Subsea
Tanzania: Ophir Announces Commencement of Mlinzi Drilling Operations
Ophir Energy plc (“Ophir” or “the Company”) announces that drilling operations have now commenced on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest.The well is located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and is being drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is
Peter Madsen Rederi Completes Scour Protection at Amrumbank OWF
Peter Madsen Rederi A/S has completed work on Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea. The Danish company has laid 45,000 sand bags around wind turbine foundations to prevent scour forming which would destabilise the foundation. The bags were filled with 60,000 tons of dredged sand, which
Enteq Upstream Merges XXT and KMS Services to Form Enteq Drilling
Enteq Upstream PLC, a provider of systems and components for Measurement While Drilling (MWD) and directional drilling, has formed the Enteq Drilling division to integrate the technology and services of Extended Exploration Technology (XXT) and KM Services (KMS). XXT provided MWD equipment for the d
UK: Sonar Breakthrough for Morgan Advanced Materials
Using an innovative new process, Morgan Advanced Materials can now press, fire and machine blocks and other shapes of components up to a thickness of 45mm. Resulting in the production of considerably larger components than those previously manufactured at the plant. The larger blocks can also offer
Ceona Opens New Office in Houston
As part of its continued growth strategy, SURF and subsea construction contractor Ceona officially opened its new office in Houston, Texas last Thursday. The company, which is headquartered in London (UK) and has an office in Aberdeen (Scotland, UK), has taken up residence in the Murphy Exploration
TTS Group Inks Subsea Crane Contract
TS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS, signed a new contract for a subsea crane with a total value of approximately NOK 26 million. The contract is with a European customer, and concerns delivery of an active heave compensated subsea crane for operations down to
Subsea Companies to Share Knowledge at Gastech 2014
The Korea Gas Corporation (‘KOGAS’) will next year host Gastech 2014, the world’s largest natural gas & liquefied natural gas (LNG) event, at the KINTEX international centre in Seoul, Korea between 24-27 March. Over 300 local and international exhibitors will showcase their products and services at
Chevron Decides to Postpone Its Rosebank Project
Cameron was advised of Chevron’s decision to defer its Rosebank project while it works with partners to improve the project economics. Cameron had announced receipt of an award from Chevron for OneSubsea early in the third quarter for $540 million. At the request of Chevron, Cameron will continue to
Delta SubSea to Provide ROV Services in Gulf of Mexico
Delta SubSea has been selected by EMAS AMC to provide ROV services in support of EMAS’s current Gulf of Mexico deepwater repair campaign. DSS will deploy a Schilling HDTM 150hp ROV as well as ROV tooling, including Class 1-4 torque tools, water blaster and hotstabs. DSS also fabricated a customized
Mermaid Maritime Bags Diving and Cable Lay Projects in Middle East
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced that its business units serving the Middle East has recently been awarded a suite of subsea services contracts for air diving services including air diving for pipeline free-span correction and a subsea cable lay contract. All contract awards were se
CSA Wins Measurements and Modeling Contract from BOEM
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) has been awarded a contract from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for conducting measurements and modeling of the underwater pressure waves produced during explosive well decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforceme
DOF Subsea Announces Angola Country Manager
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of subsea services to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Colin Ferguson as country manager for Angola. Colin, who started his career as a commercial diver, has more than 20 years’ experience working on large scale engineering projects in the upstream oil and gas i
Novacavi to Supply Marine Cables for Costa Concordia Wreck Removal (Italy)
Novacavi reports a second supply of marine cables used in the Costa Concordia shipwrecking salvage operation off the shore of the island of Giglio, Italy. As the first delivery successfully performed during the parbuckling phase, Novacavi was called in again to provide high tech custom tailored cabl
Fugro Acquires Advanced Geomechanics Pty (Australia)
Fugro has reached agreement to acquire Advanced Geomechanics Pty Ltd in Perth, Australia. Advanced Geomechanics is a consulting company providing highly specialised geotechnical and geophysical engineering and consulting services to the oil and gas sector in Australia and the rest of the world. The