Subsea
VIDEO: North Sea Giant Preps for Asgard Ops
A privately owned company, founded by the Andersen family in 1916, Fayard, assisted Technip Norge AS and Statoil in the Module Handling System (MHS) and Special Handling System (SHS) heavy installations on board the North Sea Giant. It’s a purpose-built system for installation and recovery of heavy
IMES Expands to New Portsmouth Office
IMES, a marine and subsea specialist, has moved to new premises in Portsmouth as the company targets further strategic growth. The new 5,500 sqft premises, based at Voyager Park on Portfield Road, Portsmouth, feature a load testing area for lifting equipment, a component assembly area and purpose-bu
Australian O&G Event Beats Expectations
Australia’s largest resource industry event has defied the “gloom and doom” surrounding the global oil and gas sector to post what industry insiders have described as the most successful show in its 34 year history. Organisers have been thrilled with the flood of attendees who have visited the Perth
Fugro in Pipeline Inspection for Statoil and Gassco
Statoil Petroleum AS and Gassco AS have awarded the 2015 annual pipeline inspection contract to Fugro. The contract covers inspection of defined sections of subsea pipelines between Norway and continental Europe: Europipe 1, Europipe 2, Franpipe, Zeepipe and Norpipe. Inspection of pipeline sections
Report: Subsea Thermal Insulation at $142 Min by 2019
The market for subsea thermal insulation material, in terms of value, is projected to reach around $142.30 million by 2019, witnessing a CAGR of 4.80% between 2014 and 2019, according to MarketsandMarkets report. An important aspect of designing offshore production systems, particularly in deep wate
Offshore Achievement Awards Winners Revealed
The offshore energy industry’s highest achievers and most successful companies were recognised on Thursday, 12 March, at the 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA), with Gordon Ballard, chairman of Schlumberger UK, receiving the Significant Achievement accolade. Great Large Company and Great Small C
NOAA Names New HRSP Members
NOAA administrator Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., has appointed six members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) . The HSRP is a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA independent advice for improving a range of services and products that support navigation and coastal resilience. New memb
DOF Subsea Lands More Work
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the Atlantic region. According to the company, the award will include work on both the Norwegian and UK sector. The work scope includes, among other, installation of flexible flow lines and umbilicals on the Corrib field, operated by Shell Ireland. Fu
Chariot Finalizes Namibian 2D Seismic Survey
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has completed its 2D seismic survey offshore Namibia, in conjunction with its partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%, carried interest) and Ignitus (5%, carried interest). The survey was conducted in Central Blocks 2312 & 2412A. The survey comprised approximately 1,700km line k
EMGS Wins Barents Data Deal
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a data licensing agreement for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. According to the company’s statement on Oslo stock exchange, the deal is worth approximately USD 3 million. EMGS will book the f
Providence Seeks Silverback Prospect Extension
Providence Resources P.l.c. announced that the seismic interpretation and mapping of reprocessed 2D seismic reflection profile data has confirmed the presence of a large Mesozoic structural closure within Licensing Option (LO) 13/04, located in the South Celtic Sea Basin. LO 13/04 is situated in c.
VIDEO: AMSA Proposes GBR and Torres Strait PSSA Extension
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has submitted a proposal to extend the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the organization informed through their social media. A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (P
Skagerrak 4 Officially Launched
The new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine cable system interconnecting Norway and Denmark, Skagerrak 4, has been officially inaugurated and ready for commercial operation. The realisation of Skagerrak 4 had been agreed upon by the Danish and the Norwegian transmission grid operators Energ
Statoil Halts Veslefrikk Drilling Due to Seismic Interpretation
Statoil announced that the licence partners have decided to temporarily halt drilling on Veslefrikk. The stoppage is due to the time that will be needed to interpret new seismic data, which can help in bringing profitable new drilling targets on the field to maturity. The drilling stoppage is expect