An innovative new wireless subsea modem has been trialled at The Underwater Centre, a unique subsea testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland. WFS Technologies – the world’s leading supplier of wireless technology for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer – trialled t
International oilfield services company, Expro, is officially launching its well integrity software solution at this year’s SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference, in Aberdeen. SafeWells is a software solution specifically developed by Expro as an effective well integrity data management sy
Viktor Lenac has recently completed a major conversion contract involving the Heavy Lift Construction vessel Samson, owned by CVI Global Lux Oil and Gas 4 S.A.R.L., which has had a pipe-laying capability installed. Sampson has been converted from an offshore gas and oil field installation vessel, bu
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has signed charter agreements with PF THOR for four new seismic support vessels to assist its seismic operations worldwide. The vessels will be built at Besiktas in Turkey, owned and operated by PF THOR and chartered by PGS on 10 year time charter contracts, with options
Tocardo will be present at the 6th annual Tidal Energy Summit and Awards Ceremony which will take place on November 28 and 29 in The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. Tocardo is currently the only company in the world commercially marketing mass-produced water turbines. Based in The Netherlands,
Building on an already established regime for the awarding of offshore transmission licences in which over £2 billion of assets have been tendered for, Ofgem is now running a further tender competition for the transmission assets that connect the West of Duddon Sands wind farm to the onshore grid. T
Carbon Trust is planning to conduct the offshore wind cable study. A significant number of UK offshore wind farms have experienced difficulties associated with the installation and burial of intra-array cables. In 2011, the OWA commissioned a study to develop recommendations for optimised cable inst
On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a re
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a series of offshore trials on its recently launched Q1000 subsea trenching ROV. The capabilities of both the trencher and its Laun
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, provides a technical and resource update on Licensing Option 11/9 (“Drombeg”). Providence (80%, Operator) and Sosina Exploration (20%) were awarded Licensing Option 11/9 (“Drombeg”) as part of the 2011 Irish Atlan
Last week, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) invited the most important players within design, construction and modification of process facilities to a joint meeting. The topic for discussion was the contractors’ responsibility and role in relation to risk of hydrocarbon leaks on the Norwe
Ithaca Energy provides an update on the progress made with its Greater Stella Area (“GSA”) development activities and schedule. Highlights – The modifications contract for the “FPF-1” floating production unit has been awarded to the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The FPF-1 is now located In G
Teekay Offshore Partners (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 2010-built HiLoad Dynamic Positioning (DP) unit from Remora AS (Remora), a Norway-based offshore marine technology company, for a total purchase price of approximately $55 milli
Remote Ocean Systems announces the appointment of Barry Ross as Technical Sales in the Aberdeen Office. Barry has extensive experience performing technical support, maintenance and operation of ROVs and related equipment. Barry is a welcomed member of the growing Aberdeen team with the technical exp
