Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) and Barge Master have combined their expertise to complete what is said to be a world first drilling operations from a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) in water depths in excess of 270 meters. By integrating LDD’s reverse circulation LD2500 drill rig with B
LOC Group has recently completed Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services in support of the construction of the Turkstream gas pipeline. LOC was contracted by South Stream Transport in 2014 to provide MWS services for the fabrication and installation of the two pipelines forming the Turkstream pipeline
Underwater investigations are kicking off on the Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project, located off the south coast of Victoria. Seabed and marine mammal studies are part of a program of site investigations that are helping to understand the site conditions and plan for an offsh
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical (TGS) has submitted a proposal to NOPSEMA to undertake the Capreolus-2 3D marine seismic survey in Commonwealth waters of the Carnarvon Basin. The survey is now open for public comment, NOPSEMA informed. The purpose of the survey is to collect high quality geophysical data abou
Fugro has secured a large marine survey contract from INPEX Masela, a subsidiary of INPEX CORPORATION, for the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia. Fugro will perform geophysical and geotechnical surveys and the associated studies needed to support front-end engineering design (FE
The Northern Lights project partners Equinor, Shell and Total have completed the drilling of confirmation well south of the Troll field in the North Sea to determine the suitability of the reservoir for CO₂ storage. Located some 2500 metres below the seabed, this is the first well drilled in exploit
BW Energy (BWE) has produced first oil from the Tortue Phase 2 field development project in the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon. The Gamba well DTM-5H was brought online ahead of schedule. The second well, DTM-4H, is scheduled to come onstream in the coming week. Phase 2 consists of four product
TGS has completed processing of the northern half of the Utsira ocean-bottom node (OBN) multi-client survey in the Norwegian North Sea and delivered it to pre-funding customers. Data processing will be complete for the southern half of Utsira in September 2020, the company said. Undertaken in conjun
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has completed its project with Total E&P in Angola. The project was the first time that geophysical, geotechnical, and seismic data has been gathered at the same time. This was achieved through simultaneous operations of Ocean Infinity’s autonomous underwater v
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has now issued regulations covering safety and the working environment when transporting and injecting CO₂ on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Areas of application for these regulations will include the government’s full-scale demonstration project f
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said that that Eni has extended its lease of a PB3 PowerBuoy for an additional 18 months. OPT has also been contracted for an additional scope of work to provide a power and communications solution for an entirely new application in the Adriatic Sea. Following more tha
Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has announced a new capability for its Subsea Well Intervention Services (SWIS) members, with the opportunity to join a mutual aid agreement and develop a framework for requesting access to additional personnel and assistance from other participating members during a re
Seismic contractor Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has recently kicked off the first GeoStreamer X MultiClient 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X project will deliver seismic data over the deepwater portion of northern Campos Basin. Ramform Titan arrived in Brazil on
Nexans has received an order to supply 180 km of 230 kV cables for the Marjan field on the eastern coast of the Arabian Gulf. Discovered in 1967, the Marjan field is one of the oldest and biggest offshore oil and gas fields in the Arabian Gulf. It is currently undergoing expansion under the Marjan [
