Subsea
Blue Water Takes Part in Large FPSO Projects
For many years, Blue Water has provided logistics solutions for the oil & gas industry including solutions for the construction of special FPSO vessels (Floating, Storage, Production and Off-loading). Recently, Blue Water was chosen as a business partner for two comprehensive projects. SBM Offshore
HMS Shoreham Crew Spots Shipwreck in the Gulf
Sharp-eyed sailors aboard a Royal Navy minehunter have found an unknown shipwreck on one of the world’s busiest tanker routes. The crew of HMS Shoreham were practising using the ship’s hi-tech sonar suite off the coast of Abu Dhabi when Able Seaman Tash Kennedy picked up an unexpected contact on the
OMV Finds Traces of Oil & Gas at Manaia
Cue Energy Resources Ltd (Cue) advises that the OMV-operated Manaia-2 well, offshore New Zealand, is at a depth of 2005m MDRT at 0600 hours local time on 11 October 2013. Current operations are running wireline logs. Since the previous report, 12 1/4 x 13 1/2 hole was drilled through the Moki Format
AGR Secures Well Technology Contract with Statoil
A major frame agreement for drilling and well technology consultancy manpower has been awarded by Statoil to AGR Consultancy in Norway. Starting in January 2014, the agreement mainly covers Statoil’s operations in Norway, but the services may be performed globally. The five-year contract has extensi
ROTOR Supplies Electric Motors for Deep Water Construction Vessel Aegir
A Deep Water Construction Vessel, built in Korea and the Netherlands, will use electric motors from Rotor in The Netherlands on the critically important barge mooring and anchor winches. The DCV Aegir, named after, Norse god of the sea, is a giant mono-hulled vessel capable of executing complex infr
OERA Secures Funding for Nova Scotia Student’s Research Travel
Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) announces that the OERA Student Research Travel Program has provided four Nova Scotia students the opportunity to travel to the USA, Canada and Ireland to conduct their thesis research in the fields of marine renewable energy and offshore geosciences. The
Operation RENDER SAFE 2013 to Begin Next Month
Operation RENDER SAFE 2013 is on track to begin next month. The mission is a standing Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to help remove the explosive remnants of war from the South Pacific. This year Solomon Islands is the focus, the task is to continue removing ordnance left behind 68 years a
Succorfish & SEA-Tech Deliver Innovative Seabed Project in Port of Cork (Ireland)
A project that has allowed the Port of Cork to precisely monitor and record the winter program of seabed ploughing in real time for the first ever time is being delivered by Succorfish in partnership with Irish marine communication specialists SEA-Tech. The groundbreaking exercise, which is being ca
Lundin Petroleum Gets PETRONAS Approval for Bertam FDP
Lundin Petroleum AB (“Lundin Petroleum”) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Malaysia BV has received approval for the Bertam Field Development Plan from PETRONAS. The Bertam field is the first development project operated by Lundin Petroleum in Malaysia. The Bertam field is located in
OSRL Introduces International Well Capping Equipment at New Base in South Africa
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response co-operative funded by more than 160 oil and energy companies, announced the opening of a new Base in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, to support regional and global response operations. The Base houses cutting edge well capping equipment d
GALLERY: Maersk Drilling Names Its First UDW Drillship Maersk Viking
Maersk Drilling’s first ultra deepwater drillship was named Thursday morning in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Mrs. Nathalie Newman, wife of Mr. Harry E. Newman Jr., ExxonMobil Global Drilling Manager, had the honour of naming the drillship,
DNV GL’s New Synergi Pipeline Software Enables GIS Integration
DNV GL Software’s new release of Synergi Pipeline software includes Geographic Information System (GIS) integration, providing pipeline operators better analyses and decision-making based on geographically referenced and visualized data via the web interface. Obtaining and managing correct and valid
GE Power Conversion’s New DP Software Shortlisted for IET Innovation Award
New software from GE’s Power Conversion business that enables its Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems to save significant amounts of fuel and put less wear and tear on vessel propulsion equipment is on the shortlist to win a prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Award t
International Marine Energy Experts Head for Orkney, UK
Final preparations are underway for a major international ocean energy conference, set to take place in Orkney next week. The two-day Global Ocean Energy symposium – part of a programme of events aimed at celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Orkney based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) – wi