Subsea
ROVOP’s Managing Director Wins ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award
The managing director of rapidly growing subsea specialist ROVOP has received a prestigious industry recognition after being named as the UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 for international business growth. Judges singled out Steven Gray from a shortlist of the nation’s most successful and innov
Shipwreck Off Haiti Not Columbus’ Santa Maria, UNESCO Says
A UNESCO mission of experts, requested by the Haitian Government, confirmed that a shipwreck near Haiti could not be the ‘Santa Maria’ flagship of Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America. “There is now incontestable proof that the wreck is from a much later period,” according to the repo
Nominations Start for 2015 Subsea UK Awards
The 2015 Subsea UK Awards, now in their ninth year, seek to recognise companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s successful subsea sector. Entries are being sought for the best subsea company of the year, the most promising young person in the sector, the most exciting new enterp
Keppel Lands $120 Mln in Contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard (Keppel Nantong) have secured contracts from repeat customers worth a total of S$153 million ($ 120 mill.). Keppel Shipyard’s contract is for the conversion of a Floating P
FMC Technologies Nets $280 Mln Subsea Gig on Maria Field
Wintershall has awarded its first significant subsea contract for Maria development to FMC Technologies’ Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.8 billion ($280 million ). “Maria is our first subsea development in Norway and we are consequently
AF Gruppen to Scrap Murchison Platform in North Sea
AF Gruppen ASA (AFG), in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, named Heerema-AF Consortium, has signed a contract with CNR International (U.K) Limited, for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea. The Murchison oil field straddles the UK/Norway median
DNV GL Starts Off CO2 Subsea Release Safety JIP
Offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines could potentially pose a risk for offshore infrastructures, ships and the marine environment. To demonstrate that CO2 pipelines can be operated safely and to ensure the risks are well understood, industry stakeholders have asked DNV GL to initiate a Joint Indu
USA: AXYS Secures WindSentinel Supply Contract
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) has been awarded a supply contract by an Eastern United States energy company for WindSentinel floating LiDAR system. The system will be used as part of a research and development project supporting offshore wind generation. “One of the key objectives of this project is demo
Royal Navy Divers Remove Two Underwater Pillars Posing Menace in Solent
Royal Navy divers carried out a controlled explosion to remove two concrete and wood pillars that have been menacing sailors in the Solent. For years the two pillars have stood rising eight metres from the floor of the Solent off Stokes Bay, Gosport. They were the remains of an old pier but proved a
Fugro’s Wavescan Buoy Gathers Data for BP’s Quad 204 Project
Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency. Work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK North Sea contract to date. Located Wes
Cairn Strikes Oil Offshore Senegal
Cairn and its joint venture partners have discovered oil in the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal. The well, located in 1,427 metres (m) water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block, has reached a Target Depth (TD) of 4,927 m and was targeting multiple stac
EMGS’ Vessel Utilization for Third Quarter at 69 Pct
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that its vessel utilization for the third quarter 2014 came in at 69% compared with 77% for the third quarter 2013. In the third quarter this year, the Company’s vessels were allocated 31% to contract and 38% to multi-client programmes, whereas the al
Claxton Releases Infographic Guide to North Sea Well Abandonment
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos
Treasure of Polluce Ship Recovered
Italian Navy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism (MIBACT), has recovered a number of coins from the “treasure” of the wreck of the steamship ‘Polluce’ that sank in 1841. The recovery of the coins was conducted near the Italian Elba by a multipurpose ROV named Pega