Activities undertaken by the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) have transferred to the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in Aberdeen, supported by £3-million funding to boost low carbon technology. The funding has been provided by Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Government and Scottish Enterpri
Rovco has made a number of key executive team hires and internal appointments, which will be based in Bristol and Edinburgh. Reena Rowan has been appointed as chief financial officer at Rovco. She has previously held senior finance positions within Innogy and a number of PE-backed organisations acro
Searcher has completed the reprocessing of an additional 8,008 kilometers of 2D seismic data offshore Argentina as part of the Argentina Super-Tie 2D Reprocessing Project. The expanded coverage over the Malvinas and Austral Basins adds to Searcher’s existing data in the area, comprising over 19,000
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded a decrease in its vessel utilization in the first quarter of 2020. The vessel activity decreased from 92 percent in Q1 2019 to 89 percent in Q1 2020. According to Polarcus’ update, on a contracted basis the vessel utilization dropped to 80 per
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has replaced the submarine electricity cable connecting the Isle of Jura to Tayvallich in Argyll, following a cable fault in November. SSEN connected the new cable to the main electricity network on Tuesday 31 March, returning the network to normal o
TGS plans to start the Atlantic Margin 20 (AM20) 3D multi-client project as soon as the marine seismic acquisition season gets underway in north-west Europe this summer. The survey will be acquired by the Polarcus Adira. Fast-track data will be available in Q4 2020, with final PSTM product delivery
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore said it has received notice of early re-delivery from Seabed Geosolutions for the seismic source vessel Vantage. In May 2019, Eidesvik entered into a long-term master time charter agreement with Fugro’s subsidiary. The contract was extended in February this y
Rotech Subsea has rounded off 2019 by completing a deburial scope in the North Sea. Rotech Subsea was contracted to carry out a subsea cable deburial at the Borkum wind farm using the Twin RS1 Low Draught (TRS1-LD) excavator. Following the installation of the new subsea cable, the excavation special
The largest subsea project in India, developed by ONGC in the Krishna Godavari Basin, has achieved early first gas, contractor McDermott said. The project brings together Baker Hughes, McDermott and L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) to provide ONGC with end-to-end project delivery. The integrated s
Engineering firm Aker Solutions is taking measures to mitigate the effects of activity slowdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak and plummet in oil price, involving temporary layoffs, freezing salaries on all levels, accelerating cost-saving initiatives, and significantly reducing investments. The compa
JDR, owned by the TFKable Group, has completed the delivery of subsea power cables and accessories to Jan De Nul for the Taiwan Power Company offshore wind farm phase one, the Changhua project. JDR designed and manufactured 65km of array and export cable to transmit power from the wind turbines to t
Engineering and construction specialist Subsea 7 has warned of ‘significant headwinds’ as it expects the coronavirus pandemic and sharp drop in oil prices to impact its capacity to meet 2020 guidance. Subsea 7 has therefore withdrawn its previous guidance and outlook, which saw its revenue and adjus
Cenergy Holdings subsidiary Hellenic Cables has won a contract from Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the supply of medium voltage subsea cables. The cables will replace older submarine cables connecting Scotland’s island communities. SSEN owns and operates the 11kV and 33kV subsea
Ocean Installer has appointed Ingrid Due-Gundersen as the new chief financial officer. Ingrid Due-Gundersen has worked for the Leif Höegh & Co group for her whole career. She joined Höegh Fleet Services in 2002 as a summer intern and worked within the group in various positions ever since she was em
