Woodside informed that the Pyi Thit-1 exploration well in Block A-6 in the Southern Rakhine Basin, located offshore Myanmar, has intersected a gross gas column of approximately 65 metres. A net gas pay interval of approximately 36 metres has been interpreted within the primary target sandstone reser
Statoil and partners OMV and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Gemini North well, northeast of the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The well also proved oil. The well was drilled in license PL 855. This is the first well drilled in the acreage awarded in Norway’s 23rd licensing roun
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 31 – August 06). Forland Subsea II AS, which bareboat charters the Fugro Saltire from E Forland AS, has received a notice of termination for convenience from time charterers Fugro Subsea Services
Gardline has been awarded contracts worth over £6 million by ScottishPower Renewables to carry out a range of pre-construction surveys across the East Anglia ONE, ONE North and TWO offshore wind farm sites. The work is underway, and is due to run until September, with support from various vessels fr
Well-Safe Solutions has been unveiled as a new player in the North Sea decommissioning arena. The company, set up by Alasdair Locke, Mark Patterson, and Paul Warwick as major shareholders, said it would provide a ground-breaking approach to the safe and cost-efficient decommissioning of subsea wells
Construction has finished on DONG Energy’s new offshore wind farm operations base on the bank of the Mersey.
UK-based specialist consultancy and research organisation HR Wallingford has teamed up with Belgian-based survey and monitoring company G-tec to deliver a comprehensive package of services to support developments in the marine environment. HR Wallingford developed a tools to model underwater sound a
Forland Subsea has entered into a time charter with an undisclosed client for the vessel Forland Inspector. The vessel, previously known as the Lewek Inspector, will be used for subsea operations, including ROV support and crane work. The company which recently re-flagged the vessel to sail under Ma
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea said it has finalised a deal with Allseas, following a letter of intent in June this year. According to the company, estimated start-up is early August. Duration of the firm scope of the contract is approximately four months including transit to Turkey. The project
Seismic contractor Polarcus has posted quarterly loss on revenue drop of some 47 percent when compared to same time last year. The Oslo-listed company has seen its net loss widened by $22.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, versus loss of $11.2 million in Q2 2016. Polarcus also recognised
Ofgem has shortlisted bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the Galloper and Walney Extension wind farms off the coasts of Cumbria and Suffolk. The following bidders have been shortlisted: Diamond Transmission Partners; Mari Energy Transmission and Transmission Capital Partners.
IHC Mining is working to bring sustainable marine mining a step closer to reality. The company is looking to maximise the efficiency of its electric motor used to power the booster station pumps of the vertical transport system required to lift ore from significant water depths.. Awarded the ‘New En
The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute and in favour of E.ON Climate and Renewables.
Mermaid Maritime’s Singapore wholly-owned subsidiary has recently been awarded a subsea contract with an estimated value of $5 million. The work is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2017 and to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. The project will involve use of a company-owned ROV s
