Roc Oil (GB) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, advises that production from the Enoch oil and gas field (ROC: 12% interest), located in the North Sea, is anticipated to be offline for the remainder of 2012 due to mechanical issues related to subsea equipment. ROC is awaiting advice from the
Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device and founder of Pelamis Wave Power was honoured last night for his outstanding contribution to the development of the marine renewables sector. First Minister Alex Salmond presented Richard Yemm with the second annual Saltire Prize Medal at
Barrie Horsburgh has joined engineering firm Jee as Principal Subsea Controls Engineer. Barrie brings with him considerable subsea controls and Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) experience gained across different continents and through a range of high-profile subsea projects. He is a ski
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by A/S Norske Shell, to deliver subsea connection systems for the Draugen field on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 105 million. Scope of work includes the delivery of complete tie-in connection systems for production flo
The development of the Åsgard subsea gas compression was approved in the Storting (Norwegian parliament) on 27 March 2012. This signals the start for implementation of one of Statoil’s most demanding technology projects aimed at improving recovery. Åsgard subsea gas compression will increase recover
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2012, the latest version of its reservoir modelling software. The launch sees the continued expansion of Roxar RMS into the geophysics domain through a completely integrated reservoir modelling workflow which includes seismic interpretation, reservoi
Spectrum is implementing a strategy of growth in the Multi Client Seismic market and as part of the company’s strategic growth plan Spectrum announces a strengthening of the Executive Management Team. Arne Helland has been appointed as Executive Vice President Strategy and Business Development in Sp
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully executed the final contractual tests of its System for Hydrographic Information Processes – Part 2 (SHIP2) project. The SHIP2 project was implemented to produce a new production system for the Netherlands Hydrographic Office. The project will deliver a sol
Technip announces that it has been certified as a Top Employer Europe 2012. This independent certification, delivered by the CRF Institute, underlines the quality of Technip’s human resources (HR) policies and the excellent and consistent working conditions offered to its people. The CRF Institute,
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, and InterAct, a member of the Acteon Group of companies, the leading well engineering and well abandonment specialists, have announced a collaboration to provide UK oil an
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announced that it has signed Fabricom (part of the GDF Suez operation) as its exclusive agent for Marine product sales in Belgium. The agreement covers the broad range of Marine products, including TRIAXYS, WatchMate, WatchKeeper, and 3 Metre buoys, along with Port and
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has won the Pipeline Industries Guild’s (PIG) 2012 Subsea Pipeline Technology Award. The award was made at the PIG National Dinner on 13 March 2012 in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel
Cameron Leeds has awarded Expro Connectors & Measurements with a platinum award for 24 consecutive months of zero defect product deliveries. This accolade follows on from previous awards bestowed by Cameron, including gold, silver and bronze awards and also an award for continual improvement in qual
The owners of the Johan Sverdrup field have signed a pre-unit agreement. According to the agreement the owners of production licences 265 and 501 will cooperate in the planning of the Johan Sverdrup field towards an investment decision and submission of the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO).
