Subsea
TGS, CGGVeritas Pen LoI for 3D Seismic Vessel
TGS announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with CGGVeritas Services S.A. to charter a 12 streamer vessel, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2013 summer season. The charter will begin in April and last for approximately six months. The details of the individual projects to be
Boskalis Secures Rock Installation and Subsea Contracts in Scandinavia
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired two offshore energy-related contracts in Scandinavia with a combined value of around EUR 100 million. Boskalis Offshore has been awarded in joint venture a contract by the international energy company Statoil for various rock installation works
UK: Statoil Makes Investment Decision for $7 Bln Mariner Project
Statoil has made the investment decision to develop the Mariner oil field in the UK North Sea. The project entails investments of more than USD 7 billion and is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more than a decade. “Statoil has extensive heavy oil experiences from offshore fields in
Norway: Olympic Orders Another Subsea Vessel from Kleven Maritime
Olympic has declared an option for delivery of another subsea support and construction vessel at Kleven Maritime. Olympic Shipping stays with local suppliers as the company once more enters into a shipbuilding contract with Kleven for the delivery of one subsea construction vessel of the MT 6022 MK
Gazprom Geologorazvedka, Schlumberger Ink Technology Cooperation Framework Agreement
Gazprom Geologorazvedka and Schlumberger Russia and Central Asia (RCA) signed a technology cooperation framework agreement under the chairmanship of Vsevolod Cherepanov, member of the management committee, head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department, Gazprom. The agreement was sign
EMGS Signs Global Frame Agreement with Shell for 3D EM Services
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) today signed a three-year global frame agreement with Shell International Exploration & Production B.V. (Shell) for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) services. Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, commented: “We are pleased to enter into this agree
Italian Fincantieri Acquires 50.75 Pct Stake in STX OSV
Fincantieri has signed an agreement for the acquisition from STX Europe of 50.75% of STX OSV, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and world leader in the construction of offshore support vessels for oil and gas extraction and production. With 21 shipyards in 3 different continents, near
Technip Secures Martin Linge Development Contract, Norway
Technip, leader in a consortium with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), was awarded by Total E&P Norge, a contract for the Martin Linge development project located approximately 180 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway, in a water depth of 115 meters. The total contract is worth approximately USD 1.25 bil
Norway: Statoil Submits Dagny Field Development Plan
Statoil and the partners in the Dagny field in the North Sea submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The development concept consists of a fixed platform to be tied in to the Sleipner field for gas export. The oil will be transported by tankers
Island Offshore Orders ULSTEIN-Designed Vessel (Norway)
ULSTEIN has entered into a contract with Island Offshore and their American partner Edison Chouest Offshore for the delivery of a multifunctional offshore vessel based on ULSTEIN’s SX121 design, with an option for an additional vessel. The vessel is prepared and tailored for the well intervention, I
DNV and GL Sign Merger Agreement (Norway)
An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies and risk experts in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors, and among the global top three within management system certifica
European Marine Science Park First Phase Completed
Building work has been completed for the first phase of the new multi-million pound European Marine Science Park being developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Argyll. The state of the art building at Dunstaffnage, near Oban, will provide space for the growth of existing and new busine
Norwegian Research Council Awards 3-Year R&D Grant to WiSub
The Norwegian Research Council (NRC) has awarded a 3-year grant to Bergen-based underwater technology company WiSub for further development of technology designed to facilitate pin-less subsea data connections at data transfer speeds exceeding 1Gbps. Primary application of this innovative technology
Total Joins Plexus’ Joint Industry Project (UK)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that the major worldwide French oil and gas operator has through Total E&P Recherche Developpement SAS (‘Total’) signed up as an additional c