PGS has completed the acquisition phase of 3D GeoStreamer surveys totaling 10 500 square kilometers over frontier acreage on the Trøndelag platform, including the Helgeland and Froan basins. According to the company, first data is expected before the end of the year, with final PSDM due in July 2020
Oslo-based Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has been awarded a contract for the transportation of jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland, UK. The contract, awarded by DEME Offshore, includes transportation of 48 jackets from Lamprell fabrication yard, UAE to the Port o
Inpex has proposed to undertake pre-engineering survey activities with aim to further develop the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin off the north-west coast of Western Australia. The survey comprises of combined geotechnical and geophysical survey scopes and it should be undertaken between Q4 2019 a
Welaptega has completed mooring inspection campaign for BP offshore Angola using its optical chain measurement system (CMS), complete with new automated edge tracking software. The project saw Welaptega use its new edge tracking data system and its patented CMS technology to inspect the mooring syst
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 16 – September 22). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/18/oceaneering-to-supply-subsea-umbilicals-for-project-in-bay-of-bengal/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/17/deep-down-appoints-chi
Kvaerner has expanded the capacity of its facilities at Stord in the yard area, storage area and offices to increase competitiveness and position the company for future growth. In addition, Kvaerner establishes its own inhouse capacity to supply insulation boxes, which often makes up a significant p
Orange, PCCW Global and PEACE officially signed their agreement to deploy the new submarine cable- PEACE Med. The draft agreement was announced during the Capacity Europe event in November 2018. This agreement marks the arrival of the first Chinese private submarine cable in France. PEACE refers to
SubCom has recently announced several forward-looking developments including the company’s high fiber count (HFC) qualification and start of manufacturing, as well as upgrades to its clean room and new laser/sensor welding capabilities. SubCom has completed the qualification of high fiber count cabl
Equinor has sanctioned a waterflood project in the St. Malo field in the US Gulf of Mexico. This waterflood project, sanctioned in the resource-rich Wilcox formation in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is expected to contribute an estimated ultimate recovery of more than 150-175 million barrels of oil
Repsol Norge has awarded Allseas an EPRD contract for the removal, transfer, load-in to shore and disposal of its Gyda platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract covers both the 18,000t topsides and 11,200t jacket, and includes an option for reinstallation on another field, which would be an
Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft have announced the industry’s first three-party collaboration to accelerate creation of innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies. As part of the collaboration, the three companies will work together to build Azure-native applications in the DELFI cogniti
Magseis Fairfield has signed a 2-3 months contract for the lease of a MASS I node crew to a client in the Asia Pacific region. The contract includes nodes, containerized automated handling system and service personnel. It is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter 2019 when the nodes are released f
Ocean Power Technologies has signed two new contracts with Enel Green Power Chile (EGP), a subsidiary of Enel Chile, part of the Enel Group, for the sale of a PB3 PowerBuoy and the development and supply of an integrated Open Sea Lab. The combined value of the contracts exceeds US$1.9 million, and r
Finnish wave energy developer, AW-Energy, has completed final assembly of the first commercial WaveRoller unit. The first commercial-scale 350 kW WaveRoller unit was assembled and prepared for deployment at Peniche in Portugal. “It’s a major step forward for wave energy and the beginning of a new en
