Subsea
Wood Group Supports KPOC’s Pipeline Work
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The scope of work will include concept select studies and definition engineering on subsea h
Natixis Becomes Equity Advisor for Hawaiki Cable
Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, the New Zealand owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has appointed French bank Natixis as Exclusive Equity Advisor for the project. Hawaiki submarine cable system is a new trans-Pacific cable, based on coherent fiber technology and with designed capacity
Burgess Marine Delivers Mainprize Support Vessel
Britain’s Burgess Marine has built an offshore support vessel for Mainprize Offshore at its shipyard at Trafalgar Wharf in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. The 25-metre boat, the MO2, was delivered at the Seawork 2015, commercial marine and workboat conference in Southampton, when Mainpr
HMS Echo Surveys Battle of Jutland Wrecks
Scans of ships destroyed in the Battle of Jutland 99 years ago have been made for the first time using 21st Century technology, Royal Navy informed. The colourful three-dimensional images made by Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo show the twisted and battered wreck of HMS Invincible, one of 25 warship
Dolphin’s Polar Empress Ready for Action
Dolphin informed that the newly delivered 3D seismic vessel, Polar Empress, is in full production towing 14 streamers on the Maud Extension Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea. The vessel will in end of June mobilise for an exclusive contract with duration in excess of three months. According to
Cargo Ship Grounding Off Albay Damages Coral Reefs
Coral reefs in the vicinity of Legazpi, Albay were damaged by a Vietnam-flagged cargo vessel which ran aground 900 yards off the entrance of Legazpi City Port last Monday, June 15. MV Ocean 03, with 4,532 gross tonnages and manned by 21 Vietnamese crew, reportedly ran aground and hit the marine envi
New Vice President of Engineering for Hydroid
Hydroid, Inc., a manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced the appointment of Sandor Becz to the role of vice president of engineering. In his new role, Becz will lead all engineering activities at Hydroid. This includes Research and Development, as well as new product develop
EMGS to Cut More Jobs, Reduces Fleet
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced further cost reductions reflecting the challenging market conditions in the oil service industry. As communicated in the first quarter report, the company initiated cost reduction measures in the beginning of the first quarter. According to E
Ocean Installer Nets Balder Field Work
Ocean Installer has been awarded its first call-off contract under a framework agreement with ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (EEPNAS) for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM, ROV and associated services at the Balder field. The call-off contract comprises fabrication and installati
DeepOcean to Conduct IMR for BG Group
DeepOcean has been awarded an Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (“IMR”) contract by BG Group. The five year contract covers all ROV based IMR work for BG Group on UK and Norwegian subsea assets. DeepOcean will use vessels from its North Sea based fleet for work under this contract. “IMR is one of
Wintershall Starts L6-B Gas Production in Dutch North Sea
Wintershall has started production of natural gas on its unmanned mini-platform L6-B off the Dutch North Sea coast. The first so called “Minimum Facility” platform was built in just nine months and brought to its offshore location in June 2014. These platforms can be deployed in particularly shallow
DNV GL Develops New P&A Guidelines
DNV GL has introduced a new guideline on plugging and abandonment (P&A) of offshore wells which should introduce a risk-based approach instead of the current prescriptive practice. DNV GL estimates that when combined with optimized project execution and new technology, the P&A cost can be reduced by
Diver Admits Fraud in Historic Cannons Case
A diver who failed to correctly declare where he found historic cannons dating back to the 1600s has pleaded guilty to fraud in excess of £46,000. Vincent Woolsgrove from Ramsgate in Kent, said he had found three 24lb cannons off North Foreland which were originally from the City of Amsterdam. The c
Ocean Mineral Singapore Gets Seabed Exploration Contract
Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte Ltd (OMS) has entered into a 15-year exploration contract for polymetallic nodules at a site within the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone of the Pacific Ocean with the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Sponsored by the Singapore Government, OMS is the first Singaporean