The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Statoil and the fabrication of flexible risers for Gina Krog FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor the fabrication of flexible risers, follow up the operator and supplier/subcontractor and verify that the project is bei
CGG has received all necessary permits to start acquiring broadband seismic survey of the Barreirinhas Basin in the Equatorial Margin of northern Brazil in early November. The 14,500 km2 MegaBar survey is being acquired by the Oceanic Vega deploying Sercel Sentinel solid streamers. The BroadSeis dat
Dalby Offshore apprentices Chris Baxter and Nick Marsay have both successfully completed their first stint on the Dalby fleet. After completing their medical, STCW, Slinger & Banksman course, and learning some basics at 54 North Maritime Training, they were ready for their first trip to sea. The two
Dalby Offshore apprentices Chris Baxter and Nick Marsay have both successfully completed their first stint on the Dalby fleet. After completing their medical, STCW, Slinger & Banksman course, and learning some basics at 54 North Maritime Training, they were ready for their first trip to sea. The two
Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd in the Layang field, Block SK10, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia at a water depth of 85 meters. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of three flexible pi
Aker Solutions has appointed Craig Wiggins as its managing director of maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in the UK. Wiggins will be based in Aberdeen and have responsibility for the company’s brownfield engineering capability in the region. “We’re very pleased to welcome Craig
Nova Scotia-based Atlantic Towing has secured a contract to provide tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project in Canada. Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, plans to deploy two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. According to Emera, the agree
FMC Technologies has delivered the remaining two, in series of four, new Heavy Duty remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) ordered by Bourbon Offshore. Two of these HD ROVs, designed by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics, were delivered in September this year, with the remaining two announced for the fo
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Floating LNG 1 Ltd (PFLL), subcontracted Alam Maritim Resources to perform offshore works of final positioning and mooring system hook-up on its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project. This is the second pa
C-Innovation, a provider of deepwater ROV services within the oil and gas sector, has placed an order for SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) from Sonardyne International. SPRINT is an acoustically aided inertial navigation system for subsea vehicles. SPRINT has been fully integrated into UHD R
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has begun the testing of a redesigned APB350 power take-off (PTO) system, in addition to completing the repairs on its APB350 A1 PowerBuoy. According to OPT, the accelerated life testing (ALT) consists of operating PTOs in tandem with accelerated operating profiles, wh
Gardline Environmental’s Coastal Division has recently been awarded contract extensions at the London Array offshore wind farm. These extensions mean that the Marian Array, Ellida Array and Smeaton Array, as well as the Gardian 7, will continue crew transfer operations supporting the O&M teams at Lo
Gardline Environmental’s Coastal Division has recently been awarded contract extensions at the London Array offshore wind farm. These extensions mean that the Marian Array, Ellida Array and Smeaton Array, as well as the Gardian 7, will continue crew transfer operations supporting the O&M teams at Lo
Butch discovery operator, Centrica Energy Norway, and partners have decided that Butch will be developed as a subsea tie-in to the Ula field. With the selected subsea tie-in concept the Butch well stream will be transported to the BP operated Ula platform where processing will be performed. The Butc
