Subsea well intervention specialist Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), has been awarded a multi-service contract by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The contract will see the Aberdeen-based firm carry out a nu
Sri Lanka is working together with Japan and China to study oceanographic conditions and climate in the Indian Ocean, states the head of the Island’s Marine Resources Agency. “We have established collaboration with Japan” stated Hiran Jayewardene, director of Sri Lanka’s National Aquatic Research Ag
Industry experts will tackle the challenges of “reaching further and going deeper” at next year’s subsea flagship event – Subsea 2012, supported by principal sponsor Shell. Subsea UK has announced the theme for its annual conference and exhibition which will attract around 2,000 leading figures from
Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commercial wave power plant i
Shell announces that it has obtained additional information on the incident at the Bonga offshore facility, 120 km off the Nigeria coast. They now assess that up to 50% of the leaked oil has already dissipated due to natural dispersion and evaporation. As satellite pictures have shown, the overall a
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Marine Construction business to SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad for gross proceeds of approximately AUD 127 million and on the terms previously reported in the company’s ASX Announcement of 8 August 2011
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update with respect to activities being carried out by the permit operator, Eni Australia Ltd (Eni), in NT/P68. Bathurst 3D Seismic Survey The CGG Veritas seismic vessel, M/V Veritas Viking II commenced acquisition of the 698 km2 Bathurst 3D Seismic Surve
Aker Solutions has signed a letter of intent with Det norske oljeselskap to conduct a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for Draupne. This is the first major contract Aker Solutions´ London office is awarded in the competitive market. The London office is currently working on a pre-FEED s
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured a three-year Field Support Vessel Services contract from BP p.l.c. . Oceaneering will provide project management, engineering, and vessel services offshore Angola on Blocks 18 and 31, commencing February 1, 2012. The contract provides for
DeepOcean Group Holding AS, an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, announced a new long-term charter agreement with REM Ship AS for the multi-purpose offshore construction vessel Rem Forza. This new vessel represents an important step in DeepOcean Group’s strategy to st
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, is to supply the design and propulsors/positioning system for a series of two new flexible pipe laying vessels (PLVs) for advanced operations. The vessels are to be built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in th
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $185 million from Elf Exploration UK Limited on the West Franklin Field in the Central Graben area of the North Sea. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of
Viking Moorings announced the appointment of Bill Bayliss as Group Chief Executive, heralding a significant restructuring of the company… (Marine Link) [mappress] Source: Marine Link , December 21, 2011; Image: Viking Moorings
ConocoPhillips provided further details about the compensation and environmental funds that have been established in response to two separate accidents in Bohai Bay, China. The funds, first announced in September, recognize the company’s responsibility for the accidents and demonstrate its commitmen
