Subsea
Intertek Supports Swansea Tidal Lagoon with Water Quality Assessment, UK
Intertek Energy & Water consultancy services (formerly Metoc), is undertaking specialist studies for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd, to assess the potential impact of a tidal lagoon on marine water quality. Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. The Swansea Bay pro
Providence: Drilling Commences on Dunquin Exploration Prospect (Ireland)
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, confirms that drilling activities have now commenced on the 44/23-1 Dunquin exploration prospect in Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, off the west coast of Ireland. ExxonMobil Exploration and
Norway: Kvaerner Enters Into Lease Agreement for New HQ at Fornebu
Kvaerner has signed an agreement with Fornebuporten AS for a long term lease for Fornebuporten – a new headquarters office building which will be built at Fornebu near Oslo. The Fornebu peninsula is a key location for the Norwegian oil and gas industry and the new headquarters gives Kvaerner proximi
ITF Welcomes Announcement on UK Government’s Strategy for O&G Industry
ITF, the global technology facilitator, welcomes the announcement on the UK government’s strategy for the oil and gas industry. Chairman Max Rowe said: “We welcome the development and delivery of a single strategy that agrees the priority technology needs and identifies the vital innovations that wi
Fugro GEOS Recognised with Silver Award at RoSPA Awards 2013, UK
Fugro GEOS has had its approach to occupational safety and health recognised with a Silver award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards, 2013. The scheme, run by the safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), dates back 57 years and is the largest and long
CARIS and EIVA Hold Successful Workshop at Ocean Business in UK
The inaugural CARIS and EIVA workshop recently held at the Ocean Business conference in Southampton, United Kingdom was a huge success with the room packed with more than 40 attendees. During the workshop attendees learned how CARIS and EIVA software will work together to provide an optimum solution
Norway: Mokveld to Supply Control Valves for Asgard Subsea Gas Compression
Mokveld have been awarded the subsea anti-surge control valves order for the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Project. Subsea gas compression is a technology approach that can boost recovery rates and lifetimes of offshore gas fields. Aker Solutions – at the forefront of subsea gas compression – was aw
Prysmian to Provide New Connection Between Balearic Islands of Mallorca & Ibiza
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately 85 million euro by REE (Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U.), the Transmission System Operator of the Spanish electricity system, for the second circuit of the interconnecti
Island Offshore Gets BP LWI Services Contract Extension
Island Offshore, a leading name in global Light Well Intervention (“LWI”) activities, has been awarded a major contract extension with BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd (“BP”), one of the world’s most respected international energy companies. The two-year contract extension, covering 2014 and 201
BMT Delivers Metocean Support for Total’s Martin Linge Field in Norway
BMT ARGOSS (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has recently completed a comprehensive evaluation of meteorological and oceanographic environmental conditions for the Martin Linge field in the Norwegian sector of the northern North Sea. BMT’s assessment also included the installation routes of associat
SPX: Statoil Hires ClydeUnion Pumps for AESP Project (UK)
Statoil ASA has employed the services of SPX’s ClydeUnion Pumps as prime contractor in the development of the next generation Advanced Electrical Submersible Pump (AESP). The AESP will be designed to address the offshore oil and gas industry’s increasingly challenging operating conditions. During th
Xtera Launches Optical Repeater for Subsea Cable Systems (France)
Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, today announced the launch of a next-generation optical repeater for subsea cable systems. This enhances Xtera’s well-established portfolio of solutions for subsea cable systems, putting Xtera in a position to off
Alstom Grid: Offshore Substation Platform for German Borkum OWF
Alstom Grid has successfully delivered the offshore substation platform for the Trianel wind farm Borkum in the German North Sea, and handed it over to Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG. The offshore installation of the substation, manufactured in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, was complete
DeepOcean UK Buys 50 Pct Interest in ADUS
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. ADUS, originally a spin out from the University of St Andrews and Dundee University, has rapidly acquired a glo