Subsea
Parkwind Hands Out Arcadis Ost 1 Foundation Design Contract
Parkwind has handed out the contract for the detailed design of the OSS foundations and turbines for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm to the Hamburg branch office of the consulting group COWI. The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm has a capacity of about 247 MW and is located in the Baltic Sea, northeast
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Supports Project WILTON
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK has been selected to provide an autonomous route survey capability for Project WILTON. The Royal Navy’s Mine Countermeasures & Hydrographic Capability (MHC) team are assessing the ability to ‘deliver UK Peacetime route survey capability by exploiting Maritime Autonomous Systems’.
Modus Finalizes Decommissioning Survey for Rever Offshore
Modus has recently completed a high-speed decommissioning survey for Rever Offshore in the North Sea using one of its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (HAUVs). The objective of the survey was to locate any items of debris that remained at the sites after the decommissioning of Fairfield assets
Polarcus Begins Wide-Azimuth Project for WesternGeco
Polarcus has started the multi-vessel wide-azimuth project for WesternGeco, the geophysical services product line of Schlumberger, in the Salina del Istmo Basin in the Gulf of Mexico. The project, awarded in June, incorporates two Polarcus high-end streamer vessels plus two source vessels. According
Equinor, AkerBP and Wellesley Make Norwegian Sea Gas Discovery
Equinor and its partners, AkerBP and Wellesley Petroleum, have found gas in the Ørn exploration well south-west of the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at 8–14 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalent, corresponding to 50–88 million barrels of oil equival
Sercel and BGP Launch New Ocean Bottom Node
Sercel and BGP have launched GPR, a new ocean bottom node (OBN). Meeting industry demand for flexibility, GPR nodes can be deployed by either remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or node-on-a-rope (NOAR). GPR’s design incorporates an optional acoustic transponder to optimize operations and the 3C MEMS an
PGS Choses Google as Its Cloud Provider
PGS, a focused marine geophysical company, has selected Google as its preferred cloud provider. This collaboration marks a significant step by PGS in the digital transformation of its business, the company said. By harnessing Google’s cloud-based technologies and incorporating artificial intelligenc
Equinor Brings Utgard Field On Stream
Equinor, together with its partners, has started production from the Utgard gas and condensate field, spanning the Norwegian-UK border in the North Sea on Monday. Recoverable Utgard resources are estimated at around 40 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and daily production on plateau will be a
TGS Achieves Growth Acceleration Milestones
TGS, a provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P) companies, has achieved five milestones accelerating the company’s growth strategy. The achievements include new technologies in key basins; strengthening position in the South Atlantic; further growth onshore; enhanc
Ashtead Wraps Up Subsea Project for Ocean Installer
Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer in Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields. The contract saw Ashtead Technology provide its integrated Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) services and equipment to support the installation of eight Int
STATS Inks MoU for Russia’s Sakhalin-2 Project
STATS Group has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sakhalin Energy and OOO INTRA Services to increase its presence on Sakhalin-2, Russia’s first offshore gas project. One of the world’s largest integrated, export-oriented, oil and gas projects, Sakhalin-2 is operated by Sakha
Gardline’s Vessel Completes Barryroe Site Survey
Gardline’s M/V Kommandor survey vessel has completed the Barryroe site survey, located within Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11, offshore Ireland. The survey comprised a seabed debris clearance, environmental baseline and habitat assessment survey over proposed well locations A & B in the Barr
Film-Ocean Adds 10th Saab Seaeye Falcon to Its Fleet
Film-Ocean, an independent subsea contractor, has ordered its 10th Saab Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicle (ROV). “To reach the milestone of our 10th Falcon ROV is an incredible achievement and it has been a great opportunity to further build our relationship with Saab Seaeye. The latest deep r
CSS Acquires Hydratight’s MORGRIP Connector Business
Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Hydratight’s MORGRIP Connector business in Walsall, UK. Over the last six years, CSS and Hydratight have collaborated to deliver subsea pipeline repair projects. The MORGRIP Connector business will become an integral par