Subsea
Dolphin Nets 16 Streamer 3D Seismic Gig in Kara Sea
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
VIDEO: AKIN (KURYED-2) Ship Launching Ceremony
SEFT Ship Design, located near the Tuzla Shipyard Region in TEKNOPARK-Istanbul, has released a video of a recent ,RATSHIP 2000 design AKIN (KURYED-2), ship launching ceremony. RATSHIP is a dedicated submarine rescue intervention ship to perform subsea and surface search and rescue missions, open sea
NOC Takes Part in Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE
A team of scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is heading to the USA to take part in a high-profile international competition to develop pH sensors to measure changes in the acidity of the ocean. NOC is one of only two organisations representing the UK in the Wendy Sc
UK: Siemens Subsea Hosts New Intake of Apprentices
Siemens Subsea in Ulverston, Cumbria is hosting, for the second year running, the welcome programme for the latest crop of apprentices. These new apprentices will join Siemens businesses across the North of England, including Ulverston, Manchester, Leeds and Congleton. Siemens Subsea is also taking
Gazprom and PetroVietnam Discuss Moc Tinh and Hai Thach Fields Development
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Nguyen Xuan Son, Chairman of the PetroVietnam National Oil and Gas Group Board of Directors. The parties addressed the bilateral cooperation in the gas sector, particularly the j
Mubadala Starts Manora Drilling
Mubadala Petroleum, Operator of the Manora Oil Development joint venture, has advised that the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit spudded the first of 15 planned development wells, MNA-02. The MNA-01 and MNA-02 wells will be batch drilled to final total depths of 2,104 m and 2,441 m measured depth res
Oceanographers Work on Predicting Toxic Algal Blooms Off Washington
Late summer is the peak time for harmful algae that can turn lakes into toxic scum, canceling fishing trips and fouling water supplies. While the Pacific Northwest doesn’t get anything near the activity that turned parts of Lake Erie into bright green slime, Washington and Oregon coasts are vulnerab
Zenith Energy Relocates to New Premises in Aberdeen’s West End
An independent well management firm has expanded into new premises in Aberdeen’s West End, ahead of its two-year anniversary. Zenith Energy, which was established in 2012, has significantly invested and relocated into a new office space at 3 Bon Accord Square, in Aberdeen, which is four times the si
Civmec Nets Subsea Contracts for Prelude and Wheatstone LNG Projects
Civmec Limited secured contracts in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector with the awards of projects for the Shell Prelude Floating LNG project and the Wheatstone LNG project. Civmec has been awarded a master service order contract by Technip in Australia for the supply, fabrication and testing of
ShawCor Wraps Up Sale of Socotherm Stake (Brazil)
ShawCor Ltd has completed the sale of its Socotherm division’s joint venture interest in Socotherm Brasil, first announced in December 2013, to its joint venture partner, Tenaris. Socotherm Brasil operates a pipe coating facility which is managed by Tenaris and which is located at the Confab welded
USA Invests in Marine and Hydrokinetic Development
The Energy Department has announced $7.25 million funding for six organizations that will continue to advance water power as a viable resource for America’s clean energy portfolio. Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies convert the energy of waves, tides, rivers, and ocean currents into electric
NASA Helps DOE to Harness Ocean Energy
NASA is helping the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) harness the power of the oceans by first harnessing the power of the crowd. Ocean waves hold a tremendous amount of energy that is almost entirely untapped, despite the ever-growing need for sustainable, non-polluting electricity. “It takes a lot o
Halliburton Satisfied with Court’s Decision
Halliburton has announced that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that Halliburton was negligent in its conduct related to the April 20, 2010 Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The Court allocated 3 percent of the fault to Halliburton with the rema
The Crown Estate Launches Protocol for Offshore Archaeological Discoveries
The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has launched a Protocol for archaeological discoveries that have been uncovered on the seabed through offshore renewables activity. The offshore renewables ‘Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries’, initially implemented in draft form by Wessex Archaeology