Subsea
PGS Wraps Up 3D Shoot Over P.2170 Licence on UKCS
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has completed the 3D seismic survey over the P.2170 licence in the Moray Firth area, Jersey Oil & Gas said on Thursday. Delivery of the final imaged data by PGS from the survey continues to be expected in late Q1 2019. This data will be integrated with the results from t
Serica Files Columbus Development Plan
Serica Energy has submitted a field development plan (FDP) for the Columbus field, located in Blocks 23/16f and 23/21a Columbus Subarea in the UKCS Central North Sea. The FDP provides for the supply of up to 40 million cubic feet of gas per day (gross) at peak to the UK gas market and 1,150 barrels
Wintershall Hires Drilling Rig for Nova Field Subsea Wells
Wintershall Norge has awarded a rig contract for the Nova field development to Seadrill Norway Operations who will operate the West Mira drilling rig on behalf of Northern Drilling. In addition, Wintershall has entered into a long-term frame agreement with Seadrill for potential future rig needs. Th
STR Adds Forssea Robotics to Its Rental Pool
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), has formed a partnership with French underwater technology company Forssea Robotics. The deal will see STR provide its global customer base with access to Forssea Robotics technology. Forssea Robotics, who are headquartered in Montpellier along with R&D regional ba
AS Mosley Wins BP Riser Analysis Gig
Analysis engineering firm AS Mosley has secured a five-year framework global agreement with BP to undertake global riser analysis projects at an international level. The new contract has given the firm confidence to grow, as it kicks off a recruitment drive to take on and train up more Analysis Engi
MDL Delivers for TechnipFMC
Maritime Developments’ horizontal flex-lay spread has completed a flexible installation in the Norwegian North Sea for TechnipFMC – having returned to the field for the next phase of its development. Consisting of the MDL third-generation 350Te RDS and the company’s patented 50Te pipelay tensioner,
Sweden Backs CorPower’s Full-Scale Wave Technology Demo
Swedish Energy Agency has co-financed the demonstration project of the CorPower’s wave energy technology and decided to invest €8.2M to commercialize the technology at full scale. “With the Energy Agency’s investment, we have a good foundation for commercializing our product,” said Patrik Möller, CE
University of Exeter Deploys New Mooring Rope
University of Exeter has deployed a new type of mooring rope at the Marmok-A-5 wave energy device, developed by Oceantec, at the BiMEP test site in the Bay of Biscay, Spain. The elastomeric mooring tethers were developed and tested by renewable energy experts from the University of Exeter in the Dyn
Reach Subsea Wins Equinor Contract in Offshore Wind Sector
Equinor has, on behalf of the UK offshore wind farm operations at Dudgeon Offshore Wind and Hywind, awarded Reach Subsea a frame agreement for survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services. The frame agreement has a firm duration of 3 years, with extension options for 2 additional yea
Spectrum Begins Seismic Shoot in Eastern Turkish Black Sea
Spectrum Geo has started acquisition of an offshore multi-client 2D seismic survey in the Eastern Turkish Black Sea. The first phase of this campaign comprises 7,000 km of 2D data and is focused on an area identified to have significant hydrocarbon potential. The project is carried out in partnershi
Saab Seaeye Delivers Falcon to Norwegian KB Dykk and AQS
KB Dykk and AQS have taken delivery of the Saab Seaeye Falcon robotic vehicle (ROV), following a merger of the two aquaculture support companies. With 23 service vessels and over 60 divers, the new enlarged grouping becomes the second biggest aquaculture support organisation in Norway, Saab noted. O
Pioneering Spirit Returns to TurkStream Duty
Pioneering Spirit has resumed pipelaying of the second offshore string for the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline towards Kiyikoy in Turkey. After entering the Black Sea on June 20, Pioneering Spirit completed a set of preparatory works, including lowering of the stinger and re-testing of pipelay equi
Airborne O&G, Subsea 7 Aim to Qualify TCP Riser in South America
Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas has started a qualification of a TCP riser for deepwater and dynamic applications for an operator in South America in collaboration with Subsea 7. The TCP riser qualification programme, believed to be a world first for fully bonded composite risers, aims t
Equinor Hires Aquaterra for Johan Sverdrup Work
Aquaterra Energy has been selected by Equinor to deliver early well construction operations, via its Well Start solution, for the Johan Sverdrup field. Johan Sverdrup is one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, with estimated reserves of up to 3.1 billion barrels of