GC Rieber Shipping maintains stable and good operations, and delivers a good result for the first quarter. Total fleet utilisation was 89 percent in the quarter, down from 100 percent in the corresponding period in 2013. The decrease is related to a planned yard stay for the upgrading of “Polar Marq
Since the 17 April 2014 Poseidon North‐1 Progress Report, 9‐5/8” casing was run and cemented at 3,820 mRT. The 8‐1/2” hole was then drilled to the final well Total Depth of 5,288 mRT. Final Total Depth was reached at 15:00 WST on Monday 5th of May and was followed by a wireline logging programme. Ba
On Monday, Councillor Mike Cockerill confirmed to the Scarborough Borough Council that he is officially negotiating with a company operating service vessels, on the usage of the Endeavour Wharf in Whitby Harbour for the Dogger Bank offshore wind project. For years, Scarborough has been seen as one o
Dana Petroleum has acquired 40 per cent equity in the Danish 12/06 licence from PA Resources and will assume operatorship from 1 June. PA Resources retains a 24 per cent interest in the licence. Following on from the transfer of operatorship, Dana plans to drill an appraisal well on the Lille John o
Total E&P Nederland last month celebrated 50 years of operations on the Dutch continental shelf. As part of the celebration ceremony, Total welcomed journalists and other guests to its Central Control Room in the Hague. The Central Control Room is the place from which the company monitors its offsho
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Bluefin-21, was recovered yesterday, about two hours into its first mission since returning to the search area so a communications problem could be investigated. During the recovery, Bluefin-21 was damaged but was able to be repaired expeditiously with spare parts
International energy consultancy Xodus Group and Dutch innovation company TNO will co-ordinate a Joint Industry Programme (JIP) with key industry players BP, Shell, Statoil, Total, Lundin, FMC Technologies and Aker Solutions, to carry out pioneering research into the role of multiphase flow induced
MMT has been awarded the SK4 & NorNed protection survey contract by Statnett, Norway. This contract is divided into two separate projects and include detailed high-resolution offshore ROV surveys and cable tracking. MMT has also been contracted for a geophysical and geotechnical survey of a cable co
DOF Subsea AS, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 475 million ($80 mil.). In the Asia Pacific region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts including IMR services and subsea installation work. The contract awards will secure utiliza
A trapped seal has put Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s emergency procedure to the test on a wind farm construction project in the German North Sea. It was a story with a happy ending both for the seal and the team from Fred. Olsen Windcarriers’ jack-up Brave Tern, after the distressed mammal was spotted,
A trapped seal has put Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s emergency procedure to the test on a wind farm construction project in the German North Sea. It was a story with a happy ending both for the seal and the team from Fred. Olsen Windcarriers’ jack-up Brave Tern, after the distressed mammal was spotted,
CGG has started acquisition of a large BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program in the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Espirito Santo Basin. The project has received high prefunding from major industry players. The Espirito Santo Phase III survey will cover an area of over 9,500 km2. The high-en
Ocean Installer signed short term charter for the OCV/ROV vessel Grand Canyon in order to meet project requirements. Due to an increasing order book Ocean Installer is experiencing high utilisation of its current fleet and recognises the need for increased vessel capacity in the UK. “We have seen th
Danish cable installation company, CT Offshore, received a contract for the cable laying and burial of 97 inter-array cables at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind offshore wind farm 1 + 2. ”In the current market this is an important contract for CT Offshore. While new and larger cable laying vessels are being
