Subsea
UAE: Technip Nets Jalilah B Field Development Contract from DPE
Technip was awarded a substantial contract by Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE). This covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the Jalilah B field development project, located nearly 90 kilometers offshore Dubai (United Arab Emirates, UAE), at water depth reaching 60 m
Reach Subsea Signs Agreement with Myklebusthaug for MPSV ‘Dina Star’
Reach Subsea has signed an agreement with the Myklebusthaug group for MPSV ‘Dina Star’. The agreement includes an installation of a 150T subsea crane and Reach mobilization of ROV and personnel on board for use in Reach’s offshore lightweight construction support projects. The vessel will be operate
Vroon: VOS Sympathy Ready for Venezuela
Vroon’s DP2 subsea support vessel VOS Sympathy will be heading to Venezuela this week to begin a new project with Delta SubSea (DSS). VOS Sympathy, a 78.3 meters long vessel will be working with Delta SubSea, a leading integrated independent provider of ROV (remotely operated vehicle) services and s
Oceanscience Introduces Surveying in “Elevation Mode” Using RTK GNSS
Surveyors wishing to merge hydrographic survey data with land survey data can accomplish this with the Z-Boat 1800. The Z-Boat acquisition software packages HYPACK(R) and Hydromagic include all the common horizontal co-ordinate grid systems (eg US State Plane, NAD-27, NAD-83, World-UTM) and the abil
Claxton Provides Riser System for New Development in UK North Sea
Claxton, an industry leader in riser provision, played a key role in the success of a new development in the UK North Sea in water depths of approximately 90 meters. This development includes a floating production, storage and offloading vessel, which was specially modified to meet the field’s requi
North Sea Systems, Kongsberg Monitor Isle of Wight Subsea Acoustics
North Sea Systems and Kongsberg Maritime Ltd have partnered to successfully monitor subsea acoustics at an Isle of Wight tidal renewables energy site. North Sea Systems collaborated with Kongsberg Maritime to conduct a passive acoustic monitoring programme at the Isle of Wight Nursery site. Located
Rolls-Royce Wins Vessel Design Contract from Island Offshore
Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide integrated design and ship equipment for a highly innovative offshore vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore. The new striking UT 777 design has been developed in close cooperation with Island Offshore, to be used in offshore drilling operations durin
Signing of Pipe Supply Contracts for South Stream’s Offshore Section Planned for January
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part in the Board of Directors meeting of the South Stream Transport B.V. joint company in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The Board members noted a significant progress of the project. They approved the signing of pipe supply contracts f
China Completes First 300-Meter Saturation Dive
China’s first 300-meter saturation dive experiment has been completed successfully on Saturday. Six divers came out after staying in the living chamber for 380 hours, China Daily reported. According to Shen Hao, head of the Shanghai Salvage Company, the divers dove to a depth of 313.5 meters on Janu
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Moves Ahead with Drilling Campaigns Offshore Malta
The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc provids operational update for the 3 month period ended 31 December 2013. Production: MOG’s total net production for Q4 2013 was 4.24 MMscm (equivalent to 0.15 Bcf, or 26,980 boe). This represents average net production of 46,133 scm per day or 293 boe per da
AGR Expands Involvement in Field Abandonment Projects
Global oil and gas service company AGR is aiming to build on a highly successful year of offshore activity by further expanding its involvement in field abandonment projects. Having delivered several successful plug and abandonment contracts for exploration wells in the North Sea and the Norwegian S
Ghana: Parliament Ratifies South Deepwater Tano Block Petroleum Agreement
The Parliament of the Republic of Ghana has ratified the Petroleum Agreement among the Government of Ghana, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited (Explorco) and AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited (AGM), to explore and operate the South Deepwater Tano B
Faroe Provides Result of Novus Well in Norwegian Sea
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the UK and Norway, announces the results of the Novus exploration well (Faroe 30%). Operated successfully by Faroe, the exploration well 6507/10-2S
Physical Model Testing Completed on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Power Limited, the development company behind the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, has successfully completed two-dimensional physical model testing. With planning applications due to be submitted shortly, a section of bund wall has been constructed to scale in a 1.2 metre deep flume