Subsea
New Gas Discovery for Statoil and ExxonMobil Off Tanzania
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil announced that the Giligiliani-1 exploration well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 1.2 trillion cubic feet (tcf*) of natural gas in place in the Giligiliani-1 well brings the total of in-place volumes up
MacGregor Electric Mooring Systems for Mermaid’s Tender Rigs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won new contracts that will see electrically-driven versions of its mooring systems fitted to two new tender assist drilling rigs for Thailand-based Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited. The Self-Erected Drilling Tender (Hull No. CMHI (JS)-151-1 and Hull No. CMHI
Unique Maritime Group Appoints New Director
Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has named Steve MacMillan as the Global Project Director for its Diving Division and the Global QHSE Director. He will be based at UMG’s head office in Sharjah, UAE. MacMillan’s main responsibilities will focus on m
The Netherlands: TenneT Sets Up Offshore Grid Development Base
TenneT has established a new Offshore Netherlands department dedicated to the development of an offshore electricity grid in the Dutch part of the North Sea. In June of this year, Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs took the guiding decision to appoint TenneT as the sole operator of the offshore elect
VIDEO: Maersk Oil ‘Dan Bravo’ Deep Dive
Substantial volumes of oil and gas remain in the subsurface of the Danish North Sea, but recovering them is technically complex and requires work above and below water. Dan Bravo Rationalisation, a challenging three-year project that has reached its midway point, is an example of the complex subsurf
Canada to Host Upcoming IOCE
During the first week of November the world’s leaders in marine renewable energy development will embark on Halifax for the 5th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). This will be the first time ICOE has been held outside of Europe, a major accomplishment for Canada that presents new oppor
EU Gives Thumbs Up for NordLink and NSN Grant
The EU Commission has welcomed the announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential.
Statnett Gets Green Light for Two Major Subsea Cable Links
Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has granted Statnett licences to construct interconnectors to Germany and the UK. These projects have thus taken an important step closer to realisation. “We are very pleased that the Ministry has now issued licences for the two planned subsea ca
Rosneft Wraps Up Barents Sea Survey
Rosneft has finished performing comprehensive geophysical exploration, including seismic data acquisition 3D and gravimagnetic survey on the West-Prinovozemelsky licensed site on the continental shelf of the Barents Sea. The scope of work totaled 2.8 thousand square km. The specialized scientific re
OneSubsea Lands $270 Mln Pemex Deal in GoM
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $270 million for the Lakach deepwater project offshore Mexico. This is the first deepwater subsea field to be developed by Pemex. The scope of supply for the seven well system incl
MH370 Might Not Be in Indian Ocean, Emirates Airlines Head Says
The boss of a major airline believes missing flight MH370 may not have crashed in the Indian Ocean, and that probably control was taken of that airplane. In an Interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, Emirates Airlines head Tim Clark has stated he is “totally dissatisfied” with results of the inv
Researchers Find Ancient Sediments on Arctic Seabed
An international team of scientists headed by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) opened a new window into the past of the Arctic Ocean during the now ending summer expedition of the research vessel Polarstern. Along steep slide scars on Lomonosov Ridge
AMC Students in Sub Design
Submarines are notoriously difficult to design and construct, but a group of maritime engineering students are putting their skills to the test doing just that. The submarine design project is part of a fluid mechanics subject the students must complete in their second year of study at AMC. They are
SGI Launches ‘Real Map’ of Inishbofin (Ireland)
Marine scientists from the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) have created a new offshore map of the island of Inishbofin, County Galway. The map was developed from work carried out as part of Ireland’s national marine mapping programme, INFOMAR, and will result in increased awareness of the island’