Technip was awarded, by Santos Limited, a flexible pipe supply contract for the Fletcher Finucane oil field development, in Western Australia. The field is located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore North Western Australia, at a water depth of 160 meters. The contract, which includes project managemen
Aberdeen-based Project Engineer Sadie Jo Koller, part of Seabed Intervention team, was unveiled by Subsea UK as a finalist in their prestigious Business Awards under the Emerging New Talent category. The awards were handed out during the annual Subsea 2012 conference, held early February in Aberdeen
International shipbroker, The Stewart Group, has added new depth with the appointment of Michael Braid to launch its specialist subsea and renewables business. As part of the RS Platou ASA Group, The Stewart Group utilises a respected network of 390 professionals with a track record of global commer
Kjetil Aasoldsen (36) has become a member of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s management team as director of North Sea South. «I look forward to getting started. The southern section of the North Sea is a very exciting area of the shelf, with a mix of mature fields with vast remaining volumes a
2H Offshore Inc., an Acteon company, is celebrating the achievement of reaching 100 employees, this week. The office, which was established in Houston, Texas in 1998 by Vice Presidents, David Walters, Ricky Thethi and Mike Campbell, has grown steadily over recent years as a result of increased proje
Forewind has signed connection agreements with National Grid for three further 1GW grid connections, adding to the 3GW signed since the zone was awarded in early-2010. These latest agreements for connections located in Teesside and Yorkshire mean Forewind can proceed with the development of a total
YUMEIRUKA (pronounced “yume-iruka”), a coined word meaning dream and dolphin, was chosen to be the name of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) newly developed and constructed by JAMSTEC. Earlier JAMSTEC invited the public to submit names of the vehicle. The name was selected, as it reminds of a d
Inocean will support Aibel Norge AS in a Class B Study for the Substructure design of a Statoil FPU for the Astero field in the North Sea. Inocean`s scope of work is related to hull design, including hull structure, hydrodynamics and stability, mooring and riser arrangements and marine systems. The
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract for the design and fabrication of the suction piles for the Williams Gulfstar FPS (Floating Production System) Spar in the Gulf of Mexico, announced InterMoor President Tom Fulton. InterMoor will be responsible for the design and fabrication
Offshore Installation Services (OIS) Ltd, an Acteon company, has appointed Jeremy Punnett to global president. He will be based in Aberdeen, UK, at Acteon’s Tern Place facility. Punnett joins OIS from Bibby Offshore where he oversaw business planning and strategic development. He will be responsible
State and federal trustee agencies have released the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan. The document summarizes the injuries to wildlife, habitat, and recreational uses from the oil spill that occurred on Nov. 7, 2007. It also describes a number of restoration projec
To meet the growing demand for dynamic positioning (DP) services in the North Sea and broaden the reach of the company’s global offshore offering, GL Noble Denton has established a dedicated DP team at its offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company already serves a wide range of clients from its DP c
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) has been awarded a Phase II subcontract from Applied Physical Sciences Corp. (APS) for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) Technology and System Development Program sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been named the 2012 World’s Most Admired Company in the Oil and Gas Equipment, Services industry by FORTUNE® Magazine. The rankings are based on a survey of approximately 15,000 senior executives, outside directors and industry analysts. Companies were ev
