Subsea
Deepwater Construction Vessels: Brazil with a Pinch of (Pre) Salt?
Last week’s auction for production rights to Brazil’s 12bn barrel Libra field has dominated industry headlines. However, despite years of media and market analyst hyperbole the scale of Petrobras’ plans for its deepwater pre-salt developments still command a great deal of head scratching, said Dougl
SapuraKencana to Provide Subsea Inspection Services for Carigali Hess’ Facilities
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad (“SapuraKencana” or the “Company”) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Allied Marine & Equipment Sdn. Bhd. (“AME”) has been awarded with a Contract for the provision of Subsea Inspection Services for Carigali Hess’ Facilities, with Carigali Hess Operating Compa
CNOOC Announces First Gas from Rochelle Field in UK
CNOOC Limited announced that the first production from the Rochelle gas-condensate field in the UK North Sea has commenced. At Rochelle field, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Ltd. (“Nexen UK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acts as the field operator. The Rochelle field in Blocks 15/26b, 15/26c and
Statoil Recommends New Platform Solution to Maximise Snorre Production
Statoil recommends building a new drilling and processing platform on the Snorre field in the North Sea to extract maximum remaining reserves. Together with Petoro and the other licence partners, Statoil has worked hard to find a good solution for extending the life of the field to 2040. A thorough
Top News of the Week of Oct 21 – Oct 27, 2013
Subsea 7 Wins Two Contracts from Petrobras Offshore Brazil Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of two contracts with a combined value (at the time of contract signature) in excess of US$600 million from Petrobras. DeepOcean Charters New Build SURF Installation Vessel DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of Deep
How Can Wave and Tidal Energy Devices Affect Animals?
Leading renewable consultancy companies TÜV SÜD PMSS (PMSS) and SMRU Marine Ltd with their academic partner the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) have recently delivered a series of position papers which have gathered evidence from published research and interviews with key industry representatives re
RTE France Seeks Underwater Studies Contractors
RTE France is seeking for contractors who will assist with project management for underwater studies, being a part of the marine component of connections to offshore wind farms from the government call offer No. 2 (Deux îles and Le Tréport). The company will: – provide project management; – provide
Kongsberg Maritime Names UK Business Development Manager
Mark Baldwin has been appointed as a UK business development manager by Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, as part of the plan to improve service offering for the offshore renewables sector, writes Aberdeen Business News. Baldwin joined Kongsberg Oil and Gas Technologies five years ago, where he worked as a sa
Solstad Charters CSV “Normand Fortress”
Solstad Offshore (SOFF) has signed a new contract with Constructora Subacuatica Diavaz S.A de D.V (Diavaz) for charter of SOFF’s CSV “Normand Fortress”. The duration of the contract is 2 years firm and will commence in direct continuation of present contract with the same client, in March 2014. The
Petrofac Receives Iraq Second Phase Contract
Petrofac, the international oilfield service provider, has announced a contract extension from South Oil Company (SOC) for its Iraq Crude Oil Expansion Project. The 12-month extension, worth around US$99 million includes the second phase of the project and will see the Company provide an additional
Gardline Appears Before the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry
Gardline staff were honoured to appear before the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into Marine Science for a second time. The Science and Technology Committee exist to ensure that Government policy and decision-making are based on good scientific and engineering advice and e
Flowserve Announces Strong Third Quarter Results
Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today its financial results for the 2013 third quarter. In addition, Flowserve also today filed its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period en
GE Provides Subsea Systems for Norwegian Fields
Norwegian-based subsea contractor Ocean Installer AS has awarded GE Oil & Gas a contract to supply subsea tie-in connection systems that will support the development of the Gina Krog and Eirin gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea. Statoil Petroleum AS, which operates the Gina Krog (formerly known a
Fugro Wins USD 90 Mln Contract from PEMEX
Fugro has been awarded a contract of around USD 90 million by Mexico’s national oil company PEMEX for ultra deep water geotechnical and pilot hole (drilling and logging) services associated with the de-risking of drilling locations and field developments planned offshore Mexico. The overall duration