Subsea
EnBW’s Baltic 2 Enters Final Stage (Germany)
The construction of the second offshore wind farm of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has entered its late stage: the “Goliath” installation platform left Rostock port in the early hours of August 16th. The destination of the “Goliath” was EnBW’s Baltic 2 construction area, which is located 32 kilo
Scana Offshore Gets BOP Stacking Services Contract
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Services Inc been awarded a contract for BOP stacking services of approx. 2,7 MUSD to a non- disclosed customer. The project work will be executed in Houston and will further support the increased utilization of the new workshop faciliti
Wood Group Achieves Good Growth in First Half of the Year
John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group” or the “Group”), an international energy services company employing around 43,000 people worldwide and operating in over 50 countries has released half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The Group has three businesses – Wood Group Engineering, Wood
Indonesia: Veripos Secures Three-Year Positioning Contract from PT Seascape
Global GNSS positioning specialists Veripos have been awarded a further three-year contract by PT Seascape Surveys Indonesia of Jakarta which has been commissioned to provide comprehensive positioning and survey support services over a similar period to a major oil and gas concern operating out of t
Unique System Appoints New Oil & Gas Division Head
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced the joining of Martin Bolton as the new Division Head for its Oil & Gas Division for the Middle East Region. He will be based at Unique’s h
James Fisher Sells Its Interest in Foreland, Acquires Osiris Marine Services
James Fisher and Sons plc (“James Fisher” or ‘the Group”) announces the sale to Hadley Shipping (Ro-Ro) Limited of its 25% shareholding in Foreland Holdings Limited (“Foreland”) for an initial consideration of £11.4m with potential additional consideration on the sale of two vessels owned by Forelan
Royal Navy Ordnance Disposal Team Explodes Large WW2 Bomb
The Royal Naval Southern Dive Unit from HM Naval Base, Devonport, was tasked to the remote wood on Guernsey on Friday after the bomb containing 375kg of explosive and measuring 3metres by 45cm in diameter was uncovered buried where it was dropped. Petty Officer Nick Frost led the team of five includ
US Navy Purchases 6 New Iver AUVs
OceanServer Technology announced that it has received purchase orders for 6 new Iver AUVs across 3 different contracts. The vehicles will be utilized by 4 different Navy directorates for a variety of defense related applications. All 6 systems have or will be delivered within the next few months. Th
Russia: Kara-Summer 2013 Expedition Completed
The Kara-Summer 2013 expedition organized by Rosneft in partnership with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute completed its voyage on August 16, 2013. Experts spent 30 days at sea aboard the Akademik Fyodorov survey vessel owned by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. They conducted a
AGR Expands TRACS Training Offer to Norway
Oslo-headquartered oil services firm AGR has expanded its TRACS Training offer to cover the Norwegian market. The news was launched at ONS Norway today (Monday 19 August 2013). The expansion will seek to repeat the success of AGR’s TRACS Training in Aberdeen, recognised as one of the world’s top tra
RasGas Completes Barzan Gas Project Offshore Drilling
RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has safely and successfully completed offshore drilling for 30 development wells for the $10.3bn Barzan Gas Project, paving the way for subsequent phases of the project to proceed with connecting the wells to subsea pipelines that will take gas to shore. The 30 develo
Total Awards Casing Recovery Contract to Ocean Installer (UK)
Total E&P UK Limited has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for the recovery of casing at the Tomintoul location, west of the Shetland Islands. The scope of the work involves the cutting and recovery of 472 meters of 20” downhole casing from the seabed, at approximately 580m water depth. The onshore
Statoil to Sell Interest in Norwegian and UK Assets
Statoil ASA has signed an agreement to divest minority interests in the Gullfaks and Gudrun fields offshore Norway and exit the non-core, non-operated Schiehallion and Rosebank fields, West of Shetlands. In addition to the cash consideration of USD 2.65 billion, the transaction with Austrian oil and
Australian Marine Conservation Society Welcomes GBR Dumping Ban
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has welcomed the Greens policy to ban dumping in the Reef, stating it would pressure all major parties to adopt a ban. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign director said that the ban was crucial because the government was set to approve the dum