Subsea
Halliburton Bags Wintershall Maria Contract
Halliburton Norge has secured a four-year service contract from Wintershall Norge to support its exploration and development projects in Norway. The contract is effective immediately and will be used for drilling-associated services on Wintershall’s Maria development in the Norwegian Sea, and it can
GC Rieber Sees More Red Ink
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 93.7 million, compared with NOK 36.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2015, due to low activity levels. “The negative result in the first quarter 2016 is mostly due to low activity in the subsea and sei
Loss Widens for EMGS
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said its loss deepened in the first quarter, ended March 31, 2016, as revenues slipped some 60% on continuously weak market. The Oslo-listed company posted net loss of USD 15.5 million, compared to net los of USD 1.2 million in the same period in 2015. However, EMG
RV Celtic Explorer Embarks on New Seabed Mapping Campaign
The R.V. Celtic Explorer has set sail last night, May 11, from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, where last June it launched the very first seabed mapping expedition under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The expedition takes place May 11-21 with graduate students and early career research
Norway to Back Subsea R&D Projects
Research fund of Western Norway has announced another NOK 10 million in pre-project funding, with focus on energy, including subsea. The funding, with aim to qualify R&D projects for support from main projects with support from the regional research fund, the Research Council of Norway, EU, Innovati
Atkins Names New Head of Decommissioning
Atkins’ oil and gas business has appointed John Spiteri as head of decommissioning, based in Aberdeen. John will help to support clients to plan, manage and deliver the decommissioning of their assets, the company said. John said: “My priority in tackling this challenging role is to work with the te
Eureka Secures Det noske Deal
Norwegian pump supplier, Eureka Pumps, has been awarded a service contract for pumps from Det norske oljeselskap. The frame agreement is related to scope of work on the new built offshore production facility named Ivar Aasen and the operating FPSO named Alvheim. Eureka said it will provide support t
Premier Cuts Catcher Costs by 15%
The Premier-operated Catcher project is progressing under budget and is scheduled to deliver first oil in the second half of 2017, the company informed on Wednesday. Premier said that the forecast gross capex to first oil is now anticipated to be some 15 per cent below that original sanctioned due t
Maersk Connector Named in UK
DeepOcean, in corporation with Maersk Supply Service, held a naming ceremony for the Maersk Connector in Newcastle, UK. The vessel was named by a godmother Haydee Noemi Castillo Diaz de Boyde, the wife of DeepOcean’s commercial director Pierre Boyde. Pierre Boyde said: “We are extremely proud to hav
MDL and Magma Present New Well Intervention System
Maritime Developments (MDL) has delivered a new flexible pipe deployment and retrieval system for Magma Global, which is, reportedly, set to reduce the costs and risks of light well intervention for the offshore oil industry. The m-IDP (integrated deployment package) was unveiled at the company’s as
Hughes SSE Wraps Up Jersey – France Cable Decom Gig
Hughes SSE has completed a 6-week cable decommissioning campaign for Jersey Electricity of the OSS EDF1 power cable. The cable connected the Island of Jersey to France, and spanned 31 kilometers. The link will be replaced by so called Normandie 1 (N1) cable, scheduled for installation by VBMS’ vesse
Wintershall: Maria Subsea Templates Arrive in Kristiansund
Two subsea templates for Wintershall’s Maria field have arrived in Kristiansund onboard the heavy load carrier Meri, the company informed through its social media. The two subsea templates host installations in the area. The reservoir will be linked via a subsea tieback to the Kristin, Heidrun and Å
Rolls-Royce to Equip UK’s New Polar Research Vessel
Cammell Laird has selected a Rolls-Royce design for the UK’s new £200 million polar research ship. Rolls-Royce will also supply machinery and equipment for the vessel in a deal worth £30 million ($43.2 million). The 128 meter long ship, which will be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be built a
Bibby Offshore in Further Contract Wins
Bibby Offshore has won two contracts with a multi-million pound combined value. The first contract win is a DSV IRM campaign at two unnamed fields in the UKCS, Northern North Sea. The scope of work includes performing barrier testing, reconfiguring flexible pipelines, installing a new production spo