Subsea
Orlando Field Offtake Arrangements Agreed; First Oil Expected in 2016
Atlantic Petroleum, together with Iona Energy UK Limited (Iona), has signed all necessary agreements with CNR International (UK) Limited (CNR) securing the offtake arrangements for the Orlando field development. Orlando is a single well development which will tie-back to the Ninian Central Platform
EMAS Offshore Premieres on Singapore Exchange
EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has made its debut today on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading (SGX-ST), placing it as the first company to dual-list in Norway and Singapore for capital raising. The secondary listing on the SGX-ST will support the Group’s growth plans,
Royal IHC’s Hi-Traq Nominated for BEEA Award
Royal IHC’s Hi-Traq subsea trencher has entered the competition for the Mechanical Product of the Year Award at the British Engineering Excellence Awards, which takes place tomorrow in London. The four-tracked subsea trencher has been designed and developed specifically for shallow water operations
LR Senergy Releases Web Access to Subsea Inspection Data with ‘Iris’
LR Senergy (Survey & GeoEngineering) has announced the latest release of its industry leading Iris offshore project and data management web application, incorporating significant advances in the management of subsea pipeline and asset inspection data. Iris(v2.2) can now be used to support pipeline a
Panoro and Partners Make FID to Develop Aje Field, Nigeria
Panoro Energy ASA, together with the Joint Venture (“JV”) partners, has taken a Final Investment Decision (“FID”) to develop the Aje Cenomanian oil reservoir in the OML 113 licence in Nigeria. The Aje Field Development Plan (“FDP”) was submitted to Department of Petroleum Resources (“DPR”) earlier t
FORCE in Parrsboro Marine Tryouts
FORCE is mobilizing to conduct a series of marine trials this week. A number of vessels will be involved, including barges and tugs, maneuvering and holding station. These trials support the deployment of up to four underwater power cables in the near future. These cables are designed to connect tid
NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard in WW1 Shipwreck Preservation
NOAA, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, will manage the historic wreck of Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71, the only American lightship to be sunk by enemy action during World War I. The two agencies signed a formal agreement between NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Coast
BW Offshore Completes Ownership Transaction of FPSO Petroleo Nautipa
BW Offshore has today completed the sale and purchase agreement with Yinson to take 100% ownership of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa. Petroleo Nautipa is operating for Vaalco Energy in Gabon under a firm charter contract until Q3 2020, with options for additional two years. The FPSO has been with Vaalco
2H Offshore to Deliver Riser Equipment for Weatherford’s MPD System
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been appointed by Weatherford Secure Drilling services to manage the design and delivery of the riser equipment for its Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) system. The project award follows a successful feasibility study carried out by 2H Offshore, which outlined mult
Oil Flows from Shell’s Gumusut-Kakap Project
Shell has started oil production from the Gumusut-Kakap floating platform off the coast of Malaysia, the latest in a series of Shell deep-water projects. The Gumusut-Kakap field is located in waters up to 1,200 metres (3,900 feet) deep. The platform is expected to reach an annual peak oil production
Subsea Processing at Offshore Energy Conference 2014
With a session on subsea processing the Offshore Energy Conference addresses a key innovative area. Experts from frontrunners in subsea processing such as FMC Technologies, Aker Solutions, GE Oil and Gas and ExxonMobil Research Company, will present the viability of subsea processing for both green
REL’s Winch for Fugro’s MH370 Search Vessel
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) have signed a contract with Fugro Survey PTY Ltd Australia to provide a deep tow traction winch system, providing extra capability to Fugro, assisting in the search for MH370. The traction winch system is designed to deploy and recover 10,000m of 18mm conducting tow umbi
Researchers Team Up on Mediterranean Seismic Survey
With the aim of expanding the so far only fragmentary knowledge about the processes on the seafloor of the Mediterranean and improving the risk assessment, researchers from GEOMAR and their colleagues from France and Italy have started an expedition on the German research vessel METEOR into the wate
David Ainsworth Leaves MCT, Joins Kite Power Solutions
After 10 years’ service with Marine Current Turbines Ltd, a Siemens Business (MCT) David Ainsworth joins Kite Power Solutions Ltd. Prior to joining MCT David spent 8 years as part of the management team building Bowman Power Systems, who at that time were developing compact gas turbine cogeneration