Spirit Energy has started oil production on the Oda field, almost five months earlier than the original plan. The Oda field is Spirit Energy’s first development as operator on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. When the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the field was submitted to the author
4Subsea has acquired Norwegian subsea solutions provider Astori. With the addition of Astori, 4Subsea has expanded its portfolio with aim to help operators optimise offshore operations with new technology and digital services. “With this acquisition we are building upon our strategy of delivering le
Shearwater GeoServices has secured seismic acquisition and depth processing contract by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (TPAO). The survey contract covers an area of 2200 sqkm and includes fast track processing, followed by full time and depth processing. Work will start in Q2 2019 and will be c
Vryhof and CFE Engineers Asia, a subsidiary of Franklin Offshore, have signed an agreement to further enhance the services they provide in Asia Pacific region. For some time, Vryhof and Franklin Offshore have been working together to serve permanent mooring system clients in the APAC region. The new
Geoquip Marine has added a DP2 multi-purpose offshore support vessel, the Geoquip Saentis, to its fleet. The Geoquip Saentis is currently being fitted with the latest version of Geoquip’s GMR600 fully heave-compensated offshore geotechnical drilling rig. The vessel has accommodation and work spaces
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of Equinor and the fabrication of the subsea Christmas tree for the Snorre expansion project. The objective of the audit was to ensure that fabrication of the subsea Christmas tree for the Snorre expansion project complied with the c
EnQuest plans to appoint New Board Member for EnQuest as a non-executive director of the EnQuest board, effective May 01, 2019. On joining the board, Howard Paver will become a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees and stand for election at the company’s AGM in May. Howard has 40 years’ gl
Rever Offshore, a subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Barry MacLeod as its new chief executive officer. MacLeod replaces Mark Bessell, who stepped down from the role last month, for personal reasons, the company noted. MacLeod has eight years’ experience as board dire
Installation and testing of the 67-kilometer control umbilical connecting the Sole gas field with the Orbost Gas Plant has been completed, the Australian operator Cooper Energy said. This milestone marks completion of the offshore construction phase of the Sole gas project, free of lost time injurie
Vallourec has been selected by Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) to deliver oil country tubular goods for offshore project in Myanmar. Vallourec will deliver over 3,000 tons of OCTG for PTTEP’s high pressure/high temperature offshore field in the Gulf of Martaban, approximately 300 kil
BIRNS has welcomed Bruce Meredith to its sales team as technical sales manager. In his new role, Meredith will be responsible for leading the company’s sales team, overseeing its global distributor and dealer networks, and managing accounts for advanced deep submergence connectors and cable assembli
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has officially opened its Australian office in Perth, Western Australia on Tuesday. The company which specializes in the design, production and rental of advanced subsea technology, has invested in the region following the appointment of Jason French as business dev
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 11 – March 17). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Technipfmc Adds New Dive Support Vessel To Its Fleet This content is availa
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has named Court Clayton as the Institution’s new chief development officer (CDO). Clayton brings two decades of fundraising and management experience to WHOI. In his new role at WHOI, Clayton will be responsible for leading the development team and expandi
