A leading subsea trials and training centre has welcomed back a former student who is now a leading industry expert, more than thirty years after he qualified on the saturation closed bell mixed gas course. Derek Beddows, Upstream Diving Technical Authority for BP returned to The Underwater Centre i
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd (JAPEX) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announce that Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd. (Operator), a wholly-owned subsidary of Energi Mega Pratama Inc. (JAPEX and MC each makes a 25% investment in Energi Mega Pratama Inc.) based in Republic of Indonesia, has started
China Oilfield Services Limited attended the 36th IPA Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention and Exhibition which was recently held at the Jakarta Convention Center. This is the sixth year in a roll that COSL participates in the same event as one of the major exhibitors. The IPA Convention and
ESE, a security systems integrator based in Saudi Arabia has been awarded a contract for the installation of a Sonardyne Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for the protection of an undisclosed key energy asset. The order also includes a specialised deployment system and a sonar head designed fo
China’s manned submersible Jiaolong will attempt a 7,000-meter dive in the Mariana Trench, stated the State Oceanic Administration. This year the submersible managed to reach 5,188 meters below the sea during its deepest dive in the Pacific Ocean. Head of the State Oceanic Administration, Liu Cigui,
Nord Stream started today the first of two all-important underwater tie-ins of its second gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea. In this complex two-week-long offshore operation, two of the pipeline’s three sections will be joined together 80 metres underwater inside a hyperbaric welding habitat on th
The 2012 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in Alicante, Spain, from 29 to 31 May. DCNS specialists will present papers and displays on some of the Group’s latest technologies. A consistent innovator thanks to its R
Industrial deep-sea mining in China can begin as early as 2030, stated the former head of the State Oceanic Administration. China Daily quoted Sun Zhihui as saying: “With the improvement in deep-sea technology, metal resources under the ocean can be explored and mined within 20 years.” China was amo
Statoil has received consent to remove the Troll Oseberg Gas Injection (TOGI) template from the seabed and transport it onshore for scrapping and recycling. The TOGI facility is part of production licence 085 and is located south of Troll Øst in block 31/6. The consent relates to removal of the actu
Stork Technical Services celebrated a year of outstanding safety performance at its second Annual REACH Safety Awards (Thursday 24 May). The awards recognise Stork employees and teams who, throughout 2011, delivered exceptional safety performance in line with the values of the company’s REACH safety
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently released the latest version of its SACS software for the analysis and design of new and existing fixed offshore oil and gas structures and wind farm stru
Subsea mooring connector specialist, First Subsea, has successfully completed the mooring of the PSVM (Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte) FPSO in 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) of water, in the BP Block 31 ultra deepwater development, offshore Angola. The external turret-moored FPSO has 12 mooring lines,
Veripos, a world leader for provision of GNSS positioning support to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been commissioned by Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), the survey, positioning and ROV subsidiary of the Reef Subsea group of companies, to supply facilities and equipment aboard
Reef Subsea AS announced that it has successfully completed two contracts for its new subsea support vessels to perform their maiden operations. The Reef Despina and Reef Larissa have recently completed their first projects for Aker Solutions and Heerema Marine Contractors, respectively. Reef Subsea
