Subsea
Jumbo Installs FPSO Mooring Spread for EnQuest
Jumbo has completed stage one in the first offshore installation contract undertaken as main contractor. Using the J-class vessel, Fairplayer, Jumbo successfully installed an FPSO mooring spread for client EnQuest in the North Sea Alma and Galia field. The second stage of the project will take place
AWE Drills Second Sidetrack on Pateke-4H Development Well
AWE Limited reports that as at 06:00 hours (6.00am NZDT) preparations were being made to drill a second sidetrack on the Pateke-4H development well. Operations have been unable to drill past an obstruction in the lower portion of the first sidetrack (ST-1) and a second sidetrack (ST-2) will be drill
Aker Solutions Nets $2.3 Bln Subsea Equipment Contract in Angola
Aker Solutions won a contract worth $2.3 billion from Total to provide a subsea production system for the Kaombo Block 32 development in Angola. Aker Solutions will deliver 20 subsea manifolds and 65 vertical subsea wellsets. The order also includes associated controls as well as work-over and tie-i
SST Becomes Approved Vendor to Viper Subsea
Severn Subsea Technologies (SST) is now an Approved Vendor to Viper Subsea, a company specialising in providing management, engineering and procurement services to the offshore and subsea oil and gas industry, for the assembly and test of the company’s V-Lock hydraulic stabplates and test plates. SS
US Energy Dept Boosts Water Power Industry Development
The Energy Department announced $4 million to engage America’s research universities in the effort to accelerate the development of the emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy industry in the United States. This funding will support high-impact research projects designed to enable the capture
RS to Conduct Ship Construction Survey for Lukoil
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is to undertake ship construction survey for the Lukoil Group. This project follows the RS effective cooperation with one of the major RF oil companies in developing offshore hydrocarbon resources. RS has signed contracts for the whole range of classificati
Hydrostor and UWindsor Develop New Underwater Energy Storage
The University of Windsor engineers Rupp Carriveau and David Ting developed a new way of storing energy underwater. As the Windsor Star reports, the energy storage system is being built offshore Toronto Island in Canada. The principle on which the storage works is that energy is used to compress air
PSA: NUI Provides Report on Surface-Oriented Diving
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has commissioned NUI (Norwegian Underwater Intervention) to prepare a report comparing decompression tables for surface-oriented diving from relevant countries and diving companies. The results of the comparison show that the tables used on the Norwegian C
MacArtney Strengthens Its Presence in Asian Offshore Markets
MacArtney Group is significantly growing its presence and activities in all Asian markets for underwater technology, driven by a major strategic expansion of its operations in Singapore. Over the next few months, MacArtney Singapore is securing several new staff members, implementing a major expansi
FMC Technologies Bags BP’s Shah Deniz Stage 2 Subsea Gig
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from BP to supply subsea systems for its Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea. The order has an estimated value of $322 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea manifolds, associated controls and connection equipment
Aquaterra Predicts Rise in Demand for Offshore Equipment
Aquaterra Energy is forecasting a rise in demand for rental equipment in the oil and gas market, as the confidence in the economy returns and discussions about the introduction of a new industry regulator that is supposed to help revitalise exploration progress. Products expected to be in particular
FoundOcean Wins Multiple Contracts to Secure Foundations for Solan
FoundOcean, the world’s largest offshore grouting contractor, has secured two contract awards, on the Solan oil field development to the west of the Shetlands in the North Sea, with Heerema Marine Contractors and Bibby Offshore. The contracts cover the structural grouting for the 8,000-tonne Solan p
Scottish Govt to Increase Support for Island Communities
The Scottish Government is working with island communities to boost economic returns on unrivalled natural, cultural and economic assets, the First Minister said ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Stornoway on April 16. Support for the Gaelic language, measures to support renewable energy investment, and
Bluefin-21 AUV Deployed in Search for Missing Flight MH370
On the 38th day of search for the missing flight MH370, Authorities decided to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle, Bluefin-21. With the lack of further signal detections, the Authorities believe that the batteries on the black box recorders have expired, BBC reports. The previously detected sig