Subsea
NOC Receives Grant to Explore Deep Ocean Floor for Minerals
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has been awarded €1.8 million to study massive sulphide deposits on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, three kilometres beneath the surface. The research is part of a wider, international programme to assess seafloor mineral resources that has received €10 millio
Oil Spill Response Limited Opens New Base in Brazil
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response co-operative funded by some 160 oil and energy companies, announces the opening of a new base in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, marking a major advancement for regional and global response operations. The base houses one of OSRL’s four cuttin
N-Sea Offshore Appoints GAC Shipping UK as Its Ship Agent
Integrated subsea infrastructure services provider N-Sea Offshore Ltd has appointed GAC Shipping UK as its ship agent for vessels supporting its operations for the oil & gas and renewable energy industries in the North Sea. Under the agreement, GAC will provide a package of support services for vess
SGO to Provide Divers for VLCC Amuriyah Salvage Operations
Sterling Global Operations (SGO) has been chosen to provide surface – supplied divers for unexploded ordnance search and removal and salvage operations for the sunken 82,000-ton VLCC Amuriyah, an Iraqi tanker sunk near Bubiyan Island off the coast of Kuwait in Jan. 1991 during Operation Desert Storm
Siemens to Power Toisa’s New Offshore Construction Vessel
Siemens Drive Technologies Division is supplying, on behalf of Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. (HHI), an integrated drive and power generation solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). This MOCV is currently being built by HHI for Toisa Ltd. and will be managed by Sealion Shippi
Renewables Success Drives Ecosse’s Increase in Revenue
Subsea engineering specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd, (ESS) has posted a 72% increase in revenue and a £1 million profit in its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based business has extended its oil and gas expertise in to the emerging renewables market and forecasts turnover in the cu
Statoil to Collect Environmental Data from Aasta Hansteen
As previously notified, Statoil has been issued with an order concerning the collection of environmental data from the Aasta Hansteen field. In conformity with the notification, Statoil is issued with the following order: Pursuant to the Framework Regulations, section 69 concerning administrative de
New NCE Subsea CEO States Future Ambitions
Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea appointed Owe Hagesæther as CEO. Hagesæther has more than 25 years of experience of management positions, international sales, business development and board memberships. Until recently, Hagesæther was CEO of Sea Hawk Navigation AS, a Norwegian advanced detection
Forland Group to Sell MV Seisranger
Seisranger AS, a company in the Forland Shipping Group (“Forland”), has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to sell MV Seisranger to an undisclosed client. The sale was done at market terms and a 10% deposit has been received by Forland. The vessel, which is currently in layup mode, is expected t
Tracerco’s Subsea CT Scanner Wins Top Prize at Pipeline Industries Guild Awards
Tracerco, has been awarded the top accolade in subsea technology at this year’s prestigious Pipeline Industries Guild Awards for its breakthrough technology, Discovery™ for inspection and flow assurance of subsea coated pipelines. Tracerco received the Subsea Technology Award for Discovery™, the wor
Oceanteam’s Appeal in Case Against Sawicon and NSS Upheld by Court
In Oceanteam Shipping ASA’s legal dispute with Sawicon AS and its third party intervener North Sea Shipping AS concerning rights to and use of the North Ocean 100-series design, Gulating Court of Appeal has upheld Oceanteam’s appeal. Gulating Court of Appeal has invalidated Bergen City Court’s previ
GDF SUEZ: Full Production Begins from Juliet Field in North Sea
GDF SUEZ has commenced gas production from the second of two development wells on the Juliet field on the 9th of March, a subsea development on the western flank of the Southern Gas Basin, 39 km east of the Lincolnshire coastline in the United Kingdom. This follows first gas from the initial develop
Baltic Sea Organisms Better Prepared for Climate Changes
Marine scientists from Kiel have researched that organisms living in The Baltic Sea are better prepared for climate change than others. They found that barnacles from Kiel Fjord are much better able to deal with future environmental conditions than their counterparts from less “stressful” habitats.
STABLEpipe’s O-Tube Program Wins AIRG Innovation Medal
A joint research project between The University of Western Australia and the oil and gas industry which has improved the design of offshore oil and gas pipelines and attracted international interest has won the 2014 AIRG Medal for Australasian Major Industry Technological Innovation. The award was p