Shell and its partner Ithaca have taken a final investment decision on the Pierce Depressurisation Project in the UK Central North Sea. The move will enable Shell to start exporting gas from the Pierce field, which lies around 265 kilometers east of Aberdeen in Blocks 23/22a and 23/27 of the UK Cont
Kraken Robotics has secured a grant of up to $749,746 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to support research and development of Kraken’s ThunderFish XL Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Kraken’s ThunderFish XL represents further developm
British Columbia-based SEAMOR Marine is releasing an all new Handheld Control Pendant to pair with its remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs). According to the company, the SEAMOR pendant is ergonomic, lightweight, easy to use, and more comfortable for pilots who are undertaking long jobs. SEAMOR Marine
GC Rieber Shipping (RISH) has agreed a charter extension for the CSV Polar King with Nexans Skagerrak, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexans Norway. The charter for the vessel was extended by four months. The extended period will be in direct continuation of the ongoing charter, which started in Janua
RPS, a global professional services firm, has acquired UK software and technology consultancy Reservoir Imaging Ltd (RIL) in a £4 million deal to further strengthen its services in the oil and gas sector. RIL, an established seismic software services consultancy based in Edinburgh, Scotland, deliver
Solveig Gas has acquired a 13.255% stake in the Polarled gas pipeline from Wintershall Dea. Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian continental shelf crossing the Arctic Circle. The 482-kilometer long and 36-inch wide pipeline runs from Nyhamna in western Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field i
4Subsea, provider of technology and services to oil & gas and offshore wind operators worldwide, has been acquired by Subsea 7 in a 100% stock buyout. 4Subsea will function autonomously within Subsea 7, maintaining an independent brand and management team. 4Subsea’s Peter Jenkins will continue in hi
Seabird Exploration’s board of directors has appointed Ståle Rodahl as chairman of the board. The appointment is effective from October 02, 2019, the company informed. Ståle Rodahl has replaced Heidar Engebret who resigned from the board of directors in September. Consequently, SeaBird’s board of di
Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus) has recently designed and built a high-capacity portable A-Frame. This A-Frame system has completed its factory acceptance tests and has been shipped to the customer, CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA). “We enjoy a long-standing, healthy relationship with CSA and we are
Weatherford International has secured its largest-ever contract for deep-set safety valves with Petróleo Brasileiro, more commonly known as Petrobras. Under terms of the deal, Weatherford will deliver 24 Optimax deep-set safety valves in the next four years. The Optimax deep-set safety valve protect
PGS has announced a further expansion of what is said to be one of the largest multi-client 3D projects in the world. Phase five of the Sabah multi-client project offshore Malaysia is under acquisition, with first data due in Q2 2020. PGS is currently acquiring another 7 400 square kilometers of pre
CGG Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has delivered broadband 4D seismic results from BP Angola’s latest monitor survey. The enhanced imaging volumes from the Greater Plutonio development in the Lower Congo Basin were delivered four weeks early. Radwa El Zidan, geophysicist from
Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wireless underwater intervention drone and an ROV. This contact will make Equinor the first user of technology expected to be completed in 2020. “This is a historic contract in the oil and gas industry. It
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. Project engineering will start immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in L
