Weatherford has signed a $220 million, three-year contract with ADNOC to provide directional drilling services in the UAE. The agreement entails using the Weatherford Magnus rotary steerable system in both re-entry wells and new wells. “Magnus is demonstrating consistent reliability, a critical elem
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has launched ocean survey operations within the Atlantic Shores lease area, in order to inform future turbine development. Survey operations encompassing 183,000 acres, located 8-20 miles off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat Light and Sea Isle City, are expected to
Cortez Subsea and AFGlobal have strengthened their strategic partnership to bring the Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector (SDDC) technology to the market, aimed at reducing cost and risk of pipelay operations. The Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector has been developed to conduct pipeline tie-ins u
Offshore engineering specialist James Fisher Offshore (JFO) has established bases in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. JFO said that its commitment to the region follows a series of project wins for its abrasive cutting solution that will be resourced and managed in country. Ross Anderson, regional manager –
Norske Shell is launching a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at its Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea, using long-endurance sensors from subsea monitoring specialist Sonardyne. Norske Shell’s goal is to continuously monitor any movement of the seafloor at Ormen Lange. The data
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has secured seven subsea inspection projects to provide critical flow assurance and asset integrity data on a variety of pipelines, flowlines and risers in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and offshore West Africa. Through the use of Discovery, Tracerco’s subsea
Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company CGX Energy has executed a contract with PGS for a 3D seismic survey of the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana. PGS will provide acquisition and processing of seismic data covering approximately 582 square kilometers of the northern portion of the Corentyne
Fugro is set to replace the meteorological mast at the Arklow Bank offshore wind project in Ireland with a LiDAR as part of maintenance work. Fugro will use the jack-up barge Aran 250 to conduct the work on the northern end of the project between 23 and 30 September, subject to weather conditions. O
Plexus Holdings’ Russian licensee, LLC Gusar, has installed the first wellhead for Gazprom as part of the previously announced contract to supply POS-GRIP rental wellhead gas exploration equipment to OAO Gazprom, the global energy giant. The wellhead installation marks the beginning of Gusar’s contr
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a combined 3D and 2D seismic survey in Southeast Asia. The contract covers an area of 1,600 square kilometers for 3D seismic with associated 2D work to be executed over a 1.5-month period from end Q3 2019. The survey will be carried out by the SW Vespucci mult
Cisco and Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) announced live production traffic on the AARNet portion of the INDIGO subsea cable, connecting data centers in two countries, over 9000km apart, to support research and education. The project represents a global first in interconnecting a
Axxis Geo Solutions has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to start a large OBN survey in the fourth quarter of 2019. The planned survey has an estimated scope of 28 vessel months, utilizing two source vessels and two receiver vessels. “This LOI confirms AGS’ ability to continue to be awarded non
Polarstern icebreaker has embarked on a year-round MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition to study climate change in the Arctic. On board Polarstern is a team of scientists, supported by the EU, who will conduct pioneering research on the marine ec
Prysmian has completed the submarine laying operations for the Evia, Andros and Tinos islands interconnections. The Group developed, supplied and installed the first non-metallic armoured cable, whose armour has been designed with a composite material based on High Modulus Synthetic Fibres, which sh
