Subsea
InterMoor Completes Decommissioning of Innovator Platform in Gulf of Mexico
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed decommissioning operations of the Innovator platform in Gomez field, Mississippi Canyon Block 711 in Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work, conducted in water depths of 910 m, involved disconnecting 10 risers/umbilicals; disconnecting 12 mooring l
UTEC Expands US Team Serving Gulf Coast Clients
UTEC, one of the world’s largest independent survey companies, has made significant expansion of the US team serving Gulf Coast clients. The Houma-based Industrial Measurement/Dimensional Control group has benefited from the addition of 3 dimensional control surveyors, led by IMDC supervisor Greg Ca
SPSL Names New Business Development Manager
Scour Prevention Systems Ltd appointed Tim Smith as business development manager to their growing team. Tim was previously sales manager at leading offshore wind industry service provider CWind. Prior to that he was business development manager at Fendercare, where he played a leading role in develo
Olympic Shipping Secures Contracts for Newbuild Vessels
Olympic Shipping plans to take delivery of two Subsea Support newbuilds from Kleven Maritime in 2014 and 2015. Both vessels have been awarded contracts for 3 years fixed with options of another 2 x 1 year. The vessel Olympic Zeus is employed on a contract with Reef Subsea for a fixed period of 120 d
UMG Appoints Diving Division’s Business Development Manager
Unique Maritime Group has announced the joining of Scott Jamieson as the Group Business Development Manager for its Diving Division. He will be based at UMG’s head office in Sharjah, UAE. His main responsibilities will focus on developing Unique’s relationships with key clients in the diving industr
IMCA Updates DESIGN for Surface Orientated (Air) Diving Systems
‘DESIGN for Surface Orientated (Air) Diving Systems’ has been revised and updated by the International Marine Contractors Association to incorporate equipment improvements and changed operating practices since its first publication in 2000. The format has also been changed slightly to improve ease o
Pura Vida Hires Atwood Achiever Drillship in Mazagan Permit
Pura Vida Energy NL announces the execution of a rig share agreement for the drilling of two wells in the Mazagan permit by the Atwood Achiever Deepwater Drillship. The Atwood Achiever is contracted to Kosmos Energy under a long term hire arrangement. Under the rig share agreement with Kosmos, two s
Iran, India and Oman Discuss Deepwater Gas Pipeline
Iran, India and Oman start official negotiations for delivery of the Iranian natural gas to the Indian market through a deepwater pipeline. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, and Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah have met in the
OceanWorks Exhibits at Subsea Tieback
OceanWorks International will be exhibiting at the Subsea Tieback conference in San Antonio Texas March 4th to 6th at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Over 200 exhibitors and 3,000 attendees are expected to participate. Subsea Tieback is a leading tradeshow for the subsea Oil and Gas industr
BGF Invests in 3sun Group (UK)
BGF (Business Growth Fund) has made a £10m investment in energy-focused firm 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry. Founded in 2007 by Graham Hacon, 3sun Group operates in the oil and gas onshore and offshore wind sectors. It is an established suppl
PGS Acquires New MultiClient GeoStreamer Data in Côte d’Ivoire
Two new PGS MultiClient GeoStreamer® surveys offshore Côte d’Ivoire drive further exploration success in the Atlantic Equatorial Transform Margin. Petroleum Geo-Services, with local partner Laguna and in cooperation with Petroci, is currently acquiring 2,300 sq km of MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer® data
Statoil, ExxonMobil Conduct Drill Stem Test at Tanzania’s Zafarani-2 Well
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil have announced the results from their first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. The data acquired is important to reduce technical uncertainties in a possible future Tanzania offshore and LNG development. The Zafarani-2 operation tested tw
EnQuest Finishes Acquisition of Greater Kittiwake Area
EnQuest PLC has completed the acquisition of the UKCS Greater Kittiwake Area assets previously owned by Centrica North Sea Oil Limited, as well as Centrica’s 100% interest in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline. The Greater Kittiwake Area is located in UKCS blocks 21/12a (licence P.073), 21
VIDEO: Naming Ceremony for Polar Onyx Held at Ulstein Verft
On Friday 28 February 2014, the offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ was named at Ulstein Verft. The vessel is built for GC Rieber Shipping, and is chartered by Ceona for five years for deepwater projects offshore Brazil. The lady sponsor was Ms. Natalie Dawn Preston, daughter of Ceona’s CEO, S