Subsea
Technip Goes Ahead with ‘Westermost Rough’ Cable Installation
Technip Offshore Wind has started offshore operations on an array cable installation contract for the Westermost Rough development, located eight kilometers off the Yorkshire Coast. The contract has been awarded by DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. The project, which
Proserv Set to Add to Its Workforce
Market-leading energy technology services company, Proserv, is set to add to its more than 2,200-strong global workforce after taking part in events aimed at attracting new talent into the energy industry. Proserv, which has seen its talent pool soar through organic growth and a succession of strate
MARIN Organises TLP Foundations Test
Mocean/DBD Systems/Ewind was selected by Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) to conduct a 2 week long wave tank tests on a unique TLP foundation for deep water sites suitable for the Siemens SWT 6.0-154 6MW offshore WTG and other similar WTGs. The results of the tests conducted on a 1:50
Great Barrier Reef Funding Increased
The Great Barrier Reef is in safe hands with the release of a report card showing a combined effort from both the Commonwealth and State Governments has improved the quality of water entering the reef catchment. The Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2012 and 2013, released today by Federal Minister for
Cargotec’s Executive Board Member Resigns
Cargotec has announced that Eric Nielsen, member of Cargotec’s Executive Board and President of MacGregor business area will resign from Cargotec with immediate effect due to personal reasons. President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen will take over as interim President of MacGregor. The recruitment proces
WGPSN and ABT O&G to Develop Marginal Field Solutions
Wood Group PSN has announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with ABT Oil and Gas Ltd to create a 50/50 jointly controlled entity. It is proposed that the new entity will deliver services dedicated to the development of projects for stranded and marginal hydrocarbo
STL Recognised as Scottish Nominee for Technological Innovation Award
Aberdeen-based Subsea Technologies (STL) has been recognised as the Scottish nominee for the Technological Innovation Award at the PWC Private Business Awards. The company’s managing director Drummond Lawson was presented with a commemorative award at a celebratory dinner at Hotel du Vin, One Devons
VNG Kicks Off Drilling Ops at Bue Sidetrack Well
Rocksource ASA has announced that drilling of the Bue sidetrack well, 6406/12-3A, to the North of the Pil discovery in PL 586 has begun. The Bue sidetrack follows the successful appraisal well on the Pil discovery. The results from the appraisal well led Rocksource to update its resource estimate fo
Premier Oil’s Catcher Area FDP Approved
Premier Oil plc has announced that it has received approval of its Catcher area Field Development Plan (FDP) from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Premier-operated Catcher area, located in the UK Central North Sea, is expected to produce 96 million barrels of oil equivalent with a
Sound Oil Gets Laura Field Permit. No Further Seismic Acquisition Needed (Italy)
Sound Oil has announced that it has received the formal award of the D.R74.AP Permit (previously the D150DR-CS Permit) from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. Following successful analysis of the existing seismic data and well logs, the Company plans to reach the reservoir from an onshore
NTT Com Expands ASE to Cambodia
NTT Communications Corporation, the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group, announced today that the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) will be extended to Cambodia to provide reliable, high-capacity communication infrastructure for the increasing number of mult
CGG Performs Multi-Client O&G Survey in Barents Sea
CGG has announced that Robertson Geolab, specialists in surface geochemistry in its GeoConsulting business line, is currently performing a multi-client surface geochemistry (shallow core) survey to detect seafloor seepages of hydrocarbons in the South East Barents Sea. The project has received high
Two TMT’s ROVs Tested and On Their Way to Brazil
Two Total Marine Technology ROVs have just passed deepwater acceptance tests to 3000m in the North Atlantic Ocean with perfect scores. The Typhoon MK2 ROVs are now on their way to Brazil as part of a five year contract with the giant Brazilian energy company, Petrobras. In total 12 TMT built Typhoon
Sonardyne, Liquid Robotics Enhance ‘Wave Glider’
A collaboration between Sonardyne International Ltd., Shell and ocean data services provider Liquid Robotics has seen the development of a Liquid Robotics Wave Glider autonomous marine vehicle configured for unmanned data retrieval from seafloor sensors. For the last three years, an array of Sonardy