The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has received the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the oil and gas discovery 16/1-8 “Luno” in the North Sea. Lundin is the operator for the development. Total recoverable reserves in the discovery have been estimated at 29.1 million cubic metres of oil
Nine oil companies had purchased the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s seismic data package from Lofoten and Vesterålen by 23 January. The nine oil companies are Statoil, ExxonMobil, Norske Shell, RWE Dea Norge, GDF Suez, Dong Energy, Det norske oljeselskap, Chevron Norge AS and Total E&P Norge AS.
DONG Energy annouced that despite the weather, it has been possible to energise the next cable string with eight turbines. Energizing the cable string is a vital part of the commissioning of the turbines, and the eight turbines connected to the string are expected to have first power in near future
Ramboll Oil & Gas recently signed four new exciting contracts. The current demand for Ramboll’s multidisciplinary consultancy to the oil and gas industry has never been greater. The newly signed December contracts involve a rationalisation project, a subsea pipeline FEED study, an environmental deco
Kleven Maritime will carry out an extensive remodeling of the offshore vessel Rem Fortune, from the platform service vessel into the multi-purpose support vessel. The vessel is currently placed at Myklebust Yard in Gursken, where it should be mounted with a 100-ton offshore crane. Reconstruction als
DeepOcean Group Holding AS,an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, today announced that DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a long-term frame agreement for offshore survey services for Statoil. The four-year frame agreement, plus two one-year
EvoLogics GmbH, a leading provider of innovative solutions for underwater communication, upgrades its S2C/2/ADCP multiple access system to Version 2.0, adding important features that optimize data retrieval from multiple ADCP instruments. In fall 2010 EvoLogics GmbH came up with a space saving and e
BlueView Technologies, the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, and Ageotec, an Italian Company operating in the field of underwater and oceanographic technologies signed a Systems Integrator Agreement that enables Ageotec to re-sell BlueView 2D and 3D products on Age
Europe’s largest subsea event, Subsea 2012, will boast an impressive line-up of international delegates when it opens its doors on February 8 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre for two days to highlight the industry’s global opportunities. Subsea UK’s annual conference and exhibition has a
Antrim Energy Inc., Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, announced that it has signed an agreement with Valiant Petroleum plc to proceed with early installation of subsea facilities for the development of the Fionn Field in the UK
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has recently secured a multi-million pound contract win with global oil and gas company Maersk Oil. The contract involves providing surface well testing, clean-up services and large bore subsea safety systems for Maersk Oil UK’s contracted mobile
Quantum Energy Ltd, an electricity company controlled by Athens-based Public Power Corporation SA, plans to build a cable connecting Israel… (ekathimerini) [mappress] Source: ekathimerini , January 24, 2012;
On 8 December 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted and audit of BG Norge’s (BG) management of the Knarr field development. Objective The objective of the audit was to inspect the company’s compliance with health, safety and environment requirements in connection with the Knarr
On January 10, 2012 VideoRay LLC of Phoenixville, PA, along with Dutch partner Nautikaris BV of Ijmuiden, Netherlands, completed the site acceptance test of four VideoRay Pro 4 submersible systems with spare parts, accessories, and custom modifications. Training for operators and repair personnel wi
