Specialist divers battling strong tides and zero-visibility have completed a year-long project to cover parts of an exposed underwater pipeline in the Humber estuary. Teams from Hull-based commercial diving and underwater civil engineering company Northern Divers worked up to 60ft below the surface
A diverless and ROVless bend stiffener connector from subsea connector specialist First Subsea has enabled Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. to complete the tie-back of an umbilical connector from the Blackbird field to the nearby Ettrick field’s FPSO Aoka Mizu in the UK central North Sea First Subsea conduct
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has established a new department dedicated to developing its crane and lifting products for the offshore supply and subsea segment. The department, which opened officially in January 2012 is based in Molde, Norway, with production ta
One of the key elements in the successful construction of an offshore wind park is the skilful installation of cables – a complicated task that is often subject to huge repair costs. Cable damage causes over 70% of all insurance claims on installed wind parks, which shows that there is great need fo
On the 23rd of February the Trans Adriatic Pipeline started a nearshore survey north of Vlore in south-eastern Albania. The purpose is to collect samples of the seabed soil near the Albanian coast along the planned route of the natural gas pipeline, which plans to bring Caspian gas to southern Italy
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, announces an update of the interpretation of the recently processed 3D seismic surveys acquired in the summer of 2011, over its prospects in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. Amergin Prospect (Standard Exploration Licence 5/08 – part-Blocks 47/25, 48/21 & 22) Interpretatio
Sonardyne International has completed the expansion of its Aberdeen office to meet unprecedented demand from their European customer base. The Company has acquired premises adjoining their existing offices in the Bridge of Don, increasing the space available by a third for customer training, equipme
Strong growth makes the Ramboll Oil & Gas headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark expand with 2,500 square meters of rental office facilities located close to the harbour. For a long time Ramboll in Esbjerg has held a wish to unify all activities at one address. However, plans for a new building next to th
A leading subsea training centre has reported an increase in employment of their students, with 50% of one class being employed within a week of graduating. The Underwater Centre, Fort William saw half of a recent ROV class employed by leading providers of subsea services to the oil and gas industry
TAP has been selected by Shah Deniz as the pipeline route to Italy. “We will now enter into exclusive negotiations with them on progressing the project. We look forward to progressing the TAP project together with the Shah Deniz Consortium and the Italian, Albanian and Greek Governments” the offical
Shell announces that Malcolm Brinded has agreed to step down as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 April 2012. Mr Brinded has agreed to remain at Shell until 30 April 2012 in order to assist with the transition of his responsibilities. Mr Brinded is currently Executive Director
Atlantis Resources is undergoing talks for constructing a new marine energy farm that would be producing both wind and tidal power. The company is conducting talks with suppliers of transmission components to discuss cabling and converters including a feasibility study for creating the project from
The Government has decided that the NPD will map the geology in the northeastern part of Norway’s new sea area in the Barents Sea. According to the plan, the seismic surveys will start this summer and continue into 2013. This will provide important knowledge regarding possible oil and gas resources
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Limited (SPO) announced the acquisition of Seabed AS, based in Bergen, Norway. Seabed AS was founded in 2008 by Mr Hans Martin Gravdal, who has more than 30 years of experience within a wide range of subsea operations. Mr Gravdal and his experienced team will
