Subsea
Rosneft Starts Seismic Surveys in Barents and Pechora Seas
Rosneft has started field works at five license blocks of the Barents and Pechora Seas: West Prinovozemelsky, located in the North-Eastern part of the Barents sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Perseevsky, located in the North-Western part of the Barents sea, and at the South Russky, South Prin
BMT ARGOSS, Charta Software Work on Software to Optimize Access Channels to Ports
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd and Charta Software have announced a partnership to develop a robust, multi-functional software package, called METRIS, (Modelsysteem voor Evaluatie Tijpoortregeling en RIsico’S bodemberoering), meaning ‘Model system to evaluate tidal admission policy and ri
VIDEO: Ulstein’s Island Performer Prepares for Action in GoM
Named in the Geiranger fjord, the subsea vessel ‘Island Performer’ is getting ready for her work for FTO in the Gulf of Mexico. Next week, she’ll be out and about for ship owner Island Offshore. The vessel is equipped with a large intervention tower over the main moon pool, a 250-tonne AHC Offshore
SEMAC-1 Goes Ahead with Ichthys LNG Pipelay Work
INPEX CORPORATION has announced that the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project started gas export pipeline (GEP) installation works on June 28, following the earlier arrival of the Saipem-operated, semi-submersible pipelay barge SEMAC-1 in the Northern Territory. The Project’s 889 kilometre GEP will co
Iberdrola and Oceantec Test Wave Energy Converter
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and OCEANTEC held a demonstration on the results of the UHINDAR project, a flagship R&D initiative to create a generation system for harnessing energy from waves. The presentation on this €8.5 million project included a comprehensive demonstration on the functioning of the new w
KrisEnergy: No Oil at Rojana-1 Well (Thailand)
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, announces that drilling operations have concluded at the Rojana-1 exploration commitment well in block G11/48 in the Gulf of Thailand. Rojana-1, which started drilling on 23 June 2014, reached a total depth at 4,916 feet (1,498.4 metres)
Wärtsilä to Equip Two Siem Offshore’s Vessels with Generating Sets
Wärtsilä has received an order to deliver generating sets for two new well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore A/S from Norway. The vessels are built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in Flensburg, Germany. The order was signed in the end of May 2014. Well intervention vessels are used
Providence Kicks Off 3D Seismic Ops in Drombeg (Ireland)
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced that 3D seismic surveying operations have started on its Drombeg oil exploration prospect in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore south-west Ireland. The Drombeg prospect, which is situated in Front
Carnegie Gets $11 Mln Government Boost (AUS)
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has been awarded LNa new $11m Australian Federal Government grant to support Carnegie’s next wave power project. The $11 million grant will be received from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Emerging Renewables Program. This is matched by the
Partners Need More Time for Johan Castberg’s Concept Selection
The partners in the Johan Castberg licence, comprising Statoil, Eni and Petoro, have decided to spend more time on making the final concept selection for the Johan Castberg project. “The companies will continue efforts to mature the technical development solution, updating the resource basis and red
Noreco Names New CFO
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has appointed Tommy Sundt as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will join the company on 2 September 2014. Until recently and for ten years Sundt was CFO in Rocksource ASA, an exploration and production company, which is also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Su
RDS Wins Pre-FEED Work on Statoil’s Snorre C TLP
RDS, the rig design and engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by Wood Group Mustang to carry out pre-FEED work on Statoil’s proposed Snorre C Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the North Sea. The Snorre field, spanning blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, is l
Balltec Delivers Subsea PIG Launcher
Balltec Ltd, a subsea engineering solutions provider, has designed and deployed a new and innovative subsea PIG launcher, another world’s first for the company. The subsea PIG launcher complements other tools and services currently available within Balltec’s pipeline solutions business. The flangele
Top News of the Week of Jun 23 – Jun 29, 2014
1. Total Breaks Off $250 Mln Contract for Skandi Aker Aker Solutions’ subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services was notified by Total in Angola of the termination of a USD 250 million, two-year contract for the Skandi Aker vessel. 2. VIDEO: New Subsea 7 HCV ‘Seven Arctic’ Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in S