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Expro Nets Well Testing Contract in UK North Sea
Expro has received a five year contract extension for surface well testing services across several assets for an operator in the UK North Sea. The $5 million (£3 million) contract includes the clean-up of existing wells and the testing of a series of newly drilled wells and is due to begin later thi
Marin Teknikk to Design Offshore Vessel for Debmarine Namibia
Kleven Verft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Debmarine Namibia to build a new offshore vessel of Marin Teknikk MT6027 design. The vessel will follow the MT6022 SS Nujoma delivered in 2016 to Debmarine Namibia. The new vessel, with a length of 177 meters and a breadth of 27
JFD Finalizes National Hyperbaric Centre Extension
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed an extension to its National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen which enhances the Hyperbaric Reception Facility (HRF) capacity from 18 to 24-man. JFD announced in November 2016 an investment to extend and upgrade the facility which would take the syste
Royal Navy Searches for Missing Argentine Submarine
Following a request for assistance from the Argentine Government, the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Protector has been deployed to join efforts to find and rescue an Argentine submarine ARA San Juan reported missing in the South Atlantic Ocean. HMS Protector has arrived in the search area on Sunday to
Siem Offshore Seeks Instalment Relief from Banks, Looks to Sell Cable Lay Business
Siem Offshore, a Norwegian shipping company, is asking for help from banks to ensure its survival through the downturn. In preparation for an extended downturn in the offshore supply market the company has issued a request to its banks for instalment relief and certain other changes to its bank loan
Well-Centric Nets Chrysaor North Sea Contract
Well-Centric has secured a contract worth up to £300,000 per year with independent exploration and production company, Chrysaor. The one-year contract, which has two, one-year extension options, will see Well-Centric provide offshore services across three North Sea platforms: Lomond, Everest and Arm
PGS Settles ISS Tax Disputes in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Petroleum Geo Services (PGS) has entered into an agreement with the tax authorities of Rio de Janeiro to settle all ongoing disputes related to Municipal Services Tax (ISS) on the licensing of multi client data. The Municipality of Rio de Janeiro recently published new regulations for ISS relating t
Royal Navy Divers Destroy WWII Bomb Found near North Sea Gas Pipeline
A Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock and a team of divers have destroyed a 500lb wartime bomb which was dredged up and dropped next to a major North Sea gas pipeline. The bomb was found 50 miles off the coast of Norfolk after a Dutch trawlerman pulled the air-dropped WWII device onto the deck of [
CCC (UE) Wraps Up Two IRM Campaigns Off Abu Dhabi
CCC (Underwater Engineering) has completed a six-month contract conducting inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services over two campaigns, offshore Abu Dhabi. The first campaign was performed utilizing CCC (UE) owned DP2 vessel ‘CCC Maritime 1’ and Seaeye Panther XT Plus 955 remotely operated
MMT Begins Aquind Interconnector Survey
MMT has started an offshore geophysical survey for the Aquind Interconnector project. The works will involve a geophysical survey of the proposed cable corridor between the landfall areas near Portsmouth in England and near Dieppe in France. MMT will utilize two vessels, M/V Franklin for offshore wo
Wood Becomes Operating Partner for SAGE and Beryl Pipeline
Wood has started a contract to act as an operating partner of the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and Beryl pipeline, on behalf of Ancala Midstream Acquisitions. Wood will manage the day-to-day operation of the SAGE system, which transports gas through the 323 kilometre SAGE pipeline betw
PSA Checks Visund’s Flexible Risers
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has inspected the integrity and barrier management of flexible risers and associated safety equipment at Statoil-operated Visund field. The objective of the activity was to follow up on issues linked to flexible risers detected, notably, during investigation o
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 12 – November 19). GE has said it is evaluating exit options on Baker Hughes just four months after the merger of its oil and gas business with the Houston-based oilfield services company. Th
Premier: Catcher Project on Track for December Oil
Premier Oil-operated Catcher project has remained on schedule for first oil during December. Following the arrival of the FPSO on October 18, the production buoy was successfully pulled into the hull, the company said. In the subsequent period the full hook-up process has been essentially finished w