Testing
A new Joint Industry Project (JIP) has been launched to help improve the accuracy of wind tunnel measurements and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculations. The Wind Load JIP aims to address the lack of symbiosis which exists between the two and develop a standard set of guidelines to support
Top News of the Week of July 22 – July 28, 2013
1. Diver Killed in Accident at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth
Technip Bags Subsea Contract for Chevron’s Alder Field
Technip was awarded by Chevron North Sea Ltd a substantial engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) contract for the Alder field. Chevron is developing the Alder field as a subsea tieback to the Britannia Bridge Link Platform (BLP). This field is located in the central North Se