The authorities of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark will discuss plans to develop renewable energy in the Channel Islands, at the second political summit to be held on 18 March. Also, one of the topics of the discussion will be the cooperation between the authorities to benefit from future opport
RWE Dea Norge, operator of production license (PL) 435 Zidane and partners, reached a decision on the concept selection for the field development project. The concept consists of a tie-in to the platform at the Heidrun oil and gas field and a gas export through the Polarled pipeline system. The main
Statoil, with its partners Eni and Petoro, has started production from the Skuld field at Norne in the Norwegian Sea. Skuld is so far the quickest realised of Statoil’s 12 fast-track development projects, measured from discovery to production. Skuld consists of the two discoveries Fossekall and Domp
De-risking offshore renewable energy projects is vital for delivering them safely, on time and on budget. Now project developers and engineers and turbine cable installation contractors working in and around Hamburg and Paris can spend a day with Fugro specialists to gain invaluable understanding of
Wello has released its decommissioning plan for their 500 kW ‘Penguin’ wave energy converter (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) wave test site, Billia Croo Orkney. First installation of the mooring system and the Penguin I device was completed 30th June 2012 with recovery on the 9th
Marine biologists have, for the first time, found a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica, giving new insights into life in the sea depths. The discovery was made almost a mile below the surface in an undersea crater and includes the find of at least nine new species of deep-sea organism
On Thursday the 21th of March, MMT´s GIS experts Andre Reinlert and Ola Svensson will give a presentation with the topic “GIS for marine survey data” at the conference Kartdagarna in Jönköping, Sweden. The presentation is about the use of GIS (Geographical Information System) for marine installation
BSEE issued in the past two weeks a total of six Incidents of Noncompliance (INCs) to four separate offshore contractors working in the Gulf of Mexico for violations of federal regulations pertaining to oil and gas operations. The contractors have 60 days to appeal the INCs. The violations will be r
DNV, the multinational provider of risk management and sustainability services, has appointed Frank Ketelaars as its Head of UK Advisory Services to oversee a further growth in the oil and gas sector, drawing on a diverse and experienced pool of consultants. Mr Ketelaars will have overall responsibi
DeepOcean UK, Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that the Company has entered into a long term charter of the Havila Phoenix. The vessel, equipped with 250 Tonne Crane, will be lengthened by 15 metres prior to delivery in Q1 2014 to 125m length by 23m beam. Two state of
Following an extensive review of displacement and relocation of a variety of seabed materials using controlled and mass flow techniques, Red7Marine has responded by developing the new SeaVex range of non-intrusive subsea excavation equipment for Pipeline, Cable & Umbilical Trenching/Deburial, IRM an
BG Group today announced first production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea. This significant milestone is the second of seven projects BG Group plans to bring onstream in 2013 as outlined at BG Group’s annual results in February. The Everest East expansion comprises two su
International oilfield service company, Expro, has been awarded a $4.5 million one year contract for the supply of 7 3/8” completion landing string services in China. This contract will enable Expro to capitalise on an emerging and highly lucrative deepwater market, which is set for major growth ove
As the ports sector strives to make further improvements to safety standards, operational efficiency and environmental performance, the benefits offered by Cavotec’s automated mooring technology, MoorMaster, are becoming increasingly apparent to port operators and shipping lines across the Middle Ea
