Subsea
Pulse Bags Contract from Total on Martin Linge Field
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Total E&P Norge AS to provide a real time integrity monitoring system, to measure platform displacement during drilling operations. The two-year contract, with a two-year extension option, will support Total’s d
Santos Discovers Gas-Condensate at Lasseter-1 Well Off Western Australia
Santos announced a significant gas-condensate discovery at the Lasseter-1 exploration well in WA-274-P, located in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. The Lasseter-1 well is located approximately 35 kilometres east-southeast of Santos’ Crown discovery and 480 kilometres north-northeast of B
Statoil Chooses Kvaerner for Oseberg Concept Study
Statoil has awarded Kvaerner a concept study related to a standardised, unmanned dry tree wellhead platform for the Oseberg Future Development project. The concept is focused on minimisation of facilities, equipment and costs down to water depths of 150 meters and may be a cost effective solution co
Subsea Processing at Offshore Energy Conference in Amsterdam
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, taking place on 28 & 29 October 2014 in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, stays on top of new developments. With a session on subsea processing the Offshore Energy Conference addresses a key innovative area. Experts from frontrunners in subsea processing such
Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub Gets SCORE Grant
Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has announced Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub as the latest innovation to receive funding. Marine Power Systems was founded with the sole purpose of developing and bringing to market the novel, patent protected wave energy
Bergen Group Records Steady Increase in Subsea and Maritime Projects
Bergen Group had a turnover of NOK 439 million in the 2nd quarter of 2014 and a result from operations before depreciation (EBITDA) of minus NOK 30 million. The deficit was primarily due to costs relating to the shipbuilding activities, which has now been fully sold out of the group. The order backl
Qinterra Technologies to Support PETRONAS’ Malaysia Ops
International specialists well intervention technology company Qinterra Technologies has been awarded a contract worth up to $20miliion (USD) to support PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd operations in Malaysia. The three year deal, will see Qinterra Technologies provide tractor services for all of PETRONAS
NHC Sponsors ‘Wild Dolphin’ Project, UK
NHC is supporting a spectacular dolphin-themed tourism project involving 50 life-sized dolphin sculptures around Aberdeen. NHC sponsored ‘Diver Dolphin’, created by local artist Lesley McKenzie, has a temporary home in Union Terrace Gardens on the Wild Dolphins trail. David Smith, Managing Director
CodaOctopus Introduces Underwater Survey Explorer 6 for Echoscope Sonars
CodaOctopus recently announced the release of Version 6 of CodaOctopus Underwater Survey Explorer. This is a new major release of its innovative visualization and processing software suite for the Echoscope range of real-time 3D sonars. This new version provides the next generation platform supporti
Martin County Grows Its Artificial Reef Program
With the creation of several new artificial reefs deployed over the last three weeks, Martin County has grown its Artificial Reef Program, adding new sites for fisherman and divers to explore offshore. Approximately 3,000 tons of concrete material was deployed in the waters off southern Martin Count
New Concrete Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations to Be Installed in English Channel
In a few months, the first of a new generation of concrete foundations will be installed for the first time in the English Channel. Optimised production methods and easy installation concept opens up the possibility of major deepwater offshore wind turbine parks. There was applause all round when th
ABB Makes a Breakthrough with New Transmission Cable System
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced a breakthrough in cable technology. It has successfully developed and tested a 525 kilovolt (kV) extruded high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system to make renewable energy installations more efficient and cost-effective. Th
Eni Starts Production from DEKA Project Offshore Egypt
Eni, through its affiliate IEOC Production BV and in joint venture with BP Egypt, started production from the DEKA project (Denis-Karawan) through the new subsea well Denise South 6 at a gas rate of 1.8 million cubic meters per day and associated condensates of about 800 barrels per day. The DEKA Pr
Jee to Host Global Subsea Installation Analysis Webinar in September
Jee Ltd, a leading independent subsea engineering and training company, will draw on its extensive subsea installation analysis experience to host a free-to-attend webinar exploring the topic on 11 September 2014. Taking place globally, the webinar – ‘Optimising Installation Analysis – a Pragmatic A