Sandy Harper has recently joined the National Hyperbaric Centre’s as their new Diving System Technology & Consulting Manager. Sandy, who has an extensive background in diving system auditing and assurance as well as consulting, has joined the NHC to focus on expanding the Consulting & Auditing servi
DONG Energy performed detailed geophysical surveys of the seabed in the Anholt offshore wind farm area. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that it might be old bombs, were located. Further surveys confirmed the presumptions; the find turned out to be two ol
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge AS to supply a subsea production system for the operator’s Bøyla project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 210 million. Scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of fou
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has begun assembly and construction of the world’s largest, turntable cable installation system for subsea construction contractor, Blue Offshore NV, at the former Swan Hunter shipyard facilities at Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK). Designe
North Sea Energy Inc. announces that it has been notified by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that it, together with its partners, has been awarded three new blocks in the UK North Sea in the 26th Seaward Licensing Round, namely the Norfolk prospect – block 12/16b (20% interest)
DeepOcean Group Holding AS, an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, today appointed Bart H. Heijermans as their new CEO effective February 1, 2012. The announcement represents the next step in DeepOcean Group’s development into a leading global subsea services organizati
In 2011 Jumbo Shipping successfully completed its scope of work as awarded by client Technip for the ASENG field located off the coast of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. This field is to be developed as a standalone turret moored FPSO with subsea production, water injection and gas injection wells
“Statoil has completed a fantastic year, both in terms of exploration successes, and the development of our portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS),” says Øystein Michelsen, executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. According to Michelsen the NCS will remain the back
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms that its wholly owned UK subsidiary PR Singleton Limited has been offered a frontier exploration licence over six blocks in the Rathlin Basin, offshore Northern Ireland by t
Statoil’s drilling of the Skinfaks South well in the North Sea has been completed and the estimated volume is between 1.9 and 6.9 million barrels of oil equivalents. This is the fourth infrastructure-near discovery in the Gullfaks area in a 10 month period. Light oil has been confirmed in Middle Jur
Statoil has chosen to take out an additional two-year option on the existing contract for diving services with Technip Norge AS. According to a cooperation agreement, ExxonMobil and Gassco could also be potential users of this contract. The manned underwater operations will be conducted from DSV Ska
Kongsberg Maritime and its subsidiary Hydroid, Inc., the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has announced a joint AUV user conference to be held at the Villa Marigola in Lerici, Italy, from June 26 to 28, 2012. The event will give customers the opportunity to share knowle
While others were about to enjoy their New Year’s Eve dinner, the installation vessel Svanen started installation of the first monopile at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm has now started. According to the original schedule, Svanen was supposed
Aquaterra has successfully installed a ‘world first’ 10,000psi rated, 20” I.D. full bore drilling riser for Apache North Sea. The unique High Pressure Riser System was designed specifically for Apache North Sea to drill three subsea wells on the Bacchus field from the Rowan Gorilla VII. The installa
