Subsea
Trelleborg’s Seismic Solutions at EAGE 2015
Trelleborg’s offshore operation will display a range of seismic towing, handling and cable management solutions, at the 77th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference and Exhibition in Madrid, Spain. While attending the show, visitors will have a chance to get a firsthand
Offshore Energy 2015: Registration Open
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 is now open. With over 13,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies expected another great event. Next to the exhibition that covers 4 massive halls at Amsterdam RAI more than 80 speakers representing some of t
MH370 Search Area Expanded
The search for missing Malaysian Airline MH370 has now covered more than 75 percent of the seafloor in the initial search area. In its yesterday’s operational update, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) informed that the search plan has been modified to enable continuous search operations
TAP Secures Italian Single Authorisation Permit
The Italian Government has granted Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) its Single Authorisation Permit. The Single Authorisation is a key permit that allows TAP to move ahead with the start of pipeline construction in 2016. TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore
Barge Capsizes in Singapore Waters, Fourteen People Missing
Fourteen crew members are missing after a sand-carrier barge ‘Oceanline SC208’ capsized offshore Singapore yesterday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) informs. At around 10.00 am, the MPA was alerted that a Bolivian-registered vessel had capsized 7.5 nautical miles north-east of Pe
Lithuania Continues Search for An-2 Missing Pilots
The operation of searching for the missing pilots of the An-2 aircraft in the Baltic Sea carries on, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence informs. The An-2 and its crew lost contact on weekend in Lithuanian airspace and its two pilots have gone missing in the Baltic Sea The LNS Kuršis (M54) m
DOF Subsea Profit Down 65 Pct
Oslo-listed, DOF Subsea, has posted profit for the first quarter 2015 of NOK 139 million ($18.4 million), versus NOK 402 million ($53.3 million) in the year-earlier period. The 65.4 per cent drop in profit, or NOK 263 million, is mainly due to net financial loss of NOK 320 million, related to unreal
GE: First Refurbishment of Subsea Trees in Nigeria
GE Oil & Gas has completed the first refurbishment of subsea production trees at its service base in Onne, Nigeria. The milestone was achieved under a contract awarded by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo.). The GE team of Nigerian engineers dis-assembled the subsea trees to c
Jee Bags FEED Contract for Captain EOR Project
Jee Ltd. has been awarded a contract from Amec Foster Wheeler for the front end engineering design (FEED) of a jacket rigid polymer injection riser package (including J-tubes) as part of the Captain enhanced oil recovery (EOR) field development. The project will demonstrate the use of polymer chemic
Fugro Gets Another Borssele OWF Gig
Fugro has signed 2 new contracts with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for further mapping of the future Borssele wind farm park. According to RVO, under the contract, Fugro will take measurements of wind and sea conditions and conduct seabed researc
Deepwater Horizon Spill Increased Dolphin Deaths, Study Shows
After commemorating the 5-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, another study has been released highlighting the significant injury to bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published new results pointing to dolphin
BP Settles Macondo Claims with Transocean and Halliburton
Transocean has reached two separate settlement agreements, with the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) and with BP Exploration & Production and BP America Production. These settlements together resolve substantially all outstanding claims against Transocean arising from the April 20, 2010, Macondo
Franco-Scottish Consortium Gets SEM-REV Contract
Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group, alongside its French regional partner Wenex Equipments, last year formed a Franco-Scottish consortium which has led to the group securing a £2.5million/€3.5million contract. The project involves manufacturing and installation of the array cabling in
Fugro Simphony Catches Fire, Crew Evacuated
Fugro Subsea Services-operated ROV support vessel Fugro Symphony has reportedly caught fire, early this morning in Peterhead Harbour. According to reports, the fire-fighting teams were called for duty at approximately 3 AM on Wednesday and it took about 35 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. More