Petrobras has made a discovery of hydrocarbons in the exploratory Orca-1 well, located 40 kilometers north of the coast of Guajira province. Ecopetrol, a partner with 30% stake in the project, announced this first discovery in deep waters of the Colombian Caribbean. The Orca-1 well was drilled withi
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investisseme
An offshore safety training firm has formed a strategic alliance with well intervention and pressure control firm to deliver well control services and training globally. Falck Safety Services (Falck), which has 32 training centres across the world, and Boots & Coots, a Halliburton Service, will work
Cameron has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties for wellhead equipment and production trees for the Hebron project, a 52-well development located offshore Newfoundland. Cameron will supply large-bore, high-pressure equipment including wellheads, production trees and ri
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made after the French Government initiat
MacArtney UK Ltd has acquired Callidus Subsea Ltd, an industrious cable moulding and assembly company based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The acquisition of Callidus follows a sustained growth and record breaking results for the Aberdeen based MacArtney operation. According to MacArtney UK Managing Direc
Ofgem has announced its final decision on the financing and regulatory regime for Project Nemo, an interconnector which, on completion in 2019, will bring an additional 1 gigawatt (GW) electricity capacity to Great Britain. The final decision on proceeding with the project is now with the developers
Two regional directors appointed by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) ensure that the association has an increasingly active presence in two key offshore oil and gas areas of the world – Asia, and Australia & New Zealand. Chris Charman, Chief Executive of IMCA, announced at las
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully installed and hooked up a permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The mooring lines were deployed and installed on time and without incident, despite the challenging circumstances. Proje
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has stated that they won’t pursue the South Stream pipeline project for gas from the Black Sea to Europe. Durining his latest visit to Turkey Russia’s president stated: “Taking into account the European Commission’s position, which is not conducive to implementin
Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) has started supplying 255 concrete mattresses to Vattenfall’s extension of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 7 km off Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Great Yarmouth company, which employs 20 in the town, will transport approximately 1,250 tonnes of con
Gassco has received consent to use a pipeline for gas transport from Knarr. The Knarr field is in block 34/3 in the Tampen area in the northern North Sea. The field, operated by BG Norge AS, has been developed using subsea well templates for production and injection, and a floating production, stora
PGS has started the Springboard MC3D program in the Ceduna sub-Basin offshore South Australia. The Springboard MC3D has significant industry support and is being acquired by the Ramform Sovereign, a PGS seismic vessel that utilizes PGS’ GeoStreamer® technology. The proven capabilities of GeoStreamer
Norwegian seismic player SeaBird Exploration has secured a Letter of Award (LOA) for acquisition of 2D seismic data in the Mediterranean area. The Letter of Award is from an undisclosed client and it’s conditional on approval. According to SeaBird, the 2D acquisition is expected to start in the seco
