Subsea
Prysmian to Present Its Products at EWEA (Germany)
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the wind power industry at the 2013 biannual edition of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Offshore Event, that will take place in Frankfurt (
Aquamarine Power Seeks Experienced Engineers (UK)
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has launched a recruitment drive to support the next phase of developing their Oyster wave energy technology. The Edinburgh firm, which is currently testing its Oyster 800 full-scale wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, is seeking eight ex
OGN Group Awarded EnQuest Producer FPSO Contract
OGN Group, the North East-England offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) specialist, has secured a multi-million pound contract with independent UK oil and gas development and production company EnQuest, which will lead to the creation of 600 new project jobs at its Tyneside facili
UK: North Sea Kraken Oil Field Gets Green Light
EnQuest PLC, the largest UK independent oil company in the UK North Sea, has given its go-ahead for a £4 billion investment in the c.140 million barrel oil field Kraken development, set to generate billions of revenue for taxpayers and to support an estimated 20,000 jobs during the project’s constru
South Stream Gas Pipeline Construction Advances Steadily
The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information concerning the progress with the South Stream gas pipeline construction. It was pointed out that the project was advancing steadily. Intensive efforts are being made in all of the countries to be crossed by the gas pipeline. For instance,
Boskalis Concludes Exceptionally Good Third Quarter
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded an exceptionally good third quarter. Revenue, adjusted for the sale of the 40% stake in Archirodon, and earnings were higher than in the first and second quarter of 2013 against stable market conditions. The order book increased compared to th
NOAA’s Regulations to Protect Marine Mammals During Navy Training and Testing
NOAA Fisheries announced final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to reduce effects on marine mammals. The Navy requested an authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
2H Offshore Appoints New Business Development Manager of Asia Pacific Region
2H Offshore has appointed Ramadan Leman as business development manager of its Asia Pacific region. Leman joins 2H with over 17 years’ experience in engineering, sales and business development in sectors including oil and gas, petrochemicals and refineries. His role will complement the business deve
FES International Completes Swivel Refurbishment Project in Gulf of Mexico
Global supplier of fluid transfer systems, FES International, has completed a major £2.4M swivel refurbishment contract for Houston-based oil and gas company, Talos ERT. The swivels form part of a Disconnectable Transfer System (DTS)/Turret, which FES supplied to Helix ERT in 2008 for a vessel opera
Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV Reveals Mystery of Red Lake in Croatia
Set in a sheer-sided bowl of rock, accessible by climbing gear alone, the Red Lake in Croatia has never revealed the secret of its depths. Now, mountaineering skills and a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV will offer the first ever insight into the third largest sinkhole lake in the world. Many attempts to sur
Statoil Extends Lifetime and Production on Statfjord A
The Statfjord A platform in the North Sea actually should have been shut down several years ago. Statoil, Centrica and ExxonMobil have now decided to extend production from the platform until 2020. “Statfjord A is our oldest platform and represents the history of the company’s inception. The extensi
Technip Bags Statoil’s Edvard Grieg Subsea Contract (Norway)
Statoil has made a call-off for the framework contract Technip has with Statoil for diving services. The work will be performed in connection with the future Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline as well as Utsira high gas pipeline. The project will help connect the oil pipeline from the Edvard Grieg platform t
First Subsea Cable Connectors for Fukushima Wind Farm
First Subsea has supplied cable connectors to the Fukushima floating pilot wind farm project, offshore Japan. The connectors are being used to connect 66kV and 22kV cables to a 2MW wind turbine and floating substation. The facility’s floating 66kV power sub-station is the first of its kind for the o
PGS Announces TRITON GeoStreamer Full Azimuth Survey in Gulf of Mexico
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) announces the TRITON GeoStreamer® Full Azimuth survey, a new solution to complex imaging problems in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. PGS offer this survey as the next important advance in tailored acquisition design and state-of-the-art depth imaging which are critical to