Ocean Infinity has appointed Paul Helmore as chief commercial officer (CCO). Paul joins Ocean Infinity from Schlumberger, where most recently he was director Global Accounts, responsible for overseeing relationships with customers. Paul will oversee all aspects of the group’s commercial activities,
Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), together with its partners Petro Ventures and Gas Plus, has received the approval from the Romanian Government through the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) for the development of the Ana and Doina natural gas fields which make up the Midia Gas Development Proj
Transmission system operator, 50Hertz, has connected the offshore wind farms Wikinger and Arkona off the island of Rügen to its transmission grid just in time for their commissioning. The Wikinger offshore wind farm is operated by Iberdrola while Arkona is operated by E.ON and Equinor. After three y
Talos Energy, an operator of Block 7 offshore Mexico, has announced the successful drill stem test (DST) of the Zama-2 side track well (Zama-2ST1) located in Block 7. The Zama-2 ST1 appraisal well is the second of three appraisal penetrations drilled by the consortium, consisting of Talos, Sierra Oi
VERIPOS, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division, has secured a multi-year contract extension to supply GNSS services to UTEC, a global surveying company in subsea services group Acteon. Under the terms of the agreement, VERIPOS will upgrade existing GNSS hardware with their latest multi
The Dutch grid operator TenneT has seen the first subsea cable laid for the connection from the Alpha platform to the transformer station in Borssele. On April 12, Boskalis started to pull in the subsea cable on land and early next day the cable reached the newly-built transformer station. After tha
Malin React, a newly launched arm of the Malin Group, has appointed Graham Penman as a business unit manager to head up its operation. With over 25 years’ experience in engineering, subsea installation, construction and project management, Penman has previously held various roles in the oil and gas
A new generation of subsea technology has been used to improve safety and reduce cost in the North Sea oil and gas industry for the first time. Cutting-edge computing and subsea wireless IP camera technology deployed on a pipeline construction project enhanced diver safety and generated significant
Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has received an additional application from Nord Stream 2 AG for permission to construct transit pipelines south of Bornholm on the continental shelf. The application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment with a number of annexes in order to assess possible
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has been awarded a new contract by Var Energi, operator of the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. The engineering and installation project work scope incorporates a 24 hours air diving operation on the FPSO’s fairleads. Project management and engineering work
Phoenix has promoted Jon Regh to area manager of its Houston, TX location. In his new role, Regh will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day revenue producing activities of the office, as well as providing direct oversight of the sales and marketing program; with the goal of maximizing utiliza
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) has been launched to address fisheries and wind development. ROSA will provide for and advance regional research and monitoring of fisheries and offshore wind interactions in federal waters. ROSA’s goals are to collect and disseminate salient and cred
EvoLogics has introduced the latest addition to its range of underwater acoustic modems – the new generation S2C T modems. Dubbed “tiny”, this light and ultra-compact design represents a size reduction of almost 20% compared to EvoLogics M-series mini-modems at only 25 cm standard height and 1200 g
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has completed the supply and installation of a number of critical systems for the Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina being built for the Australian government’s Antarctic Division. DMC, under its Van der Velden Marine Systems brand, is responsible for the de
