Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected to supply its sophisticated C-Series dynamic position (DP) control systems for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) destined for operation in the oil and gas fields of Russia’s northern seas. The award for Converteam’s sophisticated automatic po
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has awarded Framo Engineering the contract for engineering, procurement, manufacturing and delivery of complete subsea pumping systems for the Jack & St.Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico. Framo Engineering Managing Director, Ole Gams Steine, states; “We are very proud and gratefu
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Stingray Geophysical Limited (Stingray). The transaction will provide TGS with a strong position in the rapidly growing market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) solutions. The acquisition wi
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, announced that three of its REMUS 6000 AUVs aided in the search for and discovery of wreckage from downed Air France Flight 447 nearly two and a half miles below the surface off the Atlanti
The Navy may be brought in to help in a row between Greenpeace and the Brazilian oil company Petrobras… (tvnz) [mappress] Source: tvnz, April 11, 2011;
Last week Statoil started oil production at the large Peregrino field offshore Brazil. Production will gradually ramp up to a plateau of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The move makes Statoil an important long-term operator and partner in Brazil’s attractive and growing oil and gas indust
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of a tenth well that complies with rigorous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. This includes satisfying
Statoil has initiated an investigation after the gas leak that occurred at Visund on April 9. The gas leak occurred in a riser carrying oil and gas from well A21 to the Visund platform. On Friday April 8, Statoil decided to shut down production from the Visund field to carry out inspections on the [
Provision of offshore and/or nearshore inspection surveys of two submarine gas transmission pipelines each approximately 200km long, Scotland to Ireland from shore to shore, and one spur and one umbilical approximately 10 km long to the Isle of Man. The maximum water depth is approximately 130 metre
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation announced that it has received a permit to complete the previously drilled #2 well at Green Canyon (“GC”) Block 300 (“Clipper”) in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. “We are pleased that the BOEMRE is confident in ATP’s commitment to safe and environmentally sound operations,” s
Production could start up at the world’s first off-shore copper mine as early as the second half of 2013, the chief operating officer of Nau… (tdwaterhouse) [mappress] Source: tdwaterhouse, April 08, 2011;
Van Oord will join forces with Canadian based CSL Group Inc. for the technical and commercial management of flexible fallpipe vessels including the MV Tertnes, the MV Nordnes and the MV Stornes. The MV Tertnes, as well as the underlying contracts for each of the three vessels, were acquired by CSL a
InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, celebrated the grand opening of its new state‐of‐the‐art facility in Morgan City, La. on March 24 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception that included tours of the facility. Tim Matte, Mayor of Morgan City, Mac Wade, Morgan City Port Commissioner, and Louisia
DOF has entered into three long term charter contracts with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for operation in the Norwegian Sector. DOF has entered into three long term charter contracts with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for operation in the Norwegian Sector. The contracts will commence 4Q 2012, with
