Subsea
Statoil Elects Board of Directors (Norway)
In a meeting in the Corporate Assembly of Statoil ASA, Svein Rennemo was re-elected as chair and Grace Reksten Skaugen as deputy chair of the board of directors. Bjørn Tore Godal, Maria Johanna Oudeman, Jakob Stausholm, Catherine Hughes and James Mulva were re-elected as shareholder representatives
Blackbird and SDE Exchange Acquisition LoI
Blackbird International Corporation has exchanged a Letter of Intent from SDE Ltd for purposes of a merger by which Blackbird would acquire 100% of the shares of the target company. “We are delighted to announce the exchange of a mutually acceptable Letter of Intent to acquire the outstanding shares
Drydocks World Completes HVDC Converter Platform DolWin Beta
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World – Dubai a
Driving Down Cost Priority to Encourage Investment in OW Sector (UK)
Department of Energy & Climate Change has announced that more winds farms have been brought in to a competitive system to drive down the costs of offshore wind. The offshore transmission regime means that Ofgem can find the most cost-effective investment in the connecting cables and infrastructure f
Gardline Takes Part in SE Asia Offshore Geotechnics Conference
Gardline Geosciences Ltd Managing Director Eric Zon took part in Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Carigali DFAB’s first ever soil investigation health, safety and environment (HSE) contractor conference in Kuala Lumpur in May. The half-day event, chaired by Mr Zainuddin Kamaruddin, Head of Con
Ndurance Arrives at Gwynt y Môr OWF
Ndurance, Boskalis’first ‘N Class’ cable-laying vessel, is expected to arrive at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm site today. The vessel will conduct cable laying operations in the eastern part of Gwynt y Môr. The nearby vessels are required to observe a 500m safety zone around the Ndurance. Gwynt y M
Polish Navy Chooses Saab’s Double Eagle ROV
Defence and security company Saab informs that the Polish Navy has chosen the Double Eagle system for the Kormoran II MCMV. The Double Eagle is in service with several navies, in the Baltic Sea, in the North Sea and around the world as a state of the art, well proven, low risk and extremely efficien
Marathon Oil to Perform Manned Subsea Operations in North Sea Fields
Marathon Oil Norge AS has received consent to perform manned subsea operations on the Alvheim, Volund, Vilje and Bøyla fields. The planned start-up of the operation is 1 July 2014. Water depth at the site is approx. 120 metres. Alvheim Alvheim is an oil and gas field in the central part of the North
Fugro’s Survey Vessel to Support Search for Flight MH370
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has awarded Fugro a contract that will see the deployment of its specialist vessel, equipment and expertise in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Using its advanced survey vessel, the Fugro Equator, fitted with state-of
Eni Acquires 40 Pct Stake in South Africa’s ER236
Eni has concluded an agreement with Sasol Petroleum International, the upstream O&G subsidiary of Sasol Limited, to acquire a 40% interest and Operatorship in the Exploration Right permit 236 (ER236) in South Africa. The permit grants the right to explore for hydrocarbons on a wide offshore unexplor
Subsea Asia Strengthens British and Asian Industry Ties
Subsea UK will be strengthening and expanding on links between British subsea companies and the burgeoning Asian industry when it hosts is biennial conference, Subsea Asia, in Malaysia this week (11 June). With the Malaysian government recently approving new incentives for exploration activity in mo
Solstad and VARD Confirm OSCV Contract (Norway)
Solstad Offshore has recently announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent with a major international offshore contractor to build and operate a new build large offshore subsea construction vessel and a LOI with VARD Group to build this vessel. Both LoI’s have now been converted to firm
Europe’s Wave and Tidal Sector Require Action from EU, SI Ocean Says
Europe’s wave and tidal sector will require action from the EU and its Member States to get pilot array projects in the water, according to the final report from the SI Ocean project. The project’s Market Deployment Strategy stated that completing these early projects in the short term is crucial if
SmartBay Ireland Joins Ocean Energy Europe
Ireland’s marine test & demonstration facility actively seeks European wave device developers wishing to undertake funded sea trials in Ireland’s ¼ ocean energy test site. Ireland’s National Marine Test and Demonstration facility is located approximately 1.5km East of Spiddal on Ireland’s west coast