N-Sea has successfully executed an HVDC-cable excavation and survey project at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, offshore Ramsgate. Deburrial was completed using the N-Seatec designed and manufactured Twin-Prop excavation tool. Pre and post lay survey services were also provided from the DP2
A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni took place as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties addressed joint projects in the energy sector, paying special attention to the South
1. Samsung Secures Order to Build World’s Largest FPSO Samsung Heavy Industries’ Nigerian subsidiary announces the award of a new order to build an FPSO vessel worth around $3 billion. 2. DCN Divers Rescue Survivor from Jascon 4 (Nigeria) On Sunday 26 May, the tugboat Jascon 4 ran into difficulties
A detailed study into how an offshore electricity grid between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland could be introduced has now been commissioned after being awarded European funding. The second part of the flagship Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) has now been given £1 million to exam
In 2011 and 2012, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) acquired 2D seismic data in the southeastern Barents Sea and in Norwegian waters off Jan Mayen. The processed seismic data will be sold as a data package. The seismic data package will also include older, reprocessed 2D seismic data from th
EMGS confirms that it has today received a Letter of Award (LOA) for the contract extension in Asia which is worth approximately USD 15 million. It is expected that the vessel BOA Thalassa will complete the contract extension in October 2013. “This contract extension is an endorsement of our service
Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Vice President and head of the Eni Representative Office in Russia and CIS Ernesto Ferlenghi signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on the Russian Contin
Rosneft and Eni S.p.A., acting through their subsidiaries Rosneft JV Projects S.A. and Eni Energy Russia BV, signed Completion Deed for the Russian offshore projects (regarding Fedynsky, Central Barents blocks in the Barents Sea and Western Chernomorsky block in the Black Sea). The agreement was sig
Statoil and Rosneft signed agreements that complete the contractual framework of their Joint Venture to explore offshore frontier areas in the Sea of Okhotsk and in the Barents Sea. The companies have also concluded a Heads of Agreement to explore shale oil opportunities in the Samara region. The ag
Grand port maritime de Rouen is seeking a contractor for the underwater diving services in France. Diving services are for the implementation of subsea inspections of the hulls and propellers of ships visiting and mooring in the GPMR harbour basins of Honfleur and Le Havre. Official language for sub
ACE Winches has been named the winner of the prestigious Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100 ‘Ones to Recognise’ Award. Sponsored by international accountancy firm, PwC, the award singled out ACE Winches as a company that has demonstrated good profit growth, and is set to grow rapidly in the future. A
Zamil Mermaid Offshore Services has chosen three Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROVs for a seven-year inspection and repair contract for Saudi Aramco. The Panther XT is well known for its reputation as a small but high powered, light work ROV. Zamil Mermaid’s operations manager, Neil Howie, says the Pa
Total announces that its subsidiary Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), operator of the OML 130 block, and co-venturers have obtained the necessary approvals from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to award the main EPC contracts for the development of the offshore Egina field. The field, d
Today is UN World Hydrography Day and this year’s theme is how hydrography supports the Blue Economy. The ‘blue economy’ refers the sum of all economic activity associated with the oceans, seas, harbours, ports, and coastal zones. The seas and oceans take up 71% of the Earths’ surface area, and more
