Subsea 7 S.A. today announced the award of a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract valued at approximately $800 million from Total E&P Norge AS for the development of the gas field Martin Linge, located 180 km west of Bergen in the North Sea. The contract comprises engineering, procu
Fastnet Oil & Gas plc announced that it has been notified by the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Irish Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources that it has been awarded a licensing option of part blocks 49/7, 49/8, 49/9, 49/12 and 49/13 in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland.
In August 2012, scientists conducted an intensive geological survey of the submarine rhyolitic Omurodashi volcano located south of Izu-Oshima, Tokyo Metropolis, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hyper Dolphin. The survey, led by Kenichiro Tani, Research Scientist, Institute for Research on E
Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest offshore vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and maintenance operations, has signed a contract with ABS Nautical Systems to implement the NS5 Enterprise asset management software across its entire fle
Dolphin Group ASA, an asset light supplier of marine geophysical services, announced third quarter 2012 results with revenues of USD 61.2 million, compared to USD 43.0 million in Q3 2011. Highlights for the quarter are following: – EBITDA of USD 28.9 million (47,2%), improved from USD 9.1 million in
The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has completed the installation of an offshore research and anemometry platform, three nautical miles off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, next to the nearest shore array of the proposed 100MW capacity Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Site. The platfor
APTelecom, a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specializing in emerging markets, announced that it has been engaged by Angola Cables to serve as overall International Sales Manager in the creation of a new submarine cable system SACS, joining Africa and South America. The cable
Shell today signed an agreement for the acquisition of Murphy Schiehallion Limited 5.9% stake in the Schiehallion field located in blocks 204 and 205, approximately 175 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. The additional equity in the Schiehallion field brings Shell’s stake to 55% and offers She
The production division of Ezra Holdings Limited (‘Ezra’, the ‘Group’), EOC Limited (EOC), has secured via EOC’s Malaysian agent, Larizz Petroleum Services Sdn Bhd, its first award from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia B.V. (‘Hess E&P Malaysia’) for the charter of the Group’s Floating, Produ
Statoil has completed its first multilateral well offshore Brazil as part of the company’s increased oil recovery (IOR) efforts at the Peregrino field. This is the first multilateral well in Brazil with gravel pack in both branches. “Statoil has used this technology to reach world-leading recovery f
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has clinched sizeable contract wins worth approximately US$143 million. This comprises an approximate US$
Geospace Technologies Corporation has received and signed a Letter of Award from Statoil awarding Geospace Engineering Resources International the contract to provide 660 kilometers of seabed seismic reservoir monitoring systems for the Snorre and Grane fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. The
Operator of the Maari Field, OMV New Zealand, announced the Maari Joint Venture’s decision to exercise its option to purchase the Floating Processing, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel Raroa. The Raroa has been operating at the offshore Maari oil field since 2009 and is currently leased from Tabl
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply leading dredging and marine engineering company, Jan de Nul NV, with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh. Mid 2013, Jan de Nul is installing 245kV export cable connecting th
