Subsea
Noreco Drills Exploration Well on Verdande Prospect
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has started the drilling of exploration well 6608/10-16 on the Verdande prospect in license PL484 in the Norwegian Sea. The main objective is to find hydrocarbons in sandstones of Jurassic age. The well is being drilled with the drilling rig Bredford Dolphin and
MacArtney, Teledyne ODI to Supply Connectors for MEUST Project
MacArtney and Teledyne ODI will provide the underwater mateable connectors needed to realise the Mediterranean Eurocentre for Underwater Sciences and Technologies (MEUST) neutrino observatory project. The MEUST project is a second generation deep-sea neutrino observatory infrastructure project integ
Jeppesen Introduces dKart S-101 Converter
Jeppesen released an automated tool for converting existing ENC data into the new S-101 format for next-generation ENCs. The dKart S-101 Converter supports IMO and IHO efforts to implement a new generation of ENCs and ECDIS that are more user-friendly and incorporate richer data. The IHO says that S
Drydocks World & Dubai Maritime City Participate at Sea Japan 2014
Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City Group, the international service provider to the maritime, offshore oil & gas and energy sectors, is participating in Sea Japan conference and exhibition from April 9-11, 2014 at the Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 1&2. The Japanese market is a very important market
CGG Launches ‘EarthModel Builder’ for Reservoir Modeling
CGG has released EarthModel Builder, an affordable modeling solution that is used to improve efficiency, accuracy and flexibility for more realistic representations of the reservoir. Part of the Jason suite, EarthModel Builder is a unique tool for asset teams and service companies to generate multip
Atkins to Design Substations for Race Bank OWF
Atkins has been awarded an additional contract by DONG Energy. Atkins is now contracted to design five offshore substations for DONG Energy. The contract will see Atkins provide detailed substation designs for Race Bank, one of DONG Energy’s major offshore wind development projects in the UK. Atkins
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. The contract was awarded to UTEC by Saipem and involves the provision of offshore survey and positioning services during the pre-lay, lay and post-lay installation
AXYS’ ‘Smart Bay’ Provides Important Environmental Data
AXYS and Marine Institute and the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) created “Smart Bay” in 2006, a demonstration project in Placentia Bay located along Canada’s most eastern province of Newfoundland. Smart Bay’s objective was to improve “the safety and security of life at sea” by strengtheni
AGR Pens Frame Agreement with Premier Oil
AGR has won Frame Agreement with Premier Oil for Well Management and Field Development Well Planning support. AGR has been assigned by Premier Oil to deliver a range of services within the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The contract period is for five years plus additional three years. The scope
MCG to Conduct Multi-Client 2D Seismic Survey in Barents Sea
MultiClient Geophysical ASA (MCG) will conduct a Super High-Resolution multi-client 2D (MC2D) seismic survey in the Hoop area, Barents Sea. The survey will provide oil companies with critical, detailed information for the prospect evaluations of the shallow Jurassic and Triassic prospects. The Super
Lundin Gets Consent to Use Island Innovator for Drilling on Gohta Field
Lundin Norway AS has received the consent of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use the Island Innovator mobile drilling facility for drilling and production testing of wildcat well 7120/1-4 S in production licence 492 on the Gohta field. The Gohta field is in the Barents Sea, 35 km nort
Sterling: No Oil at Bamboo-1 Well Offshore Cameroon
Sterling Energy Plc provided an update for the Ntem Concession, offshore Cameroon. Bamboo-1, the first exploration well to be drilled on the Ntem Concession commenced operations on 9 February 2014 and Murphy Cameroon Ntem Oil Co. Ltd (“Murphy”), the operator with 50% working interest, has confirmed
Matrix Secures Production Buoyancy Order for Ichthys Project
Matrix Composites & Engineering (Matrix) has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. in Australia for the supply of production buoyancy which will be used on the INPEX-operated US$34 billion Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the
CGG Begins Largest 3D Multi-Client Survey in North Sea
CGG’s has started a large BroadSeis/BroadSource 3D multi-client survey in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway. The Horda survey will be the largest broadband multi-client program CGG has acquired in NW Europe as well as the largest multi-client 3D survey ever shot by any company in Norway. Extend