Subsea
Colombo Becomes Strategic Repair Hub for Wide Spectrum of Vessels
Diving Support Vessel Samudra Sevak owned by ONGC in for major lay-up repairs. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India owned specialised Diving Support vessel calls Colombo for major Layup repairs during late October 2013, while Siem Offshore, Norway owned Siem Sasha was handled successfully durin
Substation Grouting at Borkum Riffgrund 1 Completed
8-legged substation was grouted in the North Sea by pioneering grouting expert. The turn-key grouting solution was provided to Volker Staal en Funderingen by Densit. The complete grouting package included the supply of UHPC grouting material, grouting equipment, supervisor assistance, as well as the
Geotechnical Survey on Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Site
Mainstream Renewable Power is undertaking planned survey work on the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm site from Thursday December 12th 2013 (earliest) for approximately 26 days. The work relates to the site of the proposed 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm which is located in the outer Fo
Hyperdynamics Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Hyperdynamics Corp. announced that it has appointed David Wesson as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wesson, who currently serves as the Company’s Controller, will assume this new role effective January 1. He succeeds Paul Reinbolt, who will step down from the CFO position at
Seatricity to Deploy Second Generation Device at Wave Hub
UK based Seatricity plans to deploy its second generation device at Wave Hub next year before building out to a full scale grid-connected array in 2015. Seatricity managing director Peter Mitchell said: “Our first generation Oceanus 1 device has undergone extensive and successful sea trials in Scotl
SeaBird Secures Contract for Harrier Explorer in North West Europe
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announces that the Harrier Explorer has been awarded a contract as a source vessel in North West Europe. The contract has an estimated duration of about 110 days and an estimated value of approximately USD 8 million. Startup is expected around the 20th of December
Kongsberg Maritime Delivers First Set of CAMDS for OOI Programme
The Kongsberg Maritime Ltd Camera group Systems & Projects Team has successfully delivered the first set of cabled IP Digital Still Camera Stations (CAMDS) to the University of Washington. The delivery is for the regional cabled observatory component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) progr
Technip Installs Sonardyne’s Technology on Its G1200 Vessel
A new acoustic positioning technique to improve the quality and accuracy of pipeline touchdown monitoring has been successfully utilised by leading project management, engineering and construction company Technip. The company has installed a Sonardyne GyroUSBL transceiver on the stinger of its rigid
17 Companies Join Forces in Seismic Acquisition in Southeastern Barents Sea
A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Associati
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography Acquires RV Sindhu Sadhana
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography has purchased an oceanographic research vessel named Sindhu Sadhana. The vessel is 80m long and 17.6m wide and can accommodate 57 personnel, The Times of India reports. The vessel was launched in July 2012, and its aim is to enhance the capabilities of Indian
Bowen Development Project Gets Approval
After 18 months of uncertainty, the Bowen community may finally have something to celebrate with today’s announcement by federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt approving development of the coal terminal expansion and capital dredging at Abbot Point. Minister Hunt also issued approval for the Arrow L
BG Group Latest Campaign Raises Tanzania Resources
BG Group announced an increase in total recoverable resources for the Mzia discovery and across Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania, marking the conclusion of a successful drilling and testing campaign. The campaign confirmed Mzia as the second giant gas discovery, after Jodari, in BG Group
CGG, NPD Ink Diskos Data Management Contract
CGG announced today that it has signed a contract with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) relating to the Seismic, Well and Production modules in the Diskos database, the National Data Repository of Norway. The scope of the contract includes implementation of software during 2014 and operatio
MBARI Presents Campeche Escarpment Findings
About 65 million years ago, an asteroid or comet crashed into a shallow sea near what is now the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. The resulting firestorm and global dust cloud caused the extinction of many land plants and large animals, including most of the dinosaurs. At this week’s meeting of the Amer