Subsea
PSA Investigates Oil Leak on ConocoPhillips’ Eldfisk Field
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has resolved to investigate a hydrocarbon leak which occurred on the Eldfisk field in the North Sea on 7 August 2014. This incident happened early on the morning of Thursday 7 August, and led to the discharge of stabilised oil to the sea from the Eldfisk F
Jee Upgrades Online Training Site to Enhance Learning
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has upgraded its state-of-the-art online training site to enhance its online and blended learning offering to the oil, gas and renewables industries. Jenny Matthew, Head of Courses at Jee, said: “The oil and gas industry
‘Princess Marseilles’ Crashes into German Cruise Ship (Norway)
The 76 meter long seismic survey vessel Princess Marseilles collided with the 260 meter long German Century class cruise ship Mein Schiff 1. According to the report, Princess Marseilles experienced some technical difficulty while mooring and backed into German passenger ship. The stern of the Prince
Ithaca: CEO Satisfied with Q2 Progress
Ithaca Energy Inc. has announced its quarterly financial results for the three months ended 30 June 2014 (Q2-2014) and half yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (H1-2014). Highlights – H1-2014 cashflow from operations of $101.8 million (H1-2013: $100.5 million), reflecting a Q2-2014
iXBlue Strenghtens Position in Brasil
iXBlue, a provider of navigation and positioning systems for offshore and defense applications, has significantly increased support and product availability in Brazil. This is in line with the company’s strategic plans to accelerate sustainable long-term growth in this important and expanding market
Lundin Petroleum Takes Interest Offshore Norway
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, has announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire a 35 percent interest in PL674 licence. Lundin Norway will acquire a 15 percent interest in PL674 from Petrolia Norway AS and a 20 percent interest of a carve out a
Romica’s LARS for Chinese Research Vessel
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) have signed a contract with Geo Marine Technology Co. Ltd China to provide a Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) launch and recovery system (LARS) to The Second Institute Oceanography (State Oceanic Administration) China. This system provides the capability of 10,000m
Bookings Open for Offshore Decommissioning Conference 2014 (UK)
Bookings have now opened for the annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference, jointly organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK. Sponsored by EY and entitled ‘Delivering the Future Together’, the conference will reflect DNS’ key strategic themes of Collaboration and Innovation, with a focus upon
Ashtead Technology in Sales Agreement with ECA Robotics
Ashtead Technology, an international subsea equipment specialist, has increased its product portfolio with an exclusive sales agreement with ECA Robotics for its range of specialist underwater inspection equipment. The agreement with the French company is for the rights to sell the ECA Hytec range o
VIDEO: ‘Seabed Supporter’ at Baku Shipyard
Seabed Supporter, Swire Seabed’s third specialist subsea vessel, was named earlier this year in Baku, Azerbaijan and it’s Swire Seabed’s first operated vessel in this Country. The vessel was constructed by the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand in Western Norway, and is operated by Swire Seabed, subsidi
Subsea 7 Declares Option for ‘Normand Subsea’
Solstad Offshore has reported that Subsea 7 has declared their option to extend the contract for the construction vessel “Normand Subsea” with one year from March 2015. This is the second of a total of four yearly options. The Normand Subsea is an IMR, Survey and Light Construction vessel specifical
VIDEO: Sally Ride Christening
This Saturday, The Navy christened Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego’s newest research vessel, the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28) in a ceremony held at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed in Anacortes, Washington. Dr. Tam O’Shaughnessy, ship
Subsea 7 Orders Pipes from Tata Steel
Tata Steel has signed a series of contracts with Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading contractors in engineering, construction and subsea services to the offshore industry, to supply undersea pipes to four separate North Sea projects. The four contracts, signed over the past year and worth an estima
Google Invests in $300 Mln Subsea Cable Link
A consortium of six global companies announced that they have signed commercial agreements to build and operate a new Trans-Pacific cable system to be called “FASTER” with NEC Corporation as the system supplier. The FASTER cable network will connect the United States to two landing locations in Japa