Technip was awarded by Swiber Offshore Construction a flexible pipe supply contract for the Brunei Shell Petroleum’s Champion Field, located 40 kilometers offshore Brunei, at a water depth of 45 meters. The contract covers the supply of 12 flexible flowlines, with a total length of 19 kilometers. Br
French oilfield services provider Technip has been awarder by Swiber Offshore Construction a flexible pipe supply contract for the Brunei Shell Petroleum’s Champion Field, located 40 kilometers offshore Brunei, at a water depth of 45 meters. The contract covers the supply of 12 flexible flowlines*,
On August 21, the ODS Petrodata daily newswire reported that Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) in in negotiations to sell its pipelay vessel GSP Falcon. Contrary to this report, GSP advises there are no negotiations underway for its pipelay vessel GSP Falcon to be sold. GSP Falcon is currently operatin
Wood Mackenzie estimates that 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas has been discovered in Mozambique and Tanzania to date, ranking the Rovuma Basin as one of the most prolific conventional gas plays in the world. However, there are significant technical and commercial challenges to be overcome in or
A specialist North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility has secured a multi million pound contract with a major global oil and gas operator. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), which offers a range of oil and gas industry support and specialised training services,
Independent research on Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) prepared by Edison Investment Research says the most significant risks relating to the project are easing. “CRP is moving closer to demonstrating a commercially and technically viable undersea mining project, risks still remain but the most signif
With the new 6.3 version of Sesam GeniE, DNV Software introduces an innovative method of strength analysis through the entire lifecycle of fixed offshore structures. The solution improves the efficiency and reliability of the critical data handling, increasing the operation’s security and profitabil
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that the company is planning to open a new upstream office in Woking, UK, expanding its existing upstream capability in response to its success in this market sector and the growth opportunities this market offers. The new office in Dukes Court, Woking, is being est
Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., (GME) the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide has landed the first export cable at the Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The cable was landed by GME’s recently launched vessel, Cable
One of the first public wave energy testing systems in the United States began operation this week off the Oregon coast near Newport, and will allow private industry or academic researchers to test new technology that may help advance this promising form of sustainable energy. The Ocean Sentinel is
Herbert Smith, an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, has recently advised China National Offshore Oil Corporation (“CNOOC”) on its acquisition of a 25% participating interest of Shell’s offshore exploration blocks BC9 and BCD10 in Gabon (“Transaction”), Africa. CNOOC wil
A total of 86 blocks have been put on offer in Norway’s 22nd offshore licensing round. These include 72 in North Energy’s back yard, the Barents Sea. With eight licences already in this part of the Norwegian continental shelf and its head office in Finnmark county, the North Energy ASA is well posit
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured an £8 million contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. The vessel will be operating in remote waters off the east coast of India and around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands maintaining and replacing naviga
Sonardyne Inc.’s recent ‘Life of Field’ two day workshop was well attended by over 40 industry professionals, ranging from major oil representatives through to vessel Captains. Held at the 4 Points Sheraton Hotel, Houston, day 1 focused on acoustic positioning techniques whilst day 2 looked at advan
