Subsea
Huawei Marine and Viatel Complete Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine cable networks provider, has partnered with Viatel, Portugal’s leading telecommunications engineering network supplier, to successfully complete the 685 kilometer Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System construction. The new cable syste
ACE Winches Officially Launches ACE Services
After many years offering equipment survey and refurbishment works, ACE Winches is proud to announce the official launch of the company’s newest division – ACE Services. The division offers a range of service contracts, upgrades and commissioning work for clients requiring the overhaul of existing w
Kaka Seismic Survey in PEP 51906 Completed. Matuku Well Reaches Total Depth
Total depth of 4846 metres was reached on Saturday, 18 January in the Matuku well in PEP 51906 offshore Taranaki. The next operation is pulling out of the hole prior to running wireline logs. The Kan Tan IV began drilling operations on Saturday, 30 November. Matuku-1 is in 130 meters of water. Meanw
Statoil to Discontinue Joint Licence Development Agreement with Bahamas Petroleum
Bahamas Petroleum announces that it has received notification from Statoil of its intention to discontinue the joint licence development agreement (“JLDA”) held with the Company following significant exploration successes elsewhere and a subsequent review of its global portfolio. The JLDA has been i
Top News of the Week of Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2014
1. DOF Subsea Receives Several Contracts DOF Subsea AS, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 150 million. 2. Veolia Awarded North Sea Decommissioning Project Last month, Veolia Environmental Services, in partnership with Peterson, has been aw
Thames Water Utilities Seeks Contractor for Tideway Tunnel Project
Thames Water Utilities Limited is seeking for a contractor to perform bathymetric river bed surveys for the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project. The scope of work includes the baseline bathymetric surveys to be conducted for a period of approximately eighteen months prior to the start of river based const
Queensland’s Resources Sector Confident in GBR Science Results
Queensland’s peak resources sector body says it remains confident that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority will continue to base its decision-making on the best available science. Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said today that as a result of an expensive but tran
Schlumberger Income Increases
Schlumberger Limited today reported full-year 2013 revenue from continuing operations of $45.27 billion versus $41.73 billion in 2012. Full-year 2013 income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $6.33 billion, representing diluted earnings-per-sh
EDF Announces Tenders for Two Jobs on Saint Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm
EDF Enérgies Nouvelles has invited tenders for two jobs at the Saint Nazaire Offshore Windfarm site located on the French coast (Pays de la Loire – Loire Atlantique). The first job is to conduct an offshore geotechnical campaign. The campaign will include drilling shallow geotechnical boreholes usin
OTIC Concerned about Dredge Depositing in GBR
QTIC has joined with three other peak tourism industry associations in Queensland to express grave concerns to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) over the consideration to dump 3.5 million cubic metres of port dredge from Abbot Point Coal Port into the waters of the world heritage
OMM Awarded EPIC Project from Grupo Saesa for Submarine Cable in Chile
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has been awarded a multi-million dollar EPIC (Engineering Procure Install and Commission) project by Chilean electrical company Grupo Saesa, to install a submarine cable which will join the island of Huar, in the Los Lagos region of Chile, to the Central Interconnect
USA: 6th Annual Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit Attracts Visitors
Organizers say registrations for the biggest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world, taking place in Houston in March, have chalked up a record number of attendees from outside the United States, making it a truly global event. As well as the traditionally strong turnout from the Nor
NSOAF Completes Audit of Human and Organisational Factors in Well Control
The North Sea Offshore Authorities Forum (NSOAF), has recently completed a multi-national audit looking at how offshore operators and drilling contractors in the North Sea addressed human and organisational factors in their well control arrangements. The audit report identifies good practices and le
Kvaerner to Upend Hull for Aasta Hansteen Spar Platform
Technip Norge AS has awarded Kvaerner a sub-contract for the Fjord Base and Support Services related to the upending and make ready for mating operations of the substructure for the Aasta Hansteen Spar platform. Kvaerner’s scope includes providing services and assistance to Technip during mooring, u