Klaipeda University and “Western Baltija Shipbuilding” signed an agreement on the design and construction of a new research vessel on the 14th of November. “Today is a historic day. A process, which started about four years ago, became a reality today. There are no higher level schools in Lithuania
Six months after Ocean Installer opened its UK office in Aberdeen, the Norwegian subsea entrepreneurial company yesterday welcomed the industry to celebrate the company’s considerable achievements so far. Martin Sisley, UK Managing Director of Ocean Installer, opened the celebrations by reflecting o
Orenburg hosted the fifth meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) between Gazprom and Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation as part of the execution of the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by the companies. The meeting was held by the JCC Co-Chairmen – Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Ch
Statoil and partners have started up production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea. Visund South is the first of Statoil’s fast-track portfolio projects. “This is a milestone,” says Hogne Pedersen, head of field development on Visund South. “We’ve managed to carry out this projec
In just 16 days, during the second visit to the Global Tech I construction site, three more foundations were installed. The installation vessel INNOVATION proved to be extremely reliable in installation of the tripod foundations in 40 meters water depth. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global
Statoil has been granted consent for use of the subsea facility on Vigdis, with associated risers and pipelines, beyond the original design life, up to expiry of the production licence in 2024. Vigdis is an oil field in block 34/7 in the northern part of the North Sea, between Snorre and Gullfaks, a
Next week, key players in the tidal energy community will descend to London for the 6th International Tidal Energy Summit and Awards Ceremony (28-29 November, The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel). With over 350 attendees, 45 speakers and 25 exhibitors, ITES2012 remains the biggest and most comprehensive n
Rapidly growing and award winning energy services firm ROVOP is to create around 60 jobs to accompany the purchase of five remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The Aberdeen-based subsea specialist will invest around £15million over the next 18 months in the workclass hydraulic machines, supplied by FM
Centrica has awarded a contract to GL Garrad Hassan, the renewable energy consulting business of the GL Group, for the design, supply, installation and operation of an offshore meteorological mast system for their Celtic Array project in the Irish Sea. Located 15km north of Anglesey, the system incl
Hydrographic ships of Caspian Flotilla (CF) received two up-to-date multi-beam echo sounders under the federal target-oriented program “Global Navigation System” and State Defense Order 2012. Main purpose of that equipment is bottom examination at seaports, searching of underwater objects, sounding
Subsea 7 has signed a contract to build a new Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The new vessel will be delivered in 2015. This state-of-the-art vessel will be built by Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), one of the world’s largest ship building companies. “The vessel will reinforce our leading d
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has won a coveted South West Green Energy Award for the groundbreaking FabTest marine energy test site in Falmouth Bay. The pioneering project scooped the Best Business Innovation category in the Regen South West Green Energy Awards 2012, which were presented at
As part of its stakeholder engagement activities, TAP is disclosing the contents of the ESIA report to the local communities in Albania. Residents of areas potentially affected by the pipeline are invited to provide their views and comments, which will be incorporated in the project development. The
Offshore renewables projects would not affect marine wildlife negatively and can even benefit some sea species, Martin Attrill, director of Plymouth University Marine Institute and Friends of the Earth says in his new report. In the study, Mr. Attrill has taken into account the biodiversity impact o
