Norwegian Petroleum Directorate started acquisition of seismic data in Norway’s new maritime zone in the Barents Sea. PGS will be conducting the acquisition on behalf of the NPD using the vessel R.V. Harrier Explorer. This is the first time this area will be systematically mapped. The seismic acquis
Today’s listing of Kværner ASA at Oslo Børs marks the beginning of a new company with a historic brand. With an international organisation and in-house fabrication yards in place from the start, Kvaerner will be a supplier of some of the world’s most demanding projects for new offshore platforms and
The unmanned deepwater research vehicle Liropus 2000, operated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, will be used for the first time in… (sciencedaily) [mappress] Source: Science Daily, July 7, 2011;
The latest results from Nord Stream’s environmental monitoring programme in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ show that the company has complied with and even exceeded the conditions in the permit granted by the Swedish government. Calculations and models in Nord Stream’s Environmental Study
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
Consilium Marine Group, a worldwide supplier of marine products and customer services, and Orange Business Services, a leading global integrator of communication solutions, announces that they have signed a high-level global cooperation agreement. Consilium will globally market Orange marine VSAT co
Decommissioning can be a daunting business. There are miles of old pipeline and out-of-date assets. Information is scattered across multiple companies and contractors. Just knowing where to begin and how much it will cost is a project in itself. To get a clear picture of their decommissioning option
Lochard Energy Group Plc today announces that its 100% owned subsidiary Zeus Petroleum Limited has signed Farm Out Agreements with Petroleum Geo-Services or its designated affiliate to transfer a 40% stake in six North Sea blocks (16/8c, 3/5, 3/10c, 9/17b, 9/22b and 14/17) in return for access to 3D
GSP has became in 2009 the contractor and project manager for the offshore services package includding the pipeline installation along the Russian continental shelf of the Black Sea, between Dzhubga-Lazarevskoe-Soci as well as for the pipeline tie-in with the Russia – Turkey inter continental pipeli
TGS will commence acquisition of a new 3D multi-client survey which covers 1,100 km2 over the Magnus Basin, including the southwest to northeast striking “End of the World” fault. TGS will also reprocess approximately 6,500 km2 of 3D seismic data in the same area to build a combined project of 7,600
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea workover adapters. The award has a value of approximately $43 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. FMC’s scope of supply includes eight workover adapters for horizontal subsea pr
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the infield cabling and burial of the DanTysk offshore wind farm project 70 km off Sylt, Germany. The laying work will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed around six months later. The DanTysk wind farm is a joint venture between Vattenfall Europe W
Russia’s manned bathyscaphe “Consul” has been tested Monday, which was called by officials as a success…. (people) [mappress] Source: people, July 5, 2011;
Aibel has been awarded a letter of intent from Statoil in connection with the new test facility for subsea compressors at Kårstø. The estimated value of the contract is NOK 200 million. The new test facility will be part of the Kårstø metering and technology laboratory, K-lab. “Aibel knows Kårstø we
