Subsea
Petrobras, OOG-Teekay Sign LoI for Libra FPSO Charter
Libra Consortium has signed a letter of intent with Odebrecht/Teekay (OOG-Teekay), winner of a tender process, for the charter of a FPSO-type platform (floating production, storage and offloading) designed for the extended well test campaign at the Libra area, in Santos Basin pre-salt. The delivery
Faroe Wraps Up Schooner and Ketch Stake Acquisition
Faroe Petroleum has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 53.1% operated interest in the Schooner Field and a 60% operated interest in the Ketch Field in the UK Southern North Sea gas basin from Tullow Oil. Remaining Proved and Probable Reserves, as evaluated by the Company, as at 1 Ja
Statoil Encounters Gas in PL 714 in Barents Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 714, is currently completing the drilling of wildcat well 7220/2-1. The well was drilled about 40 kilometres northeast of the oil and gas discovery 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea, and about 260 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest. The p
Maritime Developments Patents Its 4-Track Tensioner
Maritime Developments, a provider of back-deck equipment to the oil and gas industry, has secured a patent for its 4-track tensioner. The company has already delivered two of the new tensioners to clients and is on the brink of completing a third one for its rental division. The TTS-4/140 series ten
Perenco Drills Dry Hole at Sputnik-1 Offshore Gabon
Perenco, Tullow Oil’s partner in the Arouwe block offshore Gabon, reported that the Sputnik-1 well, targeting a pre-salt structure in Arouwe block, has encountered non commercial hydrocarbon pay in up to 300 metres of net sandstone reservoir. The Vantage Tungsten Explorer drillship, drilled Sputnik-
New Latin America – U.S. Subsea Cable Announced
Algar Telecom (Brazil), Angola Cables (Angola), Antel (Uruguay) and Google have announced plans to build a new undersea fiber-optic cable connecting the key cities of Santos and Fortaleza in Brazil with Boca Raton, Florida in the United States. TE Connectivity SubCom is the selected provider for the
OceanServer’s Iver3 AUV for US Naval Undersea Warfare Center
OceanServer Technology, Inc. has recently been awarded a contract for one Iver3 AUV by the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. This system will include several Iver3 options just released including the Rowe Technologies, Inc. (RTI) SeaPILOT 600 kHz Doppler Velocity Log with ADCP.
TGS to Mobilise 5 CGG Vessels for New GoM Survey
TGS has announced the expansion of its Constitution group of WAZ 3D projects with the start of the Declaration survey. Declaration will cover 6,061 km2 (260 OCS blocks) in the Mississippi Canyon and Viosca Knoll protraction areas of the Central Gulf of Mexico and will be acquired orthogonal to TGS’
DNV GL Creates New Subsea Team in Aberdeen
The subsea sector is reportedly set to quadruple in size, with projected annual revenues of £85bn by 2020. Currently 45% of the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf) production comes from subsea wells and with an increased focus on maximising economic recovery, one of the key challenges is to incr
Viper Subsea to Present V-LIM at Upcoming DOT
Viper Subsea will reveal its latest innovation ‘V-LIM®’ at the Deep Offshore Technology International conference and exhibition in Aberdeen. The V-LIM® is a line integrity monitor that provides extremely accurate electrical integrity data across a wide range of insulation resistance levels and can b
EMAS AMC Bags $300 Mln Subsea Gig from Noble Energy
Ezra Holdings Limited’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has finalised three contracts with Noble Energy valued collectively at over US$300 million. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea tie-backs for the Big Bend, Dantzler and Gunflint field
Subsea 7 to Set Up NASNet on Aasta Hansteen Field
Nautronix, a provider of through water communication and positioning technology to the offshore industry, has secured an order to supply NASNet®, an underwater positioning system for Subsea 7. The system will be used on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is located in the northern part of the Norwegian
Polarcus’ Seismic Projects in Spotlight after FAN-1 Oil Discovery
The FAN-1 oil discovery offshore Senegal announced by Cairn Energy and its joint venture partners on 07 October is exciting news for companies exploring this northwest African shelf. The basic play model is similar along the entire paleo continental shelf edge from Senegal to Guinea-Bissau and the d
JRC Issues Report on Innovations in Marine Energy Technology
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has published its report on European marine energy technology and innovation. Drawing on initiatives of key actors from industry and academia, the report portrays the development of the sector through collaborative networks and knowledge exc