Subsea
Maersk Drilling Orders BOP and Riser Systems from GE
GE Oil & Gas announced it has received an order for the 20,000-psi (20-ksi) rated deepwater blowout preventer (BOP) stack and riser systems from Copenhagen, Denmark-based Maersk Drilling. The equipment, due to enter service in the first half of 2018, is being supplied for Maersk and BP as part of th
Reach Subsea Charters ROV/Subsea Vessel ‘Edda Fonn’
Reach Subsea has signed a three-year time charter agreement with Østensjø Rederi for the ROV/subsea vessel “Edda Fonn”. Expected commencement of the contract is December 2014. “Edda Fonn is a vessel we are very familiar with and which is very suitable for the services we offer to the market. This fl
PGS to Acquire 3D Seisimic Survey Off South Australia
PGS has announced “Springboard”, a significant new MultiClient 3D program in the Ceduna sub-basin offshore South Australia. Using PGS’ GeoStreamer® technology, the survey will deliver superior resolution and imaging quality as a result of broader bandwidth and deeper penetration. Acquisition is plan
APEM Evaluates Sensitivity of Marine Wildlife
Natural England has commissioned APEM to help assess the sensitivity of marine birds, fish and mammals to a range of pressures commonly resulting from human activity in the marine environment. These include habitat loss, introduction of non-native species, barrier effects, pollution and water qualit
FES International’s Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector for Western Isles Project
UK oil and gas engineering firm, FES International, has secured a $2.5M (£1.5M) contract to supply one of its latest products, the automated Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector (DBSC) to NOV Flexibles. NOV Flexibles has called on the subsea technology services of FES International as part of Subsea 7
GAC’s HullViper Works at Sharjah Port (UAE)
Following the expansion to Fujairah and Gothenburg, GAC EnvironHull is now offering its HullWiper underwater hull cleaning service at the UAE port of Sharjah. The HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) unmanned underwater hull cleaning unit uses adjustable pressure sea water jets as the cleaning
GTRI’s Sonar to Help Navy in Sea Mines Search
Since World War II, sea mines have damaged or sunk four times more U.S. Navy ships than all other means of attack combined, according to a Navy report on mine warfare. New sonar research being performed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) could improve the Navy’s ability to find sea mines
Bentley’s MOSES Now Available Under Bentley SELECT Licensing Program
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, announced the availability of its MOSES software for hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis of offshore platforms and vessels under the Bentley SELECT licensing pr
Strategic Marine Delivers “Thaiyak” Vessel to ACBPS
Strategic Marine, a leading specialist shipbuilder, has delivered the On-Station vessel “Thaiyak” to the Australian Customs & Border Protection Service (ACBPS). The vessel was launched from Strategic Marine’s facility in Vietnam in March this year and was officially accepted in Fremantle, Western Au
NOC Conducts AMOC Variability Research
Scientists from NOC have led a study to infer variability of the sub-polar Atlantic Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation using estimates of air-sea exchanges of heat and water at the ocean’s surface. The scientific research paper describing the method and its application, ‘The Surface-Forced Ove
SEMAC-1 Arrival Signals Start of Work on Ichthys Gas Export Pipeline
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project has welcomed the semi-submersible pipelay barge SEMAC-1 to the Northern Territory. The arrival of the 188 metre-long Saipem-operated vessel at the Darwin Outer Port Limits signals the start of important work on the Project’s 889 kilometre gas export pipeline (G
Japan: ANRE in Methane Hydrate Drilling Survey
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) has launched a drilling survey to collect geological samples, including methane hydrate, as an effort for ascertaining the amount of shallow methane hydrate resources. The survey vessel Hakurei left Shimonoseki Port, heading to sea areas offshore th
UQ Researchers Study Climate Change Impacts on Marine Environments
Researchers are struggling to solve the challenge of predicting climate change impacts on marine environments. Research led by University of Queensland scientists has found that predicting such impacts could be more difficult than first thought, due to interactions between ocean ecosystems. UQ Globa
AWE: Well Control Installed, Oi-2 Drilling Continues
AWE Limited, as Operator of Petroleum Mining Permit 38158 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, reports that the Oi-2 exploration well has completed the installation and testing of well control equipment and drilling operations have restarted. As at 06:00 hours (6.00am) NZDT today, the Oi-2 exploration