Subsea
Schlumberger Q2 Results Driven by High Offshore Activity
Schlumberger Limited reported second-quarter 2014 revenue of $12.05 billion versus $11.24 billion in the first quarter of 2014, and $11.18 billion in the second quarter of 2013. Second-quarter revenue was up 7% sequentially and increased 8% year-on-year with International Area revenue of $8.09 billi
NQBP Welcomes New Study on Sediment Impacts on Corals
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has welcomed a new paper on sediment impacts on coral saying it made a positive contribution to scientific knowledge. NQBP said that it was important to note that the study examined sediment impacts associated with dredging operations that occurred eith
TWD Installs Monopile Gripper Frame on Van Oord’s ‘Aeolus’
Temporary Works Design (TWD) completed the design and assisted in the fabrication of a monopile gripper frame for Van Oord. The gripper is designed to keep the monopiles in the correct position and inclination, while counteracting the wave, wind, and current loads on the pile during wind turbine ins
Pulse Provides Real-Time Fatigue Monitoring System for Lancaster Discovery
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has provided a real-time wellhead fatigue monitoring system for drilling and well testing operations on the Lancaster Discovery, west of Shetland in the UK North Sea. The well operator, Hurricane Energy plc, wanted to check the wellhead fatigue
SmartBay Ireland Teams Up with European Test Site Operators
SmartBay Ireland has recently entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OBSEA Seafloor Cabled Observatory operated by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands PLOCAN, Marine Institute Ireland and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC
The Netherlands: Offshore Energy 2015 Announced
Navingo B.V. announces that the next year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will be held on 13 & 14 October 2015. Save the date and join tens of thousands international professionals again at the meeting place for the offshore industry in Amsterdam. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused
Audubon Introduces Integrated Pipeline Solutions
Audubon announce the launch of Audubon Pipeline Solutions, an integrated business unit that aligns its existing field and engineering offerings to better serve the entire oil and gas market. The demand for complete pipeline services is growing rapidly, driven by the increasing overlap between field
Researchers Find Dispersant from Deepwater Horizon Spill in Environment
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest accidental release of oil into the ocean, with approximately 210 million gallons gushing from the blown out well. In an attempt to prevent vast quantities of oil from fouling beaches and marshes, BP applied 1.84 million gal
PSA Audits Statoil’s Barrier Management at Statfjord C
In April, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management at Statfjord C. Objective The objective of the audit was to review whether Statoil’s management and monitoring of barriers was in accordance with the company’s and statutory requirements, so as
AGR Nets Well Management Contract Offshore Benin
AGR has been awarded a contract to provide Well Project Management services to Dallas based ‘Hunt Oil’ for the drilling of one exploration well plus one future option well located in offshore Benin. AGR’s Executive Vice President, Ian Burdis, said: “AGR is pleased to continue its working relationshi
Divers Working on Costa Concordia Cable Connection
Despite the strong winds have caused an interruption of operations during the night, divers are working to connect the last chains and cables on Costa Concordia. At the moment, there are still 2 chains and 4 cables to be connected to 3 of the starboard sponsons (S4, S5, S18). The chain related to st
UK Scientists Investigate Submarine Landslides in Greenland and Norwegian Seas
A team of UK scientists is sailing to the site of prehistoric underwater landslides near the Arctic Circle. The scientists are aboard the Dutch research ship RV Pelagia to investigate massive submarine landslides that have occurred in the Greenland and Norwegian Seas. Landslide events within the oce
Harkand Awarded North Sea Work from Nexen
HARKAND, a leading global name in subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction, has been awarded Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd’s 2014 ROVSV inspection services work along with a longer term frame agreement. The contract marks the first piece of work Harkand has undertaken for the operat
wpd About to Complete Pile Driving at Butendiek OWF
The Bremen-situated planner and operator wpd takes positive stock for the construction of the offshore wind farm Butendiek. “We are about to complete pile driving, we are well within our time schedule and we have fallen short of the predefined sound levels”, Achim Berge Olsen, managing director of B