Subsea
Statoil Enters Strategic Partnership with Scottish Enterprise
Statoil Technology Invest and Scottish Enterprise have formed a strategic partnership to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Scotland to invest in R&D and technology development. Richard Erskine, head of Statoil Technology Invest, and Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson
Tenders for Provision of Underwater and Surface Gliders Announced (UK)
UK Shared Business Services Limited invited tenders on behalf of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, for the provision of underwater and surface gliders. The Framework Agreement scope is split into 5 Lots: Lot 1: Shallow Underwater Gliders capable of operating at depths up to 200m; Lot 2:
RANA Secures Diving Services Work at Fauzia and Elettra
Saipem has awarded RANA with saturation diving activities for the tie-ins at new installed platforms Fauzia and Elettra in the Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy. Workscope includes metrology for closing tie-in spools fabrication, tie-in spools installation, riser and riser clamps installation, free-span
Norway: IMR Looking for Hydrographic Instruments
The Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway’s largest centre of marine science, has issued a tender for hydrographic equipment. The tenders are required to provide observation instrument platforms that allow simultaneous measurement of parameter changes in the marine environment. The value of the
Integral Consulting Gets New Principal Oceanographer
Science and engineering firm Integral Consulting Inc. has welcomed Ken Israel to its growing ocean services team as a principal oceanographer. In this role, Israel will further augment Integral’s offerings to clients on a range of environmental and engineering projects. With more than 20 years of ex
Aker Solutions and Stork Net Mariner Contract from Statoil
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The five-year framework agreement also has extension options for a total of four years. Aker Solutions’ Aberdeen operations will manage the contr
Excelerate Energy, Petrobangla Ink Deal for LNG Import Facility Construction
Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla have reached agreement on terms for the development and operation of Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal. The agreement includes the provision of one of Excelerate’s existing floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) under a 15-year long-term charter, as w
PSA Conducts Ivar Aasen Load-Bearing Audit
From 23 to 25 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Det norske’s follow-up of the Ivar Aasen project. The objective was to verify that engineering of the load-bearing structures was in compliance with applicable regulations. Result No non-conformities were i
UK: STATS Group Launches New Training Centre
Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group has invested $850 000 (£500,000) in establishing a global training centre at its UK headquarters near Aberdeen. In response to higher demand for its patented technologies, the centre will be used to meet the group’s training and competency assessment needs
SSE Pipefittings Enters into Subsea Market
SSE Pipefittings Ltd enters the Subsea market. SSE is the premier supplier renowned for manufacturing cold formed butt-weld pipefittings for the Oil, Gas, Chemical and Nuclear Industry. SSE has undergone serious technical upgrades and modernisation, and under it’s new Technical and Operations Manage
Providence Eyes Ireland Offshore Licencing Round
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2013. Throughout 2013, the Company has continued to focus on progressing the multi-well drilling programme offshore Ireland. This is the larges
Marine Experts Gather in Maine to Discuss Ocean Acidification
Leaders of marine laboratories in the northeast and Great Lakes are at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay this week, June 25-27, to plan a way forward to cope with federal budget reductions, to address implications of ocean acidification, and to deliberate about how to best guide
MCG Delivers Stappen High Survey Results
MCG, an international marine seismic data provider, specialising in 2D multi-client offshore seismic surveys offered to oil & gas companies worldwide, has announced that the processing of the MCG1302 data has been finalized. The survey covers license PL720, awarded in the 22nd Concession Round, and
Okayama University’s Professor Looking for Partners to Commercialize Hydro-VENUS System
Okayama University’s Shinji Hiejima is looking for industrial partners to commercialize his experimentally proven and patented concept of the Hydro-VENUS system for converting tidal energy into electrical power. Research on converting tidal energy into electricity energy has a long history with the