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Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given consent to Norske Shell to use the Island Constructor mobile drilling facility for activities on the Knarr and Ormen Lange fields. The consent covers the use of Island Constructor for well-related operations on the Knarr and Ormen Lange fields. The O
McDermott has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract from Qatargas for expansion of the North Field offshore facilities in the State of Qatar. The contract for new facilities includes the full suite of EPCI services for eight new offshore jackets. McDermott pl
Rever Offshore, a subsea services provider, has appointed Bob Bryce to the newly-created role of operations director. Bryce joins Rever’s executive team with a remit to oversee the operations, assets and services and QHSE functions. He will also join the board of directors as the company announces a
NigerStar 7, a Nigerian joint venture company between Subsea 7 and Nigerdock, has acquired the pipelay vessel Seven Antares to boost its conventional, heavy-lifting and hook-up projects. The acquisition of the Seven Antares adds up to other recent investments made by NigerStar 7 to strengthen its lo
Sapura Energy Berhad has seen a strong start of the financial year with five new contracts valued at approximately RM1.3 billion. The company secured Submarine Rescue Service contract for the Royal Australian Navy, along with other wins across Malaysia and Indonesia. Sapura also marked a new entry i
Cable assessment experts Wirescan and high voltage engineering specialists EDS HV Group (EDS), have carried out LIRA testing at the HVDC link on SSEN Transmission’s Caithness-Moray project. Drew Boa, SSEN Transmission’s HVDC Project Engineer, said: “The initial ‘fingerprint’ LIRA measurements on our
Finnish technology company focused on ocean-wave energy conversion, Wello, has signed a letter of intent with Inix Group for two projects of 30MW total offshore India. In partnership with the Indian government, Ixin, part of Ixar Group, is looking to acquire Wello’s Penguin Core package for the cons
Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, to install an Energy Advisory System on its vessels. The system will use high quality data to optimize operations and save fuel in real time, lowering the company’s carbon footprint and fuel costs for customers. Proof of co
SeaBird has said it is in an exclusive process to acquire the seismic vessels BOA Galatea and BOA Thalassa in a transaction which values the vessels at NOK 185 million (close to $22 million). The BOA Vessels are well suited for source and 2D operations, as well as EM seabed logging, for which BOA Th
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technology Office selected Northrop Grumman to prototype sensing capabilities using undersea organisms to assist in passively detecting and tracking undersea threats. As part of the PALS program, Northrop Grumman will develop biologica
The installation of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is moving forward with a total of 1,000 kilometers now laid in Finnish, Swedish and German waters. Two Allseas pipelay vessels, Solitaire and Pioneering Spirit, are currently installing the pipeline in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone. Some twenty ve
Ultra Deep Solutions’ (UDS) Diving Support Construction Vessel ‘Van Gogh’ has left China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) yard. According to UDS’ social media update, the Van Gogh will head straight to work for undisclosed clients. “Today is another proud moment in the short life time of Ultra Deep S
Aker BP has appointed Marit Blaasmo to the role of senior vice president (SVP) for Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Quality. She will succeed Jorunn Kvåle and take a seat in the Executive Management Team (EMT) and will report to CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik. Marit Blaasmo has a broad experience fr
