Subsea
MMT Secures Cable Survey Contract from Svenska kraftnät
MMT has been awarded the contract for the Själland cable survey between Denmark and Sweden by Svenska kraftnät. Svenska kraftnät and their Danish counterpart Energinet.dk are the transmission system owners and operators of a 400 kV High Voltage AC cable system across the Öresund, between Sweden and
‘HADES’ Project Explores Depths of Kermadec Trench
National Science Foundation (NSF) has recruited a team of researchers to find out what lives in Kermadec Trench at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. They will use the world’s only full-ocean-depth, hybrid, remotely-operated vehicle, Nereus, and other advanced technology to find out. The trench, locat
BSEE Director Highlights Importance of Offshore Safety
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno completed a two-day trip to the State of Texas on Friday where he met with stakeholders and viewed critical pieces of safety equipment. While in Texas, Director Salerno delivered a keynote address at the Second Annual Cente
West Somerset Council Hosts Tidal Power Conference
The first tidal power conference involving more than 20 local authorities and organisations around the Bristol Channel coast will be hosted by West Somerset Council on April 16. West Somerset is already at the forefront of 21st century power production as it is the host authority for the proposed ne
BW Offshore Terminates LoI for Polvo Oil Field
BW Offshore has elected to terminate the Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire 30% of the participating interests in the Polvo oil field in Brazil from HRT O&G Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Ltda. (HRT). Such transaction was subject to due diligence, and regulatory, governmental and board approvals.
Alstom, WeserWind Hand Over Substation for Meerwind OWF
The consortium Alstom Grid and WeserWind GmbH have successfully handed over the substation for the Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost wind farms. The barge, carrying the 3,000 tonne platform and substation, sailed out on 2 April 2014 to the installation field near Helgoland, North Sea, Germany. The turnk
Total Begins Kaombo Offshore Project Development (Angola)
Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola. With a production capacity of 230,000 barrels per day, Kaombo will develop estimated reserves of 650 million barrels. Following an intensive optimization exercise
Artemis Atlantic to Start 2D Seismic Survey Offshore Senegal
Cap Energy PLC, is about to start seismic operations on the Block Djiffere Offshore, offshore Senegal. The Djiffere Offshore Licence was awarded in July 2013 to Rex Atlantic Limited (now TAOL Senegal (Djiffere) Limited). Cap, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sencap Limited, recently acquired a 4
Deepsea Metro 1 Completes Drilling of Sunbird-1 (Kenya)
Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL advises that the Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has been completed and the well has intersected a hydrocarbon-bearing zone in the top of the Sunbird Miocene Pinnacle Reef. Analysis of the zone itself and recovered hydrocarbon samples are continuing. Analys
Top News of the Week of Apr 07 – Apr 13, 2014
1. UTEC Bags Largest Pipelay Support Contract in Australia UTEC Survey (Australia) Pty Ltd informed that has been awarded the largest pipelay support survey and positioning contract in Australia. 2. Offshore Compression Project for Ormen Lange Postponed The Ormen Lange Licence has decided to postpon
Research Vessel Polarstern Returns to Home Port from Antarctic
After one and a half years in the Antarctic the research vessel Polarstern is expected back in its home port on 13 April. Apart from the crew and scientists on board, there are lots of data, samples and animals from the Southern Ocean that will soon be examined more closely in the laboratories of th
Royal Navy Continues to Aid MH370 Aircraft Search
Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force continue to make a valuable contribution to the Australian-led search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Following a request by the Malaysian authorities for support from the Royal Navy, the survey ship HMS Echo was diverted from
Westermo’s ODW-710 Products Get DNV Marine Approval
Westermo announces that its ODW-710 products, that allows a profibus DP network to be converted to a fibre optic solution, now has the DNV Marine approval. This means that networks running at the highest data rates can be stretched beyond the 200m maximum range of a copper network. The units support
NOAA Takes Public on Virtual Ocean Exploration of GoM
NOAA’s Ship Okeanos Explorer will explore deep-sea habitats in the Gulf of Mexico from April 12-30. Members of the public are invited to join. “Virtual ocean explorers” will have the chance to see canyons, deep-sea coral communities, and shipwrecks dating to the early 1800s via live video transmitte