Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery in CTP-Block 4, offshore Ghana. The well, drilled on the Akoma exploration prospect, proved an estimated volume between 550 and 650 bcf of gas and 18-20 mmbbl of condensate. The discovery has further additional upside for gas and oil that will require furt
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 06 – May 12). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Southern Star Finds Work After Fugro Charter Termination This content is availa
SBM Offshore has confirmed a contract awards from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and thereafter lease and operate for up to
An explosion occurred on Wednesday, May 8 on the Saipem-operated pipe-laying vessel Israfil Huseynov injuring fourteen people. The vessel was operating in the Caspian Sea in the framework of the Shah Deniz II project. The fourteen people involved in the accident, all employees of the Saipem, were tr
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE) has signed a €178 million euro ($200 million) deal with European Investment Bank to partly fund the interconnection of the island of Crete with mainland Greece, in the region of Peloponnese. The project, initially estimated at €375 million,
SeaBird Exploration has received a new contract from a repeat customer for source work in the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey has an expected duration 40 – 60 days and will begin medio May 2019. The Osprey Explorer, which recently completed an OBN-survey for another customer, will perform the work, Se
National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) latest Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicle has completed its first live trials in the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset. The new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), ALR1500, passed its first major test in Portland Harbour, demonstrating its integration with the
Trelleborg’s offshore operation was recently awarded three contracts for drilling riser buoyancy and associated riser protection that will be manufactured across two of its facilities in the UK and Brazil. Antony Croston, Business Group Director at Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in Houston, s
OceanGate has hired subsea engineer, Dan Scoville, to join its team as Director of Systems Integration and Marine Operations. Scoville brings with him a diverse background in subsea vehicles, inspection, and engineering as well as a passion for deep sea discovery and exploration. “We couldn’t be mor
A U.S. Navy salvage team aboard a contracted vessel has completed its mission supporting search and recovery operations with the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) after locating debris from the downed Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A off the coast of Japan. Working closely with JSDF forces, the sal
GC Rieber Shipping has completed the process of redelivery and sale of the icebreaking research vessel Ernest Shackleton to the new owner Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS). The redelivery of the vessel from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) marked the end of a nearly
DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea. The contracts, which have been secured for key clients in the UK and Norway, involve a variety of different activities and capabilities including UXO investigation/de
McDermott has been awarded a contract by ADNOC to provide FEED services on a design-competition basis for phase one of the Umm Shaif Gas Cap Condensate Development Project. The scope of work also includes the preparation and submission of an EPCI proposal reflecting the design of the offshore facili
JFD has completed critical subsea mating exercises, marking a key milestone in the sea acceptance trials of the various assets comprising the second of the two third generation Submarine Rescue Flyaway Systems delivered to the Indian Navy. Through the course of the trials, JFD carried out multiple d
