The 1800-tonne subsea template for the Åsgard subsea gas compression pioneering project is en route from the shipyard in Egersund to the Åsgard field. The steel frame will in the next two weeks be installed on the Åsgard field seabed to form the base of the world’s first subsea gas compression facil
Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has been awarded a contract to provide Aker Solutions with high performance subsea insulation. The insulation is for use on the Asgard Subsea Compression Project for Statoil – the world’s first ever subsea gas compression facility. Trelleborg’s innovative Vikotherm
ABB AB has appointed Vos Prodect Innovations as preferred supplier for engineering, testing and supply of cable hang-off systems for the RWE’s 48- turbine Nordsee Ost (NSO) offshore wind farm in the German North Sea region. Vos Prodect cable hang-off systems will be used to provide flexibility in ca
A long-standing partnership between the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and one of the country’s foremost oceanographers will culminate on June 21 with the launch of a 24-hour “newsroom” to track scientists’ activity aboard research ships and in the field and broadcast their findings to students and
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 511, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-3. The well was drilled about 25 kilometres south of the Tyrihans field and about 15 kilometres northeast of the 6406/9-1 Linnorm discovery. The primary and secondary exploration targets fo
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has entered into a three-year charter for use of the Normand Flower, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Solstad Offshore ASA. The charter term is expected to commence during the fourth quarter of 2013 upon arrival of the vessel for work i
QGOG Constellation S.A. (“QGOG Constellation”) announces that Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. (“QGOG”), together with BW Offshore do Brasil Ltda., began providing operational services to the PAPA TERRA FPSO (P-63) on June 18, 2013. The unit is owned by Papa-Terra BV and was built by a joint venture f
Enel Green Power, a world leader in renewable energy generation, and 40South Energy, a group of highly innovative companies operating in the field of marine energy at the international level, began the installation and commissioning of a first R115 generator, with a nominal capacity of 150 kW and in
With two Ministers both making powerful and highly significant statements, All-Energy got off to a flying start when the thirteenth in the annual series was held 22 and 23 May at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Chang
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured a five-year contract with two, one year extension options, for the continued supply of Flexible Hose Assembly (FHA) and Small Bore Tubing (SBT) integrity managem
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into a credit agreement with a syndicated bank lending group in the amount of $900 million, consisting of a $600 million revolving credit facility and a $300 million term loan. The term loan will be funded in conjunction with the early
DNV Software is launching Sesam Marine, a groundbreaking software solution that keeps pace with the increasing complexity of marine operations with 3D simulation and visualisation. “This is the first time that complex analyses of marine operations can be visually experienced through simulation using
The winner of the award ‘Subsea Upcoming Company of the Year’ this year was the young and innovative company Fjell Subsea Products. The company received the award for its excellent results in the fields of technology, innovation, marketing and sales. “We are both proud and happy to have received the
CNOOC Limited announced that the subsea natural gas pipeline of Zhuhai Terminal, leaked in December 2011, has been restored recently. The Zhuhai Terminal has also resumed normal production. The subsea natural gas pipeline of Zhuhai Terminal was found damaged with a leakage caused by external forces
