Subsea
Statoil Discovers Oil and Gas in Drivis Well in Barents Sea
Operator Statoil has together with PL532 partners made an oil and gas discovery in the Drivis prospect in the Barents Sea. This concludes the 2013/2014 exploration programme around the Johan Castberg field. Well 7220/7-3 S, drilled by the rig West Hercules, has proven a 68 metre gross gas column in
Aquatic Marks 40 Years in North Sea
Aquatic Engineering and Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, celebrated its 40-year anniversary of operating in the North Sea with a celebratory event held onboard the grand Gulden Leeuw three-masted tall ship situated at Aberdeen Harbour on April 24, 2014. Guests competed in a rope pulling competit
EMGS Gets Additional Pre-Funding for Daybreak 3D EM Survey
EMGS has received additional pre-funding for the ongoing Daybreak 3D multi-client electromagnetic survey in the Alaminos Canyon protraction of the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey started on 22 February and is expected to be completed mid-June with integrated data delivery starting in June. The survey
3sun Starts Apprentice Skills Development Program
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has established a new training program as part of the Group’s continued commitment to developing future industry talent. The program, which has been created in collaboration with the international engineering a
BW Offshore Bags Catcher FPSO Contract from Premier Oil
BW Offshore has signed the contract with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed during Q2 2
Ceona Amazon En Route to Germany After Floating at Crist Yard in Poland
Ceona announced that its fully-owned pipelay and heavy subsea construction vessel – the Ceona Amazon – has successfully floated at Crist yard in Poland on 25 April. The vessel is currently being towed to the Lloyd Werft yard in Bremerhaven (Germany) for extensive outfitting. The flooding of the larg
NOAA Reports Improvements in Sales and Fish Stocks
According to a new NOAA Fisheries economics report, U.S. commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales in 2012, a gain of seven percent over the previous year, with the economic impact of fishing jobs increasing three percent from 2011 to 2012. Further, two
TMT Gets Visited by UWA Engineering Students
TMT Australia conducted a tour for a group of 14 UWA mechanical engineering students. The students were participants in an advanced mechanical design course run for masters and fourth year students by Winthrop Professor James Trevelyan in the UWA school of Mechanical Engineering. TMT’s business is t
Havila Shipping Earns $6.2 Mln in First Quarter 2014
Havila Shipping ASA has achieved a profit before tax of NOK 41.9 million in Q1 2014,compared with NOK -19.6 million in Q1 last year. Total operating income and gains was NOK 378.5 million in the Q1 of 2014. Total operating income for corresponding period last year was NOK 330.4 million. The group ha
CMS-Geotech Sets Up New Base in Lowestoft (UK)
CMS-Geotech Ltd has launched its new operations base in Lowestoft, Suffolk, providing specialist marine geotechnical support to a wide variety of marine sectors in both offshore & coastal waters. It is envisaged that CMS-Geotech will build on their traditional links with the marine aggregate and por
Carnegie Focuses on Perth Wave Energy Project in Q1
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) released its quarterly report, highlighting successful project and financial activities. During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited focused primarily on its Perth Wave Energy Project (the Perth Project) with the completion of the foundation and pipeline instal
LDD Completes Monopile Foundations Drilling at Gwynt y Môr OWF
LDD, an Acteon company, has successfully completed drilling monopile foundations for RWE Innogy’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, North Wales, UK. LDD has been working on the project since 2011, when it designed, built and delivered one of the world’s largest reverse circulation drill rigs, the LD50
NOC Teams Up with ANU on Ice Age Study
Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, the University of Southampton and the Australian National University developed a new method for determining sea-level and deep-sea temperature variability over the past 5.3 million years. The research provides new insight into the climatic relations
MBARI Brings Up Benthic Rover Three Years After Deployment
MBARI has recovered the Benthic Rover for maintenance, after three years of nearly continuous deployment on the seafloor at Station M, located about 220 kilometers off the coast of central California, at a depth of 4,000 meters. The Rover was built by a team of MBARI engineers and scientists, led by