Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Subsea, been awarded contract to deliver machined riser forgings to none disclosed customer. The riser systems are intended for North Sea and Australia operations. The initial contract value is 27 MSEK. However, the contract contains additional o
Kongsberg Maritime announced that FUGRO Survey Ltd. has ordered the latest generation of HUGIN AUVs to augment their existing fleet of survey vehicles. The new HUGIN 1000 AUV has depth rating of 3000 metres and includes Lithium Polymer batteries. The batteries are packaged into modules, which are st
Measures to ensure safety and environmental protection remain at the heart of UK’s offshore oil and gas industry have been set out today by Energy Minister John Hayes. John Hayes, Energy Minister, said: “It is vital that our oil and gas activities meet the highest possible standards of safety and en
The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation has announced its subsidy to a project headed by Aalborg University endorsed by Maersk Oil and Ramboll Oil & Gas. The purpose of the project is to heighten production efficiency and increase oil recovery offshore. At the same time, the project will
Environmental consultancy, SRSL has been commissioned by DP Marine Energy Ltd (DPME) to conduct environmental baseline surveys for the proposed West Islay Tidal Energy Farm. This is in addition to producing Environmental Statement chapters assessing the potential impact of the development on marine
International equipment specialist ATR has won a major contract with Apache Corp to deliver technology for on and offshore operations in the UKCS North Sea, worth an initial £2.25m. ATR, the Aberdeen-headquartered oilfield service provider, will supply portable lifting equipment and rigging lofts to
So far this year, 12 discoveries have been made on the Norwegian shelf. Six of these were made in the North Sea, and three in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea respectively. A total of 27 wildcat wells have been completed, giving a discovery rate of 44 per cent. So far, 42 exploration wells [&he
On 6 July 2012, Nexans started connecting cables which the vessels Stemat 82 and Toisa Wave were laying on the seabed between the substation and the 111 foundations at the Anholt offshore wind farm during summer 2012. Only six months after – on 5 December 2012 – Nexans had completed the work after h
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) has partnered with Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd (“Searcher Seismic”) on the multi-client 12,000 km Snøspurv 2D high resolution seismic survey covering the Bjarmeland Platform in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The survey is scheduled to commence in Q2 2013 and is estimated
Ratos and the Sixth AP Fund together with the Norwegian industrial and financial group Ferd, have signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Aibel, a leading Norwegian supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. The purchase price (enterprise value) amounts to approximately
On Dec 25, Russian naval ensign would be hoisted on research ship Seliger which has successfully finished state trials, a source in the manufacturing shipyard Yantar told Central Navy Portal. Presently, the ship is stationed in the Novorossiysk Naval Base. Built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad
TAP has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Environment to extend the suspension of its Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) application in Italy for an additional nine months – until September 2013. As part of its commitment to an open and transparent ESIA disclosure process, TAP launche
The power cable Cobra between Denmark and the Netherlands is to be delayed by one year, Energinet.dk announced. Energinet and its Dutch partner TenneT Holding BV planned to complete the cable by 2016, but the plans are delayed until 2017, Bloomberg reports. Danish Energy Association chief consultant
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced that they have recently completed a fast track project for A/S Norske Shell on the Ormen Lange Mid North Development. From the initial seabed preparation contract, the company was awarded significant additional work on the project which lasted six months t
