Subsea
OneSubsea to Supply Pump System for Total Moho Phase 1bis Development (Congo)
OneSubsea™ has been awarded a pump systems contract for the Total Moho Phase 1bis development offshore Congo. The scope of supply includes a Multiphase Pump Station with 2 off 3.5 megawatt high-boost pumps, a power and control module, a power and control umbilical, and PhaseWatcher Subsea Multiphase
Brazil: Petrobras Completes Another Well in Franco Area
Petrobras has completed drilling another well in the Franco area (Santos Basin pre-salt), included in the Right’s Transfer agreement. Known as the 3-BRSA-1184-RJS (3-RJS-723), the well is located at a water depth of 2,011 meters, some 200 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro and 7.5 km southeast of di
Boskalis, VolkerWessels Join Forces in Offshore Cable Installation
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Royal Volker Wessels Stevin N.V. (VolkerWessels) have combined their forces in the field of offshore cable installation by establishing a 50/50 joint venture. The joint venture creates a strong party combining know-how and equipment allowing it to respo
Acteon Singapore Operations Centre Supports Growth in South East Asia
Acteon announces the opening of its new Acteon Singapore Operations Centre (ASOC) at the Offshore Marine Centre in Singapore’s Tuas industrial area. The Centre is the first purpose-built Acteon facility and has been designed to accommodate multiple Acteon operating companies and support their offsho
Coastline Surveys Ends Wave Hub Survey (UK)
Wave Hub is a grid-connected offshore facility in South West England for the large scale testing of technologies that generate electricity from the power of the waves. It is about 10 nautical miles offshore and is designed to help companies developing new wave energy devices. Coastline Surveys was d
Deep Down Secures Steel Tube Flying Leads Orders
Deep Down, Inc. (“Deep Down”), an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services announced it has received orders for Steel Tube Flying Leads and associated services in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The first
Dana Petroleum Makes Gas Discovery in Southern North Sea
Dana Petroleum has made a gas discovery in the Southern North Sea following the drilling of the Pharos exploration well. Dana drilled 47/5d-6 on the Pharos Prospect in Licence P1566 as Operator and discovered gas in a Rotlegendes reservoir. Detailed evaluation of the discovery will be undertaken in
MacArtney Completes 40 FPSO Swivel Projects
In its capacity as Focal – MOOG Components Group representative in Scandinavia and Holland, the MacArtney Group has recently passed a momentous system delivery milestone. Since the partnership was initiated, MacArtney has facilitated the sale and delivery of more than 40 Focal swivel solutions to of
GMGS Acquires ATLAS PARASOUND Sub-Bottom Profiler
Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS) in China have awarded ATLAS HYDROGRAPHIC a contract to supply an ATLAS PARASOUND hull-mounted sub-bottom profiler with full ocean depth range capability for their vessel FEN DOU 5. The PARASOUND is a versatile sub-bottom profiler which is being operated by m
Coda Octopus Delivers Underwater Inspection System to Port Canaveral
Coda Octopus Group, Inc., recently delivered an Underwater Inspection System (UIS(TM)) to Port Canaveral. The UIS(TM) is an integrated real time 3D sonar system for underwater inspection applications including port and harbor construction, maintenance, port expansion, maritime security, and route cl
Lekoil, Partners Stop Ogo Prospect Drilling Ops (Nigeria)
Lekoil, the oil and gas exploration and development company with a focus on Nigeria and West Africa, and its partners Afren plc and Optimum Petroleum Development Ltd, announces the suspension of current drilling operations at the Ogo prospect located on the OPL310 licence offshore Nigeria and a sign
Transocean Provides Fleet Update Summary
Transocean Ltd. issued a monthly Fleet Update Summary which includes new contracts, significant changes to existing contracts and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since October 16, 2013. The total value of new contracts since the October 16, 2013 Fleet Status Repor
Fugro’s Newly Launched InclinoCam Improves Monopile Installations
The offshore wind market is developing rapidly. More wind farms and larger wind turbines are being built, increasing the requirements for verticality, and therefore the need for accurate, efficient and safe verticality monitoring. This in turn has led to the development of Fugro’s newly launched Inc
Bulgarian Environmental Impact Assessment for South Stream Offshore Pipeline Released
South Stream Transport has published the Bulgarian Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report. The EIA Report contains the findings of the environmental studies for the construction and operation of the Bulgarian Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline, and concludes that the environment will