Wave energy company Aquamarine Power took another major step towards the commercialisation of its Oyster technology with the announcement today [27 September 2011] of £7 million of new funding and a commitment of further investment in the company from its existing shareholders over the next two year
Leading offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division has been awarded a contract by Eni Norge AS to supply the polyester rope mooring lines for the Goliat FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). The Goliat FPSO will be positioned 85 km offshore, north west of Hammerfest i
SPT Offshore installed 9 Suction piles for Bibby Offshore for Ithaca Athena FPSO mooring. For Bibby Offshore, SPT installed nine (9) suction piles of OD 5.5-6.5m x 10-11m deep. The suction piles will be used to moor the Ithaca Athena FPSO in 140m water depth. SPT’s strong SAPS-004 suction pump was u
A Turkish ship began exploring for gas off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish Cypriot government said, an announcement that escalates…
MCS Kenny, Wood Group Kenny’s riser engineering and software solutions company, has launched Version 8 of its industry-leading Flexcom™ riser design and analysis software. This new release will make it easier for engineering teams to model the characteristics of all types of oil & gas riser systems,
Aker Solutions has been selected to supply a subsea umbilical to Det norske oljeselskap ASA’s Jette field. The order is worth approximately NOK 60 million. Det norske’s initial order is for six kilometres of static electro-hydraulic stainless steel umbilical. The umbilical will include electrical an
CGGVeritas announced today that it completed acquisition of a 3D survey with BroadSeisTM, its unique broadband marine solution, for Chevron Norge AS. The minimum commitment for the program comprised acquisition of a 3D survey over a 2,190 km2 area west of Bodø in the Norwegian Sea. Due to good progr
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. announced that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters. The SS Gairsoppa was a 412-foot
Statoil and its partners have submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Skuld field on the Halten Bank to the authorities. Norne operations vice president Anita A. Stenhaug, handed over the plan to Norwegian state secretary Per Rune Henriksen during a ceremony at Statoil’s office i
Two hundred years on from the first recorded landing, researchers have compiled the first ever high-resolution map of the underwater seabed and reefs around Rockall. On September 8, 1811, a Royal Navy officer with a small crew landed on the isolated North Atlantic islet and scaled the 19 metre high
AGR Field Operations announced that they have been awarded a global Framework Agreement with Statoil for the delivery of pre-operational Operations and Maintenance studies. This agreement will supply Statoil with analysis and support to their Capital Value Process for Operational Assurance providing
Van Oord’s new flexible fallpipe vessel, the Stornes, was christened on 24 September. The event, which was attended by hundreds of guests and Van Oord employees, took place at the Wilhelmina dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs J. van Vonno, wife of forme
Ramboll has won the detailed design of the offshore substation for DONG Energy’s Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, which is estimated to make a significant contribution to the UK government goal of installing 33GW of wind production by 2020. The contract with DONG Energy includes the co
The UK Hydrographic Office internal celebration of this year’s World Hydrography Day took place on Friday 16 September. Every year the International Hydrographic Organization and its member states’ Hydrographic Offices celebrate World Hydrography Day. This is an important opportunity to increase the
