Neptune Marine Services Ltd has been awarded a survey and ROV contract by McDermott on the Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the subsea umbilical, riser, flowline project for INPEX. Expected to commence early May, the initial phase will include pre-lay survey of the
AWE Limited reports that as at 6:00 am NZDT today the Pateke-4H development well was at a measured depth of 3,863m and drilling ahead on the planned trajectory with an 8 1/2 inch drilling assembly after successfully side-tracking from the 9 5/8 inch casing at 3,587m. The second sidetrack (ST-2) will
Romica Engineering have signed a strategic alliance agreement with Precision Control Technologies (PCT) providing Romica’s worldwide customer base assured through life support covering motion control and heave compensation systems. The establishment of this formal alliance provides PCTs expertise an
Offshore support specialist Viking SeaTech has completed full rig positioning services in Western Australia. The contract becomes the latest in a line of projects successfully carried out by Viking SeaTech Survey. The team positioned a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit for work on the S
Liquid Robotics and Ultra Electronics USSI recently announced the joint development of a revolutionary and cost effective surveillance system for the global maritime security market. This new product leverages the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider, the world’s first wave powered ocean robot, with Ultra El
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said it has recently signed a loan agreement totaling up to JPY15 billion with Kyushu Electric Power to help the utility to finance its LNG imports. This loan was provided in coordination with Japanese private financial institutions and the Develop
Odfjell Drilling’s sixth-generation semi-submersible, Deepsea Atlantic, resumed drilling operations for Statoil on the Gullfaks field late evening on 20 April 2014 after an efficient and successful yard stay. The special periodic survey and the planned modifications were executed in 25 days, five da
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted its Weekly Rig Count report on Thursday, April 17, 2014. BHI Rig Count: U.S. Unchanged at 1831 rigs U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 1831, with oil rigs down 7 to 1510, gas rigs up 6 to 316, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 5. U.S. Rig […]
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, has been selected by Husky Energy to carry out the detailed engineering design for the White Rose Extension Project concrete gravity structure. Subject to partner, corporate and regulatory approvals, WREP is being developed through the const
Petrobras today announced it has achieved a new production record at its pre-salt province in the Campos and Santos basins, offshore Brazil. According to a statement by the Brazilian oil company, the level of oil output has reached 428 thousand barrels per day (bpd) , which sets a new daily producti
OceanWorks International has completed the delivery of a spare node base and two node pods to Harris CapRock Communications in support of the ongoing operation and maintenance of CSnet International’s Offshore Communications Backbone system. The OCB subsea infrastructure, including five seafloor nod
RWE Innogy has issued a new tender for the supply of 54 turbines for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in German part of the North Sea. The tender follows a recent discovery of a technical issue on Senvion’s 5M and 6XM offshore turbines. In an email statement, Jagna Jera, RWE Innogy spokeswoman, sa
Dutch Damen Shipyards has today through social media shared photos of a seismic vessel being repaired in one of its yards. The Polarcus Naila vessel, owned by the UAE-based seismic specialist Polarcus, is undergoing repairs and upgrades in the Shipdock shipyard, which Damen bought in February last y
Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a conference call with Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexei Miller, who is at the Prirazlomnaya offshore ice-resistant stationary platform. The platform is located on the Pechora Sea shelf 60 kilometres off the shore (at the Prirazlomnoye oil
