TechnipFMC has completed the engineering, procurement, fabrication and supply of umbilicals for the Kaombo project off Angola. The multi-site project utilized the facilities of TechnipFMC Umbilicals Ltd.,TechnipFMC Umbilicals Inc. and Angoflex Ltda. The Kaombo development is located on Block 32, app
Stavanger-based Apply Sørco has signed a frame agreement with Point Resources to provide engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services. The agreement has a duration of 5 years, plus options, and the first task include work scope associated with the upgrade of drilling syste
Manora Logistics has started transporting the transition pieces for the 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm from Antwerp, Belgium, to SIF’s terminal at Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.
Manora Logistics has started transporting the transition pieces for the 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm from Antwerp, Belgium, to SIF’s terminal at Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is set to begin its Expedition 375. Named “Hikurangi Subduction Margin Coring and Observatories: unlocking the secrets of slow slip through drilling to sample and monitor the forearc and subducting plate”, the expedition will kick off aboard the drill
Aberdeen-based subsea technology specialist STL (Subsea Technologies Limited) has been awarded a Norwegian patent for its Xtreme Release Connector product. According to the company, its high-angle release connector enhances safety and reduces environmental risks, while saving time and money by incre
Oil Spill Response Limited’s (OSRL) latest development in subsea well capping technology, Offset Installation Equipment (OIE), has been officially launched from the equipment’s new home base in Trieste, Italy. The event, which featured figures from across the offshore industry, represented the culmi
The second phase of a joint hydrographic survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, and the Malacca Strait Council of Japan has began. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Phase II of the survey in October 2017. The data colle
Italian oilfield services player Saipem has reported loss in the year 2017 of €328 million ($406 million), on revenues of €9 billion, versus loss of some €2 billion (2.5 billion) in 2016, on major asset write-downs that year and revenues of €10 billion. At the end of Q3 2017, Saipem maintained its g
Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital organization Innovacorp has launched a call for ocean energy start-ups to join its technology incubator inside Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE).
UK-based energy and environmental consultancy Aquatera has published a study which outlines the prospects for the development of aquatic renewable energy in Peru.
Innospection, an inspection provider for the oil and gas industry, has acquired Advanced NDT Brazil. The acquisition sees Aberdeen-based, Innospection secure a physical presence in Brazil with their new office in Campos, Rio de Janeiro and will see them build on relationships and inspection contract
The University of Edinburgh is looking for research associate in resource characterization for tidal energy to join its Institute for Energy Systems in the School of Engineering.
Huawei Marine has said it will partner with PCCW Global to construct the first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island. Located north-east of Mauritius, Rodrigues is a small volcanic island, with its local telecommunications services currently provided by satellite connectivity. PCCW
