Searcher Seismic in conjunction with project partner, Fugro Multi Client Services (FMCS) announces that the Drop Bear UltracubeTM 3D reprocessing project in the Carnarvon Basin is now complete. The Drop Bear Ultracube is the broadband PSDM reprocessed Willem 3D seismic survey in the Carnarvon Basin,
Norwegian-based Omega Subsea has established a subsea subsidiary in the UK. Founded in 2012, Omega Subsea provides total project management and onshore/offshore consultancy services for the oil and gas and renewable industry sectors. In addition to the new office in Aberdeen, Omega Subsea has office
Chevron advised that the Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) will be moved to sheltered waters from its location in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico following damage to subsea installation tendons. The tendons were pre-installed in preparation for connection to the Big Foot TLP. Between Friday, May
Fugro has signed an agreement to divest its multi-client data library to Spectrum ASA, a Norwegian multi-client seismic data specialist, for a cash consideration of US$ 115 million (approximately EUR 100 million). The multi-client library business has been non-strategic since the divestment of the m
Oceaneering has extended the charter period for MV Ocean Intervention III vessel for one year, Island Offshore informs. According to Island Offshore, options for further extensions are included in the contract. Ocean Intervention III is performing subsea IMR work in Angola, and has been in service f
Anchors for BlueTec tidal platform are being towed into position on May 28, 2015, ahead of the planned installation of the floating tidal platform. The platform will serve as a demonstration targeted at remote locations, and will be deployed off Texel island, after which it will be connected to the
Nautilus Minerals informed that Earth Economics has released an independent Environmental and Social Benchmarking Analysis, based on natural capital accounting, on Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project. Solwara 1 is located in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea and it is anticipated that the proposed Solwar
Hydrex diver/technician team carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 200-meter roro vessel in Port Kembla, Australia. The ship was suffering from an oil leak, making an on-site repair necessary. Taking advantage of the Hydrex flexible mobdock technique the team was able to carry out the
Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons, has taken delivery of its new Bauer Enriched Air Nitrox diving system. The diving and subsea engineering specialist said that the system will be used for projects in the offshore renewable and oil and gas industries, the system is fully IMCA compliant and opera
Singapore’s Ezra has announced plans to raise up to $300 million through a combination of rights issue and convertible bonds in order to refinance its debt. The offshore O&G contractor said it expects to raise approximately US$150 million from the rights issue which will be primarily applied to the
Fendercare Subsea Services have completed their UXO project on behalf of Sandbank Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München. The UXO project was conducted at the Sandbank offshore wind farm which is the second largest power generation project undertaken by Vattenfall a
Alun Griffiths has been named as preferred bidder for public realm ancillary works for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. Under the contract, worth approximately £25 mln, Abergavenny-based Alun Griffiths will provide ancillary civil engineering for the project’s public realm works, including breakwater surfa
TGS has, upon completion of the initial survey in Barents Sea Southeast, elected to extend the charter with Polarcus to acquire a further 3,000 km square kilometers of multi-client 3D seismic in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Earlier in April this year, TGS’ hired Polarcus to acquire 3,000 square kilome
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 25 – May 31). OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. Under th
