Subsea
UK’s Energy Minister to Deliver Keynote Address at Wave & Tidal 2014
RenewableUK has announced that The Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change will be giving the keynote address at Wave & Tidal 2014 in Belfast. Gregory was elected Conservative MP in Sussex in June 2001 and served on the House of Commons Environmental Audit select co
MakaiPlan Software for Subsea Power Cables Grows in Popularity
Makai Ocean Engineering has recently made multiple sales of their full-featured GIS route engineering software, MakaiPlan, to power cable installers who serve the offshore renewable energy market. “We have been monitoring the offshore renewables market closely,” said Dr. Jose Andres, CEO of Makai, “
Alewijnse Gets Contract for Full Electrical Fit Out of Damen’s New Cable Layer
Alewijnse Marine Systems has been awarded the contract for the full electrical fit out of Damen’s new cable layer, which is now under construction for international contractor Van Oord and scheduled for delivery at the end of 2014. The 120m vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cabl
Ulstein to Build Its Largest Ever Offshore Construction Vessel
Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore are ordering two new OCV vessels through the company Island Ventures II LLC. One vessel will be built at Ulstein Verft, Norway, one in USA. Constructing at Ulstein Verft Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build a new offshore construction vessel of the U
BOEM Names Dr. William Yancey Brown as Chief Environmental Officer
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced the selection of Dr. William Yancey Brown, the former chief executive officer of the Woods Hole Research Center, to serve as the bureau’s Chief Environmental Officer. “We are very excited to welcome Dr. Brown to BOEM.” sa
Statoil and NASA Form Research Agreement
Statoil and NASA have formed an agreement to explore a wide range of technologies to assist Statoil in the search for oil and gas exploration and production efforts, which are increasingly moving into frontier regions. The contract with NASA is effectuated at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at Pasad
Wintershall, Partners Submit Maria Development Concept
Wintershall and the two license partners Petoro AS and Centrica Resources (Norge) AS have a preferred solution for the development of the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea: According to the solution, the reservoir would be linked to the already existing infrastructure nearby via an underwater install
Top News of the Week of Nov 18 – Nov 24, 2013
1. McDermott Nets EPCI Contract in Arabian Gulf McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) project for a customer in the Arabian Gulf. The value is approximately US$ 200 million and
Aker Solutions Sells Well-Intervention Services Business
Aker Solutions agreed today to sell its well-intervention services business area to EQT, a Swedish private equity fund, for an enterprise value of NOK 4 billion. The agreement includes an earn-out provision where Aker Solutions will receive 25 percent of any internal rate of return exceeding 12 perc
Fugro Voyager Geotechnical Drilling Vessel Enters Service in Asia Pacific
Fugro Voyager, a purpose built DP2 geotechnical drilling vessel, is entering service with Fugro’s Offshore Geotechnical Division to expand its operations in the frontier areas of the Asia Pacific region. The new 83-metre vessel is specifically designed and built to address the varied demands of the
Centek Introduces UROS-CT for Deepwater Wells
Centek Group, the leading centralizer manufacturer, has introduced its UROS-CT centralizer targeted on tight casing applications in deep water wells. The UROS-CT is designed for use in tight tolerance casings where the centralizer is required to compress fully to travel between tight casing strings
PSA Calls for Well Control Incidents Awareness
Well control incidents and barrier management were on the agenda at the annual contractor seminar organised by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) and held last Tuesday. “We are regrettably not seeing a positive trend in the fall in well control incidents, which is worrying”, said PSA Direct
Moyle Interconnector Seeks Contractor for Submarine Cable Services
Moyle Interconnector Limited is looking for a manufacturer led turnkey proposal for the design, manufacture, testing, supply, installation, jointing and commissioning of replacement subsea and land metallic return conductors. There are two options currently under consideration. The first option is t
GDF Suez Presents Future Focus Areas Offshore Norway
This week GDF Suez E&P Norge’s Deputy Managing Director, Geir Pettersen, participated at the NOC conference in Stavanger, where he spoke about the company’s future strategic focus areas on the Norwegian continental shelf. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge is the operator of the Gjøa field and has in the past year