Subsea
France: Port Atlantique de La Rochelle Awards Diving Services Contract to Atlantique Scaphandre
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle awarded a port diving services contract worth 480,000 EUR to Atlantique Scaphandre. Diving services are needed in order to maintain underwater structures of the Port of La Rochelle, (PALR), with ongoing inspection works for monitoring of subsea installations with vario
UK: North Devon MP Welcomes Cash Boost for Marine Energy Projects
Nick Harvey, MP for North Devon, has welcomed a huge cash boost for marine energy projects. The Crown Estate, who own the UK’s seabeds, have announced they will invest £20million in the expansion of wave and tidal projects around the UK. The funding will come as a huge benefit to the growth of the m
UK: Fife Council Needs Subsea Works Prior to St Monans Dredging
The Fife Council has introduced a plan for the dredging project at the Glenrothes area. The project consists of reducing the accumulated silt on the harbour basin floor and entrance channel by an agitation dredging process which will stimulate the particles into temporary suspension in the water, wh
UK: Nexen Receives DECC Approval for Solitaire Field Development
Nexen Petroleum U.K. Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to proceed with the Solitaire field development, a project that’s expected to produce eight million barrels of oil. The Solitaire field is located in central North Sea block 1
TAQA Resumes Initial Flows in Brent Pipeline System (UK)
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) confirms that initial flows of crude oil have resumed in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant Alpha platform, was halted after hydrocarbons w
Bowtech Products: Finalists for Subsea Company of the Year (UK)
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has been nominated as finalists for the Subsea Company of the Year category at Subsea UK’s Business Awards 2013. The awards dinner takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) on the 6th o
SPE London: Keynote Speakers Announced (UK)
The Society of Petroleum Engineers London Section (SPE London) announced that this year’s conference for oil & gas industry and City professionals will focus on: ‘Managing oil and gas portfolios in uncertain markets’. SPE London also confirmed that the keynote speakers include: Didier Holleaux, CEO,
UK Coastal Waters Could Generate 20 Per Cent of Electricity Demand
Some 20 per cent of the UK’s present demand for electricity could be met by tidal energy. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre and the University of Liverpool have developed a tidal model to examine the scope for reliable and predictable electricity generation from UK coastal waters. Detai
RenewableUK Welcomes Crown Estate’s Wave, Tidal Projects’ Funding
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed the announcement by The Crown Estate that it will invest up to £20 million in two wave or tidal energy projects. The funding will be used to construct wave or tidal arrays (multiple devices)
Sweden: Saab Receives Order for AUV62
Defence and security company Saab have signed a contract on delivery of autonomous underwater vehicles systems, AUV62, in training configuration. The order has a total value of MSEK 269 and comprises supply and long term maintenance and support of AUV62, the latest version of the advanced training t
Lansdowne Oil & Gas Provides North Celtic Sea Basin Operations Update, Ireland
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the North Celtic Sea focussed, oil and gas exploration company, announces the following update regarding additional technical studies on its portfolio in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Highlights: · Seismic inversion fluid anomalies identified and interpreted as g
Eni Norge Secures Three Licences in APA 2012 (Norway)
As part of the Awards in the Predefined Areas (APA) round for 2012 Eni Norge has been awarded operatorship in PL 697 and partnership in PL 696 in the Barents Sea, as well as partnership in PL 091 D in the Norwegian Sea. This award confirms Eni Norge’s long term strategy for the Barents Sea. [&hellip
UK: TAQA Starts Process to Restore Brent Oil Flows After Platform Shutdown
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has begun the process of restoring the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant
The Netherlands: N-Seatec Receives Order for ROV Operated Subsea Installation Tool
N-Seatec has been awarded an order for design & delivery of a ROV operated Subsea Installation Tool. System will be powered by workclass ROV via hydraulic hotstab connections and utilized with 2 different hydraulic motors. Complete control will be done via a special designed control board which will