Subsea
TGS in Three New Multi-Client Surveys
TGS has announced three new multi-client surveys, a 3D survey offshore Australia, a 2D survey offshore New Zealand and a 3D survey in the West of Shetland region. Nerites Season 2 is the largest 3D survey TGS has acquired to date in the Asia Pacific region and will cover 13,000 km2 in the Great Aust
SeaBird’s Aquila Explorer Gets LoA for 2D Survey in Australasia
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announces that Aquila Explorer has received a letter of award for a 2D seismic survey in Australasia. The survey will cover a minimum of 10,000 km and will have an estimated value of approximately USD 11 million. The project is expected to start in Q4 2014 and wil
Det norske Gets Drilling Permit from NPD in Production Licence 553
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for wellbore 34/7-36 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 34/7-36 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility, after completing drilling of wildcat well 31/10-1
Apollo South System Field Test Successful
Apollo and Alcatel-Lucent have successfully completed a field trial on the existing Apollo South system, which connects France to the United States, achieving the transmission of 7.2 terabits-per-second (Tbit/s) of data per fiber pair, based on 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) technology. Made possib
Industry Leaders to Attend Subsea Cables UK Conference
Subsea Cables UK, the trade association for submarine power and telecommunications cables for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, has announced that its 43rd Plenary will be held at The Essex Golf & Country Club, Colchester, UK, hosted by Zytech Ltd. The Plenary will be held over 1.5 days on the
BOEM, Rhode Island to Evaluate Sand Resources for Coastal Resilience and Restoration Planning
As a part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of Rhode Island signed a two-year cooperative agreement totaling $200,000 to evaluate sand r
Norwegian IMR Invites Tenders for Supply of Cables for MUST System
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research’s (IMR) has issued a tender invitation for the supply of new electro-optical cables. The cables will be used for its MUST system on the “G.O. Sars” research vessel. MUST (Multi-Usage System for Towed vehicle) is used for mapping and volume measurement of fi
Dril-Quip Sees Profit Rise in 1H 2014
Dril-Quip, Inc. has announced net income of $51.3 million, or $1.27 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2014, versus net income of $42.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2013. Total revenues were $230.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 com
X-Subsea Bags Five-Year Excavation Contract
X-Subsea has secured a significant excavation contract to assist a civil engineering company with the construction of a dam across the Ohio River in the US. The innovative project, across the busiest inland stretch of waterway in the US, involves placing piers onto a concrete template placed into th
Modus AUV Division Gets New Development Manager
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd, a provider of integrated project support services and remote and autonomous technologies for subsea and seabed intervention has appointed a new AUV Development Manager. Angus Cooper has joined Modus to spearhead their development and growth plans in the deployment of A
Carbon Trust Funding to Accelerate Nexans’ Development of OWF Inter-Array Cables
Nexans is taking part in the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program in the UK. Within this program Nexans aims to expand the development of its new 66kV 3-core submarine inter-array cables and accelerate their time to market. The funding allocated to Nexans, worth around 165 k€, came
NOAA: Ocean Acidification Threatens Alaska’s Fisheries and Communities
Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to new NOAA-led research. Many of Alaska’s nutritionally and economically valuable marine fisheries are located in waters that are already experiencing ocean acidif
IWCF to Launch New Course Focusing on Well Control Post Macondo
The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) is gearing up to launch a new online awareness course focussing on the life cycle of a well, with particular emphasis on well control. It is aimed at everyone working in the oil and gas industry and those planning on entering the sector. The free e-learnin
BGP Wraps Up Seismic Survey Offshore Gabon
BGP Pioneer has successfully completed Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon 3D seismic acquisition project of approximately 1500 sq.km offshore Gabon. The project was challenging as it included undershoot operations between platforms, and was to be run in water depth varying between 15 to 55 meters of water dept