Subsea
Technip Announces Acquisition of Norwegian Ingenium AS
Technip announces the acquisition of Ingenium AS, a highly-experienced offshore engineering and services contractor located in Oslo, Norway. Ingenium AS designs and develops mechanical and electro-hydraulic tools and equipment, for the offshore oil and gas industry, and provides engineering services
UK: Aker Solutions Supports Redevelopment of Quad 204 Fields
Aker Solutions, the international oil services provider, has secured a NOK 650 million (GBP 70 million) contract with BP to help redevelop one of the largest oil fields in the UK sector. The Aberdeen operation of Aker Solutions will manufacture and supply all subsea controls equipment for the Quad 2
UK: Coastline Surveys Launches New Offshore Division
As part of their continued growth Coastline Surveys Ltd announces the launch of Coastline Offshore Ltd, a new division of the company specifically developed to meet the growing demands for specialist offshore geotechnical and geophysical services beyond their established coastal markets. The new div
DNV Develops New Concept to Deal with Pipeline Expansion (Norway)
Transporting oil and gas from high-pressure and high-temperature reservoirs through pipelines is a major challenge. DNV has developed a new concept – SliPIPE – to deal with pipeline expansion. A pipeline laid on or buried in the seabed responds to high pressure and high temperature by expanding, res
CARIS HPD Publications Module Introduced to The Netherlands Hydrographic Service
CARIS HPD Publications Module supports the creation and maintenance of nautical publications, such as Notices to Mariners, List of Lights and other publications. The Publications Module, which was recently released in CARIS HPD, has added further production possibilities for existing and new HPD use
GSP Offshore Provides Services to Gazprom Neft, Russia
GSP Offshore will provide Offshore Drilling and Support Services for Gazprom Neft. Operations are scheduled to start at the beginning of June and will be carried out in Dolginskoye oil field, located in the Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, the continental shelf of the Russi
CARIS Visits PNA for Training Course (France)
CARIS recently visited the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) in Ouistreham, France for a training course on CARIS BASE Editor and Engineering Analysis Module. The Ports of Normandy Authority is responsible for the maintenance, dredging preparation and dredging monitoring of the ports of Cherbourg an
The Underwater Centre: Welding Divers Commercial Diver Training (VIDEO)
Student commercial divers at The Underwater Centre, Fort William, carrying out an underwater welding task. The Underwater Centre in Fort William is operating since 1972, and it is the world’s leading commercial diver and ROV training centre. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Cha
VIDEO: IKM Subsea’s Merlin WR200 ROV
Merlin WR200 is designed to be the most efficient and reliable work class ROV on the market. The Merlin system is designed to the highest industrial standards for trustworthy subsea performance with minimum maintenance requirements. The ROV is capable of carrying and operating all known tools in the
UK: Expro Recognized for ‘No Leak Is Acceptable’ Safety Video
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has won the ‘Best Audio Visual Employee Communication’ prize at this year’s Scottish Communications Awards. The No Leak is Acceptable video was part of an internal safety campaign focused on teamwork and communication as effective ways of reduc
Norway: Dolphin, Searcher Seismic Begin Finnmark Platform 3D Multi-Client Project
Dolphin Geophysical in partnership with Searcher Seismic announce the 1,407km2 Non-Exclusive 3D MC seismic project on the Finnmark Platform, Barents Sea, Norway. Processing has commenced in Dolphins UK Centre using their proprietary OpenCPS software. The processing sequence has been designed to enha
Norway: PSA Welcomes New Director General
The King in Council appointed Anne Næss Myhrvold on Friday 8 March to serve as director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) for a fixed term of six years. Myhrvold was born in 1966, and has worked for BP Norge since 2002. She has been a member of this company’s top management as [
Grontmij to Draft Plan for Gemini Offshore Wind Park Cable Routes, The Netherlands
Two wind parks are under development in the North Sea. These two parks, named ‘Gemini’, are being developed by Typhoon Capital. The wind parks will have a maximum combined power output of 600 MW. This will generate 2% of the electricity presently consumed in the Netherlands. The project is thus cruc
Norway: Statoil’s Vigdis North-East Comes on Stream
Statoil and its partners have started production from the Vigdis North-East oil field located in the southern North Sea. Vigdis North-East is the third project in Statoil’s fast-track portfolio. “The project adds new and valuable volumes for Statoil and its partners, and we have managed to meet the