Delmar Systems, a Broussard-based mooring and subsea specialist, has created a new R&D team dedicated to developing innovative mooring and subsea technology. According to the company, establishment of the R&D team will allow Delmar Systems to address its customer and market technology needs in the m
Panoro Energy has, on behalf of the joint venture partners of the OML113 license, entered into a rig contract with Saipem for the Scarabeo 3 drilling rig to carry out the drilling and completion programme for the Aje Field Cenomanian oil development. Aje is an offshore field located in the western p
Three more tendons on the Chevron’s Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) have sunk, causing an indefinite delay to the start of the project. As Reuters reports, nine of sixteen tendons have sunk to the seabed after failing to float. Chevron previously reported that the Big Foot TLP was not connected
The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, EMEC, has informed it will be restructuring to ensure that its test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particular
Mitra Energy started 3D seismic survey acquisition operations in the Block 127 PSC area, offshore Vietnam on May 28, 2015. The survey is being undertaken by PTSC CGGV Geophysical Survey Co., Ltd utilising the 3D seismic survey vessel “Amadeus”. The 3D seismic survey is planned to cover a full-fold a
Forewind, a consortium of four energy companies – RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil, is donating all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to the National Geological Repository
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 01 – June 07). To find out about Technip’s soild performance during the first quarter 2015, despite industry headwinds, Subsea World News asked Technip’s President Subsea Hallvard Hasselknippe, w
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has successfully delivered a project of transportation and setup of three subsea structures on the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field. The Aasta Hansteen, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway and
Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) programme by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC (AKLNG – a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, TransCanada and the State of Alaska). The 2015 G&G programme follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program
TPSMI Congo has secured an offshore diving contract for Moho 1bis main umbilical at Alima FPU by Technip Uk (Congo branch). Technip secured the Moho Nord EPSCI project back in April 2013. The project, operated by Total E&P Congo, is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic o
Carnegie Wave has been granted approval for receiving $1.15 million in milestone payments from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Carnegie will receive $1.15 mln (Au$ 1.5 mln) in milestone payments from ARENA for the manufacture, completion and deployment of the three CETO 5 units as we
Tidewater Subsea in affiliation with its local Nigerian joint venture company, T1 Marine, has completed Mooring and Hull inspections program for BW Offshore’s Sendje Berge FPSO. The inspection included mooring chain measurements, hull cleaning and complete inspection reporting services utilizing the
Bibby HydroMap has integrated the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their management system. The company that specialises in high-resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys, geotechnical sampling and ROV inspection, said it has used the beta and pre-release testing pe
OceanWorks International, a subsea solution engineering company, has completed the custom designed long term storage facility for the 3,000 meter rated Subsea Battery Powered Pump Skids. According to OceanWorks, the main drivers of the Subsea Autonomous Dispersant Injection (SADI) system, have been
