Statoil, Gassco and Point Resources have received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for manned underwater operations in 2018. Statoil has signed framework agreements with Technip and Subsea 7 on the performance of manned underwater operations in 2018. Through a pool agreement, Poi
Lekoil and Green Energy International joint venture has signed a contract with Sinopec Changjiang Engineering Services to acquire 197 sq km of 3D seismic data at the Otakikpo marginal field onshore and offshore in the south-eastern part of the Niger Delta, to update the existing 2D coverage. The sei
Marine Energy Research and Innovation Center (MERIC) of Chile has obtained ‘promising’ results from the testing of materials to prevent biocorrosion on marine renewable energy devices.
Spectrum, in collaboration with the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH), has started the next phase of its shallow water 3D multi-client seismic acquisition campaign offshore Gabon. The campaign is focused on acquiring seismic programs in under-explored shallow water open blocks. Up to 5,500
Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo International has been granted a suspension of payments to its creditors after the company filed for bankruptcy.
Oceanteam and Royal IHC have signed a contract by which IHC will acquire all of the outstanding share capital of Oceanteam’s Dutch-based engineering and consultancy company KCI The Engineers.
Oceanteam and Royal IHC have signed a contract by which IHC will acquire all of the outstanding share capital of Oceanteam’s Dutch-based engineering and consultancy company KCI The Engineers.
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has an opening for a postdoctoral position related to wave energy research.
Global Marine informed that its maintenance contract with South East Asia and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance Agreement (SEAIOCMA) has been extended for five-years, until the end of 2022. The SEAIOCMA maintenance zone agreement, which is a co-operative club managed by 46 cable owners, provides the re
Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo International will not become a fully-owned subsidiary of Canadian company Tribute Resources as the parties fail to reach final share swap agreement.
CS Wind UK is commencing the transportation of the first nine offshore tower sections from its Machrihanish factory in Campbeltown, Scotland, to the local harbour on 8 January.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for a procurement of at least 800MW of offshore wind power between two solicitations to be issued in 2018 and 2019.
DOF Subsea has been awarded two new ROV contracts by Petrobras in Brazil. ROVs will be installed on board Skandi Angra and Skandi Paraty. The new contracts start in April 2018 and end in September and November 2020, respectively. Furthermore, Petrobras has extended two ROV contracts for the ROVs on
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a four-year contract for the deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer by Tullow Ghana. The contract, which was signed December 2017, is expected to begin in February 2018 and covers development drilling on the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana. Maersk Venturer is curr
