Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
Dave MacKay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer PD&MS Businesses, taking on global responsibility for the group, while Simon Rio, who was General Manager at PD&MS, steps up to MacKay’s previous role as Managing Director of Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy. PD&MS Energy, part of the Teesside-based
During 2012 the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is planning to acquire 2D seismic data from the Norwegian Continental Shelf North of 64 degrees North. The scope of the mapping is planned to be 10,000-19,000 line kilometres. Due to a tight timescale preference will be given to tenderers who can
TERNA SpA annonces tender for supply and laying of submarine and land connecting bipolar ± KVcc 500, 1 000 MW (cable pin 1 and 2) HVDC Italy-Montenegro, called “Monet.” This includes the supply and installation of marine electrodes and their monopolar cables electrode for operation of an emergency,
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), was at the centre of a recent… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 21 , 2011
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned a power link from the southern Norwegian mainland grid to BP’s Valhall multi-platform complex in the North Sea. The HVDC Light (high-voltage direct current) link is a highly reliable, cable based state-of-the-art p
Spectrum Geo has expanded their in-house seismic imaging solutions with an agreement to purchase licenses of the Echos™ processing package from Paradigm. Spectrum vetted the Paradigm Echos software based upon industry position as the leading commercial seismic processing system for generating 2D and
Pommec, rapidly becoming the leading manufacturer of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS), have been awarded the contract by Osiris Marine Services to deliver two complete LARS Lite and the first produced Twin Basket LARS for their projects in the wind farm industry. Osiris Marine Services specialized
L&N have launched a new business in Aberdeen with valve-control manufacturer Paladon Systems and safety-system company HG Safety. The trio of companies are to invest a combined £1million in the new venture and are looking for offices in the centre of Aberdeen for an eight-strong engineering design t
Multi-Client seismic specialists, Spectrum, have released details of over 10,000 km of 2D Multi-Client seismic data located over the Dreki/Jan Mayen Ridge (JMR) area offshore the north-eastern coast of Iceland. These datasets are situated within the acreage being offered by the National Energy Autho
Contractors need a robust organisation, clear roles and responsibilities, a willingness to learn and continuous improvement to help improve safety in the petroleum sector. That message emerged from a one-day seminar staged by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) on this subject, which include
Havila Shipping announces results for 3rd quarter 2011. Summary * Havila Shipping ASA achieved a profit before tax of NOK -4.1m in Q3 2011, compared with NOK 9.8m in Q3 last year. Year to date, the profit before tax was NOK -82.3m, compared with NOK 118.2m at 30/09/2010. * Total operating income was
L&N (Scotland) Ltd has spent more than £400,000 in upgrading its Aberdeen premises and installing new equipment. The investment comes on the back of several subsea contract wins in the UK North Sea and South America and follows a recruitment surge in which staff numbers has increased from 30 to 45.
Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd (SHL) is being awarded the foundation installation contract for the Offshore Windpark RIFFGAT project by Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. Offshore Windpark Riffgat is planned with 30 turbines (3.6 MW each) and one substation, covering an area of 5 x 1.2 km² a
