Subsea
MeyGen Project Pens Largest Marine Energy Lease
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has signed a 398MW, 25-year seabed lease with The Crown Estate. The lease was secured after MeyGen satisfied the extensive development obligations contained within its five-year Agreement for Lease (“AfL”), which was
Cuxport Assists in ‘Amrumbank West’ Monopile Ops
Cuxport has been supporting the Dutch company Ballast Nedam Offshore in the use of an alternative technique to transport and install monopiles at the “Amrumbank West” wind park on behalf of E.ON since the middle of August. The foundation piles are no longer just transported to the offshore site on b
FES to Deliver DBSCs to NOV Flexibles
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1,250,000 contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) are one of the firm’s most successful product lines enabling the quick, efficient and cost effec
Leading Experts to Present at European Well Intervention Conference
Leading oil and gas experts are lined up to present at the 20th SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference which will, once again, bring industry professionals together to discuss current trends and new technologies within well intervention and completion. Taking place on 12/13 November at Aber
Next Large Earthquake Might Occur Along Seismic Gap Near Istanbul, Study Shows
When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The “seismic gap” may simply be inactive, the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other, or the segment may be a source of potential earthquakes, quietly building tension over decades until an inevit
NPD: Record Number of Applications in APA 2014
At the end of the application deadline for awards in predefined areas (APA) 2014 on the Norwegian shelf, the authorities have received applications from 47 companies. “It is positive to see so many companies with faith in the TFO areas,” says Sissel Eriksen, exploration director in the Norwegian Pet
Rolls-Royce’s Deck Machinery, Propulsion and Engines for New OCV
Rolls-Royce has won a £19m contract with the Norwegian shipbuilding group Vard to deliver deck machinery, propulsion and engines to a new offshore construction and anchor handling vessel (OCV) for the Norwegian owner REM Supply. The vessel will be designed by Vard. The new vessel is developed for un
Navy Oceanography Inks CRADA with Esri
Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet, commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NAVMETOCCOM), signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (Esri), the geographic information systems company. “This CRADA will be a key enabler
HMAS Yarra Completes Search for Submarine AE1 Off Papua New Guinea
HMAS Yarra has completed a mission to search for the Royal Australian Navy submarine, HMAS AE1, off the Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea, which has resulted in the discovery of a number of contacts of interest. Some of the contacts discovered in the search from 6-9 September were able to be cl
OTE Hires Blueshirt Group for PR and Investor Relations
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation, a turnkey supplier of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC) Systems worldwide, has engaged The Blueshirt Group to assist OTE in developing its communication and investor outreach program with the financial community and media. “
Statoil Hits Dry Ensis Well in Barents Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 393 B, has completed drilling of wildcat well 7125/4-3. The well is dry. The well was drilled about four kilometres south of the 7125/4-1 oil and gas discovery and about 105 kilometres northeast of Hammerfest. The exploration target for the well w
GC Rieber Gets Charter Extension for Subsea Vessel Polar Queen
GC Rieber Shipping ASA has entered into a new time charter agreement with Boa Marine Services Inc. (BMSI) for the CSV “Polar Queen” for a fixed period of 3 years. The new time charter agreement will be a continuation of BMSI’s existing charter for the same vessel and will commence April 2015. BMSI h
Gardline CGG in BRAHSS Project (Australia)
Gardline CGG Pte Ltd has been contracted by OGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) to be involved in the last phase of the BRAHSS (Behavioural Response of Australian Humpback whales to Seismic Surveys) project. Gardline CGG will use MV Duke as a source vessel offshore Peregian Beach
BP Extends Oceaneering’s Services Contract Off Angola
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that BP p.l.c. has exercised both one-year options to extend the Field Support Vessel Services contract with Oceaneering for work offshore Angola on Blocks 18 and 31. Under this contract term extension, Oceaneering will continue to provide project management