A global consortium of telecommunications companies, formed to build and operate the South-East Asia – United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system, announced the start of construction for the landmark project, the first to directly connect Indonesia and the United States. NEC Corporation and NEC C
Chevron has confirmed that George L. Kirkland, vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, will retire from the company, effective June 15. He will be succeeded by James W. (Jay) Johnson, as executive vice president, Upstream, effective June 16. “George’s business acumen and deep operation
BW Offshore has signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. According to BW Offshore, the firm period has been extended to Q3 2016 (from Q3 2015), with options until Q3 2022. The FPSO Polvo, which first arrived on station in 2007, is capa
BW Offshore, a provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has received a notice of termination for the FPSO BW Athena contract from Ithaca Energy. Namely, BW Offshore and Ithaca Energy (on behalf of the Athena field co-venturers) have agreed a revised contract structure to
Mariners are advised that over the Easter weekend (4th-5th April 2015) the vessel Stril Explorer is due to arrive at the Gwynt y Môr windfarm to remove the 3 FLIDAR moorings on the seabed. The 76.4 meters long Multi Purpose Support Vessel will conduct the operations during daylight and should take n
Baker Consultants Marine Limited has been appointed by GeoSea to provide underwater noise and marine mammal monitoring and mitigation during the construction phase of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. GeoSea will undertake the foundation installation work for this DONG Energy project, which
The ship Chioggia and the Operational Divers Group (GOS) from the Comsubin performed the mine clearing operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The GOS, with a sophisticated equipment on board, plumbed the depths of the area between the southern Tirrenian Sea and the northern Ionian Sea within a week; t
Lancashire based EDS is marking the completion of a £10 million contract for cable termination work at the world’s second largest operating offshore wind farm, with an exemplary health and safety record. RWE Innogy’s flagship UK offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr contracted EDS for terminations work wi
Neptune has been awarded an 18 month Rig Positioning and Mooring Services contract for Apache Energy Limited in Australia. The contract which has two possible 12 month extensions, will see Neptune mobilising survey equipment and personnel on-board the semi-submersible rigs, Ocean America and Ocean M
Wood Group has been awarded a five year, US$ multi-million contract by Total, which includes the option for two, one year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to four offshore assets and two onshore facil
The detailed design of the Protean wave energy converter (WEC) has been completed. The design of 1.5 kW Protean wave device has been completed by Moore Commerce Pty, a technology development company engaged to deliver 30 Protean 1.5 kW devices. The manufacturing stage of the device will commence dur
Exxon Mobil Corporation began production in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at Hadrian South with facilities tied back to the nearby Lucius project, reducing additional infrastructure requirements. Daily gross production from Hadrian South, ExxonMobil’s deepest subsea tie-back in nearly a mile and a ha
McDermott has been awarded a contract to transport and install subsea umbilicals, manifolds, jumpers and flying leads for Chevron to support the brownfield expansion of the Jack and St. Malo fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. McDermott’s subsea construction vessel, North Ocean 102, is expected to tr
RS Aqua is expected to supply wave measurement buoys for the MERIKA project initiated by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands). RS Aqua supplies oceanographic and environmental equipment to the research, survey and monitoring markets. The company has been awarded contract by the Scottish
