Subsea
Det norske Encounters Oil at Trell Off Norway
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is, as partner in production licence 102F, in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 25/5-9. The well encountered a gross oil column of 21 metres in the Heimdal formation, of which 19 metres had good reservoir quality. Basic data acquisition and samplin
CGG, TAQA to Bring High-End Seismic Solutions Throughout Middle-East
CGG and Industrialization & Energy Services Company (TAQA) have signed a Framework Agreement which strengthens and extends historical and long-term partnership in the Middle-East. The new agreement provides a simplified, more focused structure to better address the growing industry demand for high-e
Hyundai Heavy Delivers Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Bolette Dolphin
Bolette Dolphin Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has taken delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillship Bolette Dolphin from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The drillship will shortly mobilize to West Africa to commence drilling operations for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Bolett
Petrobras Starts Production from Sapinhoá Field in Santos Basin
Petrobras has announced that well 9-SPS-77, in the Santos Basin pre-salt Sapinhoá Field, came on-stream last Tuesday, February 18th, 2014. The well, producing 33,000 barrels per day (bpd), is connected to FPSO Cidade de São Paulo by a pioneering system in which the output pipeline riser is supported
Pancontinental and Ministry Discuss Kenya Block L8 PSC
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) recently attended meetings with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (“the Ministry”) to discuss the Kenyan offshore Block L8 Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and its forward exploration programme. Until recently the PSC participants consisted
Baltic Ace Wreck Salvage Contract Award
The Dutch Department of Public Works plans to award a wreck salvage contract for the Baltic Ace car carrier to Boskalis and its partner Mammoet Salvage. The wreck and its cargo need to be removed because they pose a threat to the environment and to shipping on the busy route towards the Port of Rott
DecomWorld’s Summit Gathers Industry Experts
More than 550 industry executives confirmed to attend the biggest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world next month in Houston, including delegations from over 25 operator companies. The news comes as organizer DecomWorld announces a raft of exciting developments to the program for i
IHC Merwede Launches Pipelaying Vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated IHC Merwede vessel was carried out by Puan Sri Datin Seri Yazreen Yahya, spouse of Tan Sri Dato’
MacArtney Delivers Sperre SUB-Fighter 7500 ROV to DBB
MacArtney has delivered a Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S, a major Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support jobs in connection with installation of offshore wind turbines. The new ROV is bound to join DBB’s modern fleet of underwate
Scientists Unveil Undiscovered Process of Methane Oxidation in Seafloor
An international team of scientists led by the geochemists Natascha Riedinger (University of California, Riverside) and Sabine Kasten (Alfred Wegener Institute) now presents first evidence for a methane-consuming process in the sediments of the western Argentine Basin in the South Atlantic that was
OMM Supports Prysmian in HVDC Cable Installation on Sylwin 1
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed a contract for providing support services to Prysmian prior to the installation of HVDC cable for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage di
Tenerife Island Council Collaborates with Langlee on Wave Energy Plants
Tenerife Island Council President, Carlos Alonso, and Langlee Wave Power CEO, Julius Espedal, have signed an agreement to promote the installation of wave energy plants off the island of Tenerife. The aim is to install this type of sustainable energy off Tenerife as a viable, competitive and efficie
PSA Publishes Final Report on Deepwater Horizon Incident
Four years after Deepwater Horizon (DwH), the PSA sees visible improvements in Norway on the key lessons from this incident. But the acid test is whether these effects are lasting. A final report was completed by the PSA in January concerning the rig disaster, which took place in the US Gulf of Mexi
Ceona to Deploy Normand Pacific on Umbilical Project in Gulf of Mexico
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded a contract for work in the Gulf of Mexico from Bennu Oil and Gas, LLC. The Clipper Contingency Umbilical Installation Project consists of the installation of a 1.1 mile dynamic umbilical and two 15 mile electrical q