Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) can confirm that an indication of hydrocarbons was detected in one of the legs of the Cormorant Alpha platform in the northern UK North Sea at 16.15 hours local UK time on January 14. Since the discovery, hydrocarbon levels have been continually monitore
Reef Subsea announced they have signed a five-year plus options charter for a new-built dynamically positioned subsea construction vessel from Olympic Shipping AS in Norway. The vessel, to be named “Olympic Reef”, built by Kleven Maritime in Norway, is to be delivered in August 2013. The vessel will
The Ministry is offering shares in 51 new production licences to 40 companies in connection with the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012). “Today, I am sending out offers linked to 51 new production licences for the Norwegian continental shelf. I am pleased to see strong, broad-based interest
RS Aqua Ltd. announced that they have signed a distribution agreement with Liquid Robotics Inc, USA to provide UK/Ireland sales and technical support for Wave Glider®, the world’s first wave powered autonomous marine robot. The impact of Wave Glider® within the ocean research and allied fraternities
Mr. Simon James has joined GSP in January, becoming the Senior Operations Manager for the Offshore Construction Department. Mr. Simon James is a highly motivated and dynamic Chartered Senior Manager with a strong academic background. He specialized in Mechanical Engineering, holding Master Degrees i
OSX, an offshore and shipbuilding integrated solutions company belonging to the EBX Group, has obtained the certification for Inhouse Equipment Inspection (SPIE) through the Brazilian Institute of Oil, Gas and Biofuels – IBP. The certification refers to the operation of the FPSO OSX-1, the company´s
Vos Prodect Innovations secures a new contract from Cofely Fabricom sa/nv, for the supply of sealed cable hang-off systems of E.ON’s Amrumbank OWF. The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is located around 35 km north of the island of Helgoland. It will consist of 80 Siemens wind turbines with a rated
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded by Nalcor Energy a contract in excess of 80 million Euros for a submarine high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The contract includes the manufacture, supply and laying of appr
A cut in a deep-sea cable between Australia and Singapore is currently affecting Telecom Xtra customers, Telecom New Zealand informs. Customers may be experiencing delays on the delivery of mail they have sent from their Xtra email addresses. There is no impact on the receiving of emails to xtra.co.
Sea Fibre Networks (SFN), owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced sub-sea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced that the UK Communications regulator, Ofcom has granted SFN Code powers enabling it to roll out fibre-based networks in the UK. This important milestone allows SFN to connect its
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine) have announced the commercial availability of their 2nd generation repeater and branching unit for subsea turnkey global telecommunication networks. The Optical Repeater provides solutions for regional and long haul systems that need high performance a
RenewableUK welcomed new research by the Philisophical Transactions of the Royal Society Journal, the publishing arm of the Royal Society made up of a collection of experts from different policy backgrounds, which highlights the huge potential of tidal power in the UK. With RenewableUK’s Wave and Ti
Western Australia’s peak environment and sustainability group the Conservation Council of WA welcomed a decision by the Federal Government to reject Apache Energy’s application to undertake seismic exploration within the Ningaloo World Heritage area. “This is a commonsense decision because the Ninga
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry reported a 14.0% increase in net profit to US$46.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (“9M2012
