Statoil has received consent to use production facilities with associated pipelines and equipment on the Skuld field in the Norwegian Sea. Skuld is an oil field located in the Norwegian Sea, north of Norne and approx. 200 km west of Sandnessjøen. The field is part of production licence 128, where St
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded the contract to supply a sophisticated survey suite to a vessel currently under construction and for use by a consortium of German universities. The universities are the first to specify the high-end 0.5º x 1º configuration of the EM 122 multibeam echo sounder sys
Centrica Energi has received consent to use the facilities on the Vale field beyond the original planned lifetime. Vale is a gas condensate field located in block 25/4 in the central part of the North Sea, approx. 16 km north of Heimdal, at a depth of 115 metres. The field was developed with a subse
BP announced that, as part of its decision to market its stakes in non-operated North Sea assets, it has agreed to sell its interest in the Sean gas field in the UK North Sea to SSE plc for $288 million in cash. The sale comprises BP’s non-operated 50 per cent stake in Sean. Completion of […]
The Royal Research Ship Discovery has returned to the National Oceanography Centre’s Empress Dock in Southampton for the last time. The ship, the UK’s oldest research vessel, will be taken out of service after a distinguished half-century of service to UK marine science. This final science expeditio
Dana Petroleum, on behalf of the Western Isles license partners, has signed two agreements with Sevan Marine for the application of a Sevan FPSO for the development of the Western Isles project: A Technology License Agreement granting rights to use Sevan Marine’s patented technology for the cylindri
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has approved the Western Isles project which will develop two discovered oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of the Tern field. The nine-well Western Isles development is expected to produ
Oceanteam Shipping ASA has concluded a bareboat charter agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott for CSV North Ocean 102. The CSV North Ocean 102 bareboat charter has a firm period lasting until 1 August 2015, plus 2 x 1 year options. Oceanteam Shipping ASA owns 50 % of CSV North Ocean 102. The agre
TGS announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Dolphin Geophysical AS to charter the 16 streamer new build vessel, M/V Sanco Swift, for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2013 summer season. The charter will begin in July and last for approximately three months. The details of t
Holger Klindt, Head of Strategy & Product Management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected Chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) in succession to Aubrey Price, Executive Director of C&C Technologies (South Africa); also elected as Vice-Chairman is R
The Isle of Wight Council announced a tender invitation for the Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) which is a managed test / demonstration facility for tidal energy devices, located to the south of the Isle of Wight (UK). SOEC will add to the UK’s marine energy infrastructure and enable tidal device
STX France SA has received an order to build one offshore substation due for delivery in 2014 for a wind farm in Northern Europe. STX France will perform the detail design and deliver the substation topside module, the jacket foundation and the piles. The contract will represent around 150 000 man-h
SeaBird announces that Osprey Explorer has obtained the new class notation introduced by DNV, “Seismic Vessel”. According to DNV, this is the first case were an existing vessel classed with DNV achieve this notation. The new notation focus on following: – Increased availability of the vessels during
Stork Technical Services Subsea, the subsea division of the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces the opening of a dedicated operational hub at Stork’s UK headquarters in Aberdeen. Stork Subsea
