Subsea
Technip Lands EPIC Gig on BP Juniper Project Off Trinidad
Technip has been awarded a substantial EPIC lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad. The scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, load out and mechanical c
Shell, BP & Atkins to Tackle Codes at Lead SIM Summit
Developing codes and standards for structural integrity has never been so critical for ageing North Sea structures. Industry veterans Terry Rhodes, Shell’s Head of Offshore Structures, and Ramsay Fraser, BP’s Segment Engineering Technical Authority – Offshore Structures, are among the experts to add
VIDEO: Ulstein Builds ‘Island Constructor’
Designed by Ulstein Design AS (Ulstein SX 121) and launched in February 2008 from the Ulstein Verft shipyards in Norway, the Island Constructor (Hull no. 279) is Island Offshore’s offshore construction and well intervention vessel. M/V ISLAND CONSTRUCTOR is an Offshore Construction and Well Interven
Oil Flows from Shell’s Cardamom Subsea Development
Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100% Shell) is piped through Shell’s Auger platform. W
APTelecom to Host Next ‘State of Subsea’ Expert Event in Bangkok
APTelecom, an award-winning telecom and fiber consulting company specializing in emerging markets, announced that it will host its next event in the ‘State of Subsea’ expert event series from Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, October 2nd. The event will take place at the world-renowned ToT Academy in
DeepWater Buoyancy Records Good Growth in 2014
DeepWater Buoyancy Inc. has doubled both its facility and workforce during the first eight months of 2014. The new facility was opened in January after securing the rights to the Flotation Technologies syntactic foam-based, legacy oceanographic and oil/gas undersea product lines. “We are so grateful
CAMAC Secures Loan for Field Developments in Nigeria
CAMAC Energy Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CAMAC Petroleum Limited, has entered into a credit facility with Zenith Bank Plc for a five-year senior secured term loan providing initial borrowing capacity of up to $100 million. U.S. dollar borrowings under the term loan facility will
JFMS Conducts MeyGen Phase 1A Offshore Installation Activities
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS) announces that it has secured a contract with MeyGen to complete the offshore installation activities associated with the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A) of its ground breaking 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. When fully co
Hansa Completes 3D Seismic Shoot Off The Nederlands
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has successfully executed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea and adja
Searcher Seismic Wraps Up Pinatubo 2D Survey
Searcher Seismic has completed the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a modern seismic 2D c
SMP Delivers Containerised Dive System to Titan Salvage
Titan Salvage has recently taken delivery of a new SMP Containerised Dive System. This dive system was designed, manufactured and built by SMP at their premises near Preston, Lancashire for use on a salvage project in South Africa. Daniel Dolson from Titan said: “Titan Salvage is proud to take owner
Nautronix Expands Sales Team
Nautronix, an international company specialising in through water communication and positioning technology for the global offshore Oil & Gas industry, has announced a new appointment within the sales team. Experienced Business Development Manager, Thomas McCudden has been appointed as the company’s
Mamiraua Institute, WWF Study Amazon River Dolphin Population
In the same week that Amazon Day is commemorated, the Mamiraua Institute and WWF are publicising the preliminary results of an expedition undertaken to register the distribution of Amazon River dolphin species (tucuxi and pink river dolphins) and estimate their abundance in the Tapajos River basin.
WHOI Uses Biomedical Technology in Ocean Studies
For decades, medical researchers have sought new methods to diagnose how different types of cells and systems in the body are functioning. Now scientists have adapted an emerging biomedical technique to study the vast body of the ocean. A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution