Subsea
Statoil Awarded Exploration Block Offshore Myanmar
Together with partner ConocoPhillips, Statoil has been awarded a deep-water exploration block in the Myanmar waters of Bay of Bengal. Block AD-10 cover more than 9,000 km2, and is located 200 km from the coast in water depths of approximately 2,000 meters. The license has been awarded to Statoil and
Statoil to Use Songa Trym for Permanent Well Plugging on Glitne Field
Statoil has received consent to use the Songa Trym mobile drilling facility for permanent well plugging on the Glitne field. The Glitne oil field lies in blocks 15/5 and 15/6 in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian North Sea, about 40 kilometres north-west of Statoil’s Sleipner East development. Made
Subsea 7’s Seven Waves En Route to Brazil
Subsea 7’s Seven Waves set sail to Brazil for her first job for Petrobras. The vessel was hired by Petrobras to develop deep-sea oil fields of up to 2,500 meters off the coast of Brazil. Before the departure Seven Waves was equipped with the 550mt pipelay system and the 400mt offshore mast crane at
PPSA Recruits Jee’s Engineer as Associate Member Director
Jee Ltd, engineering manager, Paul Job has been appointed to the 2014 Board of Directors for the Pigging Products and Services Association (PPSA). Job, who is based in Jee’s Aberdeen office, has been appointed as the PPSA’s Associate Member Director , which will see him working with the board to hel
Proserv Awarded Record Subsea Controls Contract in Brazil
Rapidly-evolving energy services company Proserv has been awarded its largest contract yet for subsea controls by a leading oilfield service company, reinforcing the company’s global footprint and market-leading position in the subsea technology sector. The contract, which is worth around $40million
University of Exeter Supports Development of Wave Energy Industry
Scientists from the University of Exeter have studied how wave energy developers can more accurately measure, and predict the wave conditions within wave energy test sites. The research deployed wave measurement buoys and used wave modelling to show how variations in wave size and strength could be
Search for Flight MH370 in Southern Indian Ocean Underway
The search and recovery operation of Flight MH370 continued today after HMAS Success returned to the search area. HMAS Success is conducting a surface sweep of an area identified by the Royal Australian Air Force P3 Orion as the location for several objects of interest. AMSA informed that China’s po
NOAA to Investigate White Sharks in Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA is examining potential disturbances to the health and well being of white sharks that could occur from research and tourism in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary over the next five years, because they may disrupt the natural behavior of white sharks. The public has an opportunity
Fugro Bags Rig and Subsea Positioning Contract with Murphy Sabah Oil
Fugro has been awarded a contract for three years, plus a one year extension option, by Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. for the provision of rig and subsea positioning services. The award will further strengthen a decade-long working relationship in support of Murphy’s deepwater drilling and development
Odyssey Equips Dorado Discovery with MacArtney MERMAC Winch System
Odyssey Marine Exploration procured a powerful MacArtney MERMAC R50 AHC (Active Heave Compensation) winch for use onboard the R/V Dorado Discovery. In partnership with St. Vincent Bay Exploration (SVBE) based out of Moss Landing, California, Odyssey will use the winch to deploy various seafloor expl
BSEE Participates in Arctic Council Task Force on Oil Pollution Prevention
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire traveled to Reykjavik, Iceland for a meeting of the Arctic Council’s Task Force for Oil Pollution Prevention on March 18 and 19, 2014. Fesmire, who is the Task Force Co-Chair, is working with other representati
Energy Giants Join Viper Subsea’s V-SLIM Technology Development
Viper Subsea has signed a Joint Industry Project (JIP) agreement with energy giants BP and Total to further develop its Subsea Line Insulation Monitoring (V-SLIM) technology for identifying and locating cable and connector faults in remote subsea electrical distribution systems. Viper Subsea will ca
Hydroid’s New President Satisfied with Company’s Growth
Hydroid, a leading provider of autonomous underwater vehicles, recently announced that Mr. Duane Fotheringham took the role of the President of the Company. During a phone interview Mr. Fotheringham expressed his satisfaction with the Company’s growth, and its recent participation at the Oceanology
PGS MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer Survey in South Africa Ahead of Schedule
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), through an agreement with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa, is acquiring approximately 13,000 km MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer® survey covering East Coast basins. The acquisition program is ahead of schedule (approaching 70% complete to date) and has successfully surmo