Subsea
Turkey: Polarcus Sells 3D Vessel Polarcus Samur to TPAO
Polarcus has successfully completed the aforementioned negotiations with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (“TPAO”) and agreed final agreements for the sale and reflagging of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Samur combined with the provision by Polarcus of seismic data acquisition, fast-tra
Cyprus: SeaBird Charters 3D Vessel Geo Pacific from Fugro
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) has chartered the 3D vessel “Geo Pacific” from Fugro, through a subsidiary of Ordinat Shipping AS on a 4 month time charter that is intended to be converted into a 3 year bareboat with four one-year options to extend the contract. Ordinat Shipping AS is the larges
UK: Port St Mary Commissioners Pursue Tidal Instead of Wind Power
After a presentation on the Rhiannon offshore wind farm, Port St Mary Commissioners supported the development of tidal energy in the area, saying that offshore wind costs too much and is less efficient. Regarding the presentation on the Rhiannon offshore wind farm, they have agreed that the next sta
Russia Starts Construction of Deep-Sea Research Submarine
Sevmash shipyard recently marked a start of construction of a nuclear-powered deep-sea research submarine in Russia. Rubin Central Design Bureau designed the submarine which will be used for multi-purpose research missions in remote areas of the oceans and will also take part in a search and rescue
Norway: DeepOcean Secures Light Construction and Survey Services Contract from Statoil
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a call-off under the current long-term frame agreement for offshore Light construction and survey services for Statoil. Estimated contract value is more than NOK 100 million. The frame agreement includes services covering
Norway: Aker Solutions Gets Subsea Trees Order for Alvheim Field
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge for the delivery of subsea trees to the Alvheim field on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is undisclosed. The contract includes the delivery of four subsea trees and associated equipment. The contract is part of the frame ag
Norway: FMC Technologies’ Subsea Equipment for Snorre Field
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the supply of additional subsea equipment for the Snorre field. The order has an estimated value of $33 million in revenue. Under the terms of the agreement, FMC Technologies will provide 10 production risers and tieba
UK: Orkney Islands Council Urges Talks About Cable Upgrade Delay
Orkney Islands Council is calling for urgent talks with ministers after the announcement about the delay of cable upgrade from Orkney to Caithness until 2018, Herald Scotland reports. According to SSE, the cable linking wave, wind and tidal developments to the mainland will be completed in 2018 at t
Sovcomflot Opens New Training & Engineering Centre for Projects in Arctic
Recently OAO Sovcomflot held a grand opening ceremony for its new training & engineering centre (TEC) in Saint-Petersburg. This unique centre will provide special training for the company’s captains and senior officers in preparation for navigation in the challenging climatic conditions of the Arcti
UK: Northern Isles Grid Connection Upgrade Delayed
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, part of the SSE energy group, announced the delay of the grid connections between Orkney and Shetland until 2018, BBC informs. With this move Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission raised questions over the Scottish government’s Saltire Prize. This decision may pr
TAP Granted Status of “National Importance” in Albania
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is granted the status of “National Importance” by the National Territorial Council chaired by Albanian Prime Minister, Sali Berisha. This clears the way for the drafting of the National Sectorial Plan for the TAP Project. The drafting of this document will be led by the
UK: 2012 Another Remarkable Year for EMEC
Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre has never been higher as the pioneering Orkney based facility gears up for its tenth anniversary year. All 14 of EMEC’s test berths – at its Billia Croo and Fall of Warness wave and tidal sites – are now contracted [
Statoil to Use Facilities on Hyme Field (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent to use the facilities on the Hyme field in the Norwegian Sea. Hyme is an oil and gas field located in the Norwegian Sea, approx. 19 km northeast of Njord and 10 km west of Draugen. The field is developed with a subsea template,
DeepOcean Bags PRM Contract from Statoil (Norway)
DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from Statoil AS for the installation and trenching of a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System on the Snorre oil field in the North Sea, Norwegian Sector. The project represents DeepOcean UK’s largest ever