Solstad Offshore ASA has received confirmation from Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd., Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. and Chevron Pattani Ltd. in Thailand for the 2016 Offshore Installation Campaign utilizing its DLB “Norce Endeavour”. DLB “Norce Endeavour” will install multiple ne
The first trans-Atlantic mapping survey has been announced and it’s to take place under the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D., Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation,
PanGeo Subsea has successfully completed a survey for Perenco UK Limited for their Welland Gas field Decommissioning Programme. The workscope of the contract, first announced in March this year, included carrying out both SBI and multi-beam surveys on the Welland platform and three remote wellheads
Eni Norge’s Goliat FPSO has arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, today from South Korea after a 63-day voyage covering 15,608 nautical miles. The cylindrical floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility will now undergo final preparations for the first oil production from the Barents Sea.
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine assembly process is nearing completion in the port of Brest, France. The assembly process began early in January 2015. The turbine’s power capacity is rated up to 1 MW. The base of Sabella’s D10 tidal device is 20 by 20 meters in size. It is 17 m high, and weighs 450 [&he
Spectrum has started a 3,500 kilometer Multi-Client 2D seismic survey in the Orange Basin to complete the 6,000 km survey over the Namibia & South Africa border. The survey ties any discoveries between Namibia & South Africa and provides continuous data coverage. The data is being collected by the v
The Houston-based oilfield services major, Schlumberger, is slashing another 11,000 jobs as it fells the impact of downturn in oil prices and lower E&P spending. In January this year, Schlumberger informed that the company had laid off 9,000 employees late last year, recording a $296 million charge
NOAA, working with private industry partners and the U.S. Navy, has confirmed the location and condition of the USS Independence, the lead ship of its class of light aircraft carriers that were critical during the American naval offensive in the Pacific during World War II. Resting in 2,600 feet of
RV Celtic Explorer has laid a subsea cable in Galway Bay this week marking a milestone in the development of Ireland’s national marine research and development infrastructure. The four kilometre cable, and a frame to which sensors and monitoring equipment will be attached is part of the development
Norway’s Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), for design & engineering delivery for a new developed large Multipurpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel to Ultra Deep Charter Ltd. (UDS) in Singapore. The vessel will be of the MT6023 DSCV design, wi
Global Marine Systems Limited’s vessel Cable Innovator has recently left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) after extensive work including the installation of a ballast water treatment system and a 5-year survey. Cable Innovator is a multi-role vessel able to serve bo
The following video shows petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. According to Statoil, expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegia
ITM Power has won the tender to deliver an integrated hydrogen system for use at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) tidal test site on Eday, Orkney, Scotland. The total contract value of the project is GBP 1.79 mln, ITM Power’s press release reads. The system’s principal component is a 0.5 MW
Oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has confirmed that its wholly owned portfolio company MHWirth will axe its global workforce due to deterioration in the rig market. Namely, in February this year, MHWirth announced it will be reducing its workforce between 500-750 people. In line with t
