Subsea
Latest Coral Studies Point Out Dangers Affecting GBR
Scientists at a coral reef symposium in Canberra this week are examining degraded reefs off the Northwest Australian coast in an effort to determine what lies ahead for the Great Barrier Reef. “Reefs north of Exmouth have experienced large-scale bleaching in the past five years,” says Professor Malc
Great Barrier Reef Gets Better Protection with ‘Reef Ranger’ (Australia)
The Great Barrier Reef and its amazing inhabitants will be better protected for Queenslanders and tourists to enjoy thanks to the launch of a new $5 million vessel, the ‘Reef Ranger’. The 24-metre aluminium catamaran, jointly funded by the Queensland and Australian governments, was named and launche
Paradigm Drilling Strengthens Team with Two New Appointments
Paradigm Drilling Services has made two key appointments to strengthen its support team across the globe. Paradigm Drilling Services, which is based at Thainstone, near Inverurie, has appointed Tony Robertson as business development manager for Europe, Scandinavia and West Africa, and Craig Martin a
IKM Valves Acquired by Flux Group
Flux Group, a newly founded company owned by HitecVision, is acquiring IKM Valves. The acquisition is a testament to Flux Group’s ambition to invest in and further develop IKM Valves. The management and all employees in the newly acquired company will stay on. “This is a confirmation of the good wor
Survey and Preservation of First World War Wreck AE2 Sub
More than 99 years after it was scuttled in the First World War, a project to record, preserve and tell the story of the wreck of Australian submarine AE2, laying at the bottom of Turkey’s Sea of Marmara, is underway. AE2 is one of the last untouched Gallipoli battlefield sites, and with the dedicat
Total, Dong Start Up Edradour Gas Field (UK)
Total, together with its partner DONG, has decided to launch the development of the Edradour gas field in the West of Shetland area, and has in addition acquired a 60% interest in the neighboring Glenlivet discovery. The tie backs of Edradour and Glenlivet to Laggan-Tormore are expected to add reser
PSA Audits ConocoPhillips’ Preparedness for Ekofisk 2/4 Well Plugging
From 11 March 2014 to 16 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips. The audit focused on the company’s preparations and plans for permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells at Ekofisk 2/4. The objective of the audit was to follow up the well-s
IKM’s Merlin ROV to Work on HLV Fairplayer
Working with Jumbo Offshore since January 2014, IKM Subsea now expands the partnership with Jumbo Offshore. IKM Subsea is contracted to deliver another Merlin WR200 WROVs in addition to the system already onboard. The contract includes personnel, project specific tooling, and survey service onboard
OMV Finds Oil in Barents Sea Off Norway
Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Hanssen wildcat well, in production licence 537, offshore Norway, has encountered a 20-25 metre oil bearing sandstone with good reservoir properties in the main target (Stø Formation). The Hanssen well was drilled about 7 kilometres northwest of the Wisting Cent
HYPACK Involved in Nautical Archaeology Program
As part of academic initiative to promote and encourage training and education, HYPACK, Inc. was involved in the Remote Sensing Survey Workshop 2014 which is part of Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. Several graduate students from the Nautical Archaeology Program, and undergradua
Hurricane Energy Demobilizes Transocean Semi from Lancaster
Hurricane Energy plc has announced that it successfully demobilized the Transocean Sedco 712 semi-submersible drilling unit from the Lancaster horizontal appraisal well, West of Shetland, at 2100hrs on 1 July 2014. The Sedco 712 was under contract to Hurricane for 73.5 days – under the budgeted AFE
Primeline Energy: LS36-1 Gas Field Ready to Start
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. has announced that the development of its LS36-1 gas field has been completed and it is ready for commissioning and first gas production. As previously announced, the last part of the development work was the laying of the last 3 km of the gas sales pipeline, connectio
Polarcus Gets LOI for 3D Seismic Survey Off South West Africa
Polarcus Limited has announced that the Company has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore South West Africa. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q4 2014 and is expected to run for approximatel
VIDEO: Hire Torque’s No-Flog Could Improve Health and Safety
Hire Torque (HTL) has recently unveiled the No-Flog, an innovative product that could improve health and safety standards across industries, including the power generation and subsea sectors. The No-Flog eliminates the need for flogging hammers and spanners, giving workers hands-free control to erad