The latest seabed survey contract award by Forewind means the consortium’s spend on offshore surveys, primarily carried out by UK contractors, is almost £45 million. Since being awarded the rights to develop Dogger Bank in January 2010, Forewind has undertaken a huge range of geotechnical, geophysic
Statoil as operator has recommended a delay of the investment decision for the Johan Castberg project in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Statoil has continued to mature the resource base and development plans for the project. There are still uncertainties related to the resource estimate and investment l
Technip was awarded a substantial lump-sum contract by Exxon Mobil Corporation for the development of the Julia field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately 2,100 meters (7,200 feet). The contract covers the project management, engine
Another milestone has been reached at Applied Acoustics after the company announced the sale of its 300th USBL system through Toyo Corporation, its exclusive and long standing Japanese distributor. This landmark order will see a number of Alpha Portable USBL subsea tracking systems, integrated with
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received orders from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for subsea equipment for its Heidelberg field. The Heidelberg field is located in the Green Canyon section of the Gulf of Mexico in 5,310 feet (1,618 meters) of water. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply i
Unique Hydrographic Systems has been contracted by Cairn India for an Oil Spill Recovery project. The first of its kind project for Unique Hydrographic Systems will run over a period of 3 years until April 2016. Based in Navi Mumbai, Unique Hydrographic Systems provide a complete range of specialize
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured two contracts from Abu Dhabi based Valentine Maritime (Gulf) L.L.C. The first project is for the design of new subsea pipelines in the Arabian Gulf. This will be the Xodus Group’s first subsea project from its rapidly growing team in Dubai, Un
The Board of Chatham Rock Phosphate has decided to proceed with a capital raising offer to the public in New Zealand under a simplified disclosure prospectus. The offer will seek to raise $4 million with the ability to accept oversubscriptions of a further $6 million. The offer will consist of new o
The recently completed drilling on Volve has proven additional volumes in the north-western section of the field, which are estimated to comprise between 8.8–9.4 million barrels of oil. This discovery signifies a doubling of the field’s remaining reserves. Volve is situated approximately 200 km west
Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE), an industry leader in subsea batteries has announced that it successfully completed 10,000 psi pressure testing of its SWE SeaSafe Smart Battery Module. The exhaustive test conducted in the 30 inch hyperbaric chamber at a third party test laboratory included nine c
Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, has granted approval for the conducting of a major 2D seismic survey that will go a long way towards revealing the true oil and gas exploration potential of Ireland’s Atlantic Margin. “At a cost of €20 million this is is by far the largest reg
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has achieved Substantial Completion of the strategic underground and submarine power link between New York City and the New Jersey transmission grid known as “Hudson Project”. The link is now into commercial operation. Un
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Royal Volker Wessels Stevin N.V. (VolkerWessels) have signed a Letter of Intent to set up a joint venture combining their forces in the field of cable installation. Boskalis and VolkerWessels will each hold a 50% stake in Visser & Smit Marine Contractin
Following alterations to the bow and accommodation at the Den Breejen shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the re-vamped Crew Transfer Vessel “Offshore Wenduine” was renamed at a ceremony at the Koninklijke Roei en Zeilvereeniging “De Maas” in Rotterdam on Wednesday. Related: The Netherlands: Offshor
