Subsea
Volstad Enters Bareboat Charter Agreement for Geco Tau Vessel
Volstad Offshore AS have entered into a Bareboat charter agreement with Northwest Maritime AS, a DeepOcean subsidiary. The Bareboat charter agreement is for the vessel Geco Tau. The Bareboat charter has a duration of 2 years firm and includes a further 3×1 year options. The vessel is considered on-h
Germany: Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm Cable Work Underway
Construction of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is complete: 100 kilometres from the German coast and occupying an area half the size of Bremerhaven the offshore wind power station now stands with 80 turbines of the 5 megawatt class (AREVA Wind M5000-116) and the farm’s own transformer station
SapuraKencana Nets New Contracts Worth USD 124 Mln
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas services and solutions providers, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries have been awarded several contracts with a total value of $124.3 million. TL Offshore Sdn Bhd (“TLO”) has been awarded a project for the pr
Malaysia: Another Gas Discovery from Bakong-1 for SapuraKencana
SapuraKencana Energy Sarawak Inc. has made another gas discovery from Bakong-1, the fifth and final well in its 2014 drilling campaign within the SK408 Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) area, offshore Malaysia. Bakong-1 is a significant discovery with a gross gas column in excess of 600 metres in
Tritech Hammerhead Helps to Locate Missing Person at Snailsden Reservoir
Tritech’s high-resolution survey sonar is proving an invaluable tool in search and recovery operations. Yorkshire and the Humber Police areas, through their regional underwater search and marine unit, have been using the Tritech SeaKing Hammerhead system to locate missing persons. The system was rec
MCG: Super High Resolution MC2D Survey in Hoop Area Complete
MCG, in cooperation with Exploro AS, announced the completion of the acquisition of the Super High Resolution MC2D survey in the Hoop area in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Altogether more than 5,600 km of high quality data has been acquired through a busy summer season. The seismic data was acquired by
Siemens Halts Skerries Tidal Stream Array Development
After the UK government retrieved a grant in the amount of £10 million, Siemens decided to give up the development of Skerries Tidal Stream Array. As reNews reports, Marine Current Turbines, a Siemens-owned company, said that the strategy for deployment of tidal generators, which would have the pote
ETI Tidal Energy Converter Project Phase 2 Starts
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has been awarded a £7.5 million two year contract with the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (“ETI”) to deliver a multi-turbine foundation structure which will support a further two turbines at the Atlantis-owned Me
BW Offshore Operating Units Experience Stable Performance in Q2
BW Offshore announced its operating revenues for Q2 2014 amounted to USD 319.8 million, an increase of USD 82.5 million compared to USD 237.3 million in Q1 2014. The increase in operating revenues for the quarter mainly represent early termination fee for Azurite. The compensation for the early term
MDSU 2 Team Works with Divers in Colombia
Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2) are in Colombia working with divers from the Armada de la Rebublica de Colombia as part of Southern Partnership Station 2014. This week the MDSU divers brought out an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and demonstrated its capabili
Hawaiian Telcom Joins Submarine Cable Consortium Linking Southeast Asia and US
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc., through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc., has joined other international telecommunications companies to form the Southeast Asia – United States (SEA-US) consortium to build and operate a new trans-Pacific submarine cable syste
Coast Guard RDC Evaluates Arctic Operational Technology
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) leads a team of 52 scientists evaluating operational technologies in the Arctic aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 8-30. The research focuses on improving boat operations, testing communications performance and reliability, enhancing naviga
Det norske Drills Dry Well on Heimdalshø
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 494, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 2/9-5S. The well was drilled about 30 km east of the Valhall field on the Heimdalshø prospect. 2/9-5S was the first well to test a new play concept in the Mandal High area, where Johan Sverd
Magseis to Conduct Seabed Seismic Acquisition for Hess Denmark
Magseis has been awarded a contract by Hess Denmark ApS for seabed seismic acquisition in the southern part of the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene. The duration of the contract is estimated between 45 – 60 days and work will commence upon completion of th