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Dunedin Enterprise Buys Into EV Offshore
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has completed a $117 million (£69 million) management buyout backed by Dunedin, the UK mid-market buyout house. Headquartered in Norwich, EV has become the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, as a result of pre
Planning Consent for Tidal Device Off Mull of Kintyre Approved
RES Offshore announces that applications made on behalf of Argyll Tidal Ltd to Marine Scotland and Argyll & Bute Council have recently been approved. The marine license and planning consent allows for the installation of a single, up to 500kW, demonstration tidal device off the Mull of Kintyre, a pr
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. Skandi Aker started operations as a well-intervention vessel for the first time in September last year when the contract with Total
TMAIG to Host Underwater Technology Seminars
The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group (TMAIG), consisting of RESON, BlueView and Odom Hydrographic, has opened registration for its Underwater Technology Seminars (UTS), taking place in Hamburg, Boston and Singapore. The first UTS seminar in 2014 has already taken place in Qiandao Lake, April 1
Dry Well for E.ON in Norwegian Sea
E.ON E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 558, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 6507/5-7. The well has been drilled about 18 kilometres southeast of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks from the Middle and Lower Jur
Nauticity, Fundy Tidal to Develop Petit Passage Tidal Project
Nautricity Ltd. and Fundy Tidal Inc. have signed an MOU to develop a 500kW tidal project in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Petit Passage. Nautricity is completing system testing of its CoRMaT and Hydro-buoy technologies at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The proje
TGS to Begin 2D Survey Off Northeast Greenland
TGS will start the acquisition of a new multi-year, multi-client 2D program offshore Northeast Greenland. The project will be fulfilled over a maximum of four seasons, bringing TGS’ total multi-client database in Northeast Greenland to more than 36,000 km. Data acquisition for the first season will
BOURBON’s 500th Vessel Enters Into Service
BOURBON announces the entry into service of the 500th vessel – the Bourbon Evolution 806, the 6th vessel of the 1st series of IMR2 vessels for the offshore industry. This delivery validates BOURBON’s strategic decision to focus on achieving economies of scale through standardization and construction
Ultra to Supply Critical Sonar Technology to Atlas Elektronik Canada
Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc. (Ultra) announces that it has been awarded a multi-year contract from Atlas Elektronik Canada Ltd for the supply of critical sonar technology. Under the contract, Ultra will deliver high power, low frequency acoustic projectors for integration into Atlas’ adva
KrisEnergy: Atwood Orca Spuds Rojana-A (Thailand)
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, announces that the Atwood Orca jack-up rig has started the drilling of the Rojana-A exploration commitment well in block G11/48 in the Gulf of Thailand, where the joint-venture partners are developing the Nong Yao oil field. Water depth a
VIDEO: EMEC Hosts EU Energy Day
The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2014 (EUSEW) is taking place this week (23rd – 27th June 2014). Launched in 2006 as an initiative of the European Commission, the EUSEW has become a reference point for public authorities, energy agencies, private companies, NGOs and industry associations engaged in he
Ross Offshore Hires Vissim for Surveillance and Monitoring
Vissim, the Norwegian integrated marine and offshore operations supplier, has signed a frame agreement with Ross Offshore Well Management Services to supply a remote offshore surveillance solution and monitoring services. The 24/7 traffic surveillance of offshore installations will be performed in a
The Subsea Company Delivers New BOP Drifts
The Subsea Company, a manufacturer of subsea equipment solutions, engineered the new BOP Drift configurations to allow for quick and safe drifting of BOPs. Designed, tested and certified to withstand years of service in an offshore environment, these innovative configurations improve the overall saf
Olympic Ship and Bibby Offshore Enter Charter Agreement for Olympic Ares
Olympic Ship AS has entered into a three-year charter agreement with Bibby Offshore Limited for the vessel Olympic Ares, a multi-functional subsea support & construction vessel. The charter extends the current charter in place, now ending in late 2017. The charterer has combined options for an addit