As oil and gas developments go deeper, the risk related to lifting operations is increasing. “Existing standards and regulations don’t sufficiently meet this challenge and this is why DNV now has initiated a joint industry project to ensure a unified safety approach. Fourteen key international offsh
Aberdeen-based subsea engineers Jee Ltd will increase the size of the company to 100 employees this year. “We are starting off the year on very strong footing,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “We have an effective management team in place, supported and guided by a talented board of directors.
NorWind Installer AS, together with partners OWEC Tower AS, Vestavind Offshore AS, MENCK GmbH, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Strathclyde University, Glasgow and the Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR) at UNI Research, have been awarded support from the Norwegian Research Council for an inno
Based on the extensive seabed surveys carried out in 2010 at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, 42 turbine positions have been identified as being at risk of extreme scour formation around the turbine foundation and it has therefore been decided to place a pile of rocks at the positions before the monopole
Noble Corporation announced that Bernie G. Wolford has been named to the position of Senior Vice President – Operations. Wolford will be responsible for increasing Noble’s organizational capabilities, advancing the Company’s culture of safety and ensuring operational excellence throughout the Noble
DONG Energy recently announced that 14 monopiles have been installed at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Since the first monopile was installed at 19.00hrs on New Year’s Eve, periods of good weather have been used to install foundations. On 1 February 2012, Svanen had erected 14 monopiles. Even though the
Jim Yoder Named 2012 fellow of The Oceanography Society Jim Yoder, Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has been named a 2012 fellow of The Oceanography Society (TOS)—the only fellow named this year. His achievements will be recognized at
Schlumberger announced the availability of its new PressureXpress-HT* reservoir pressure service and MDT Forte-HT* qualified, rugged, high-temperature formation sampling and pressure system. These two services are the latest high-temperature additions to the Schlumberger reservoir characterization p
Sonardyne’s integrated low risk subsea technologies, custom engineering, project planning and field support services will be presented on Stand G300 at this year’s Oceanology International exhibition and conference (March 13th-15th). Product specialists will be available to discuss customers’ requir
Subsea 2012, which will be held over two days, will demonstrate how the subsea industry continues to be at the forefront of development in new frontiers, reaching further and going deeper than ever before. Subsea UK’s annual conference and exhibition has attracted leading industry figures from all o
DeepFlex has been awarded a contract from Saipem Portugal, a subsidiary of Saipem S.p.A., for the supply of a deepwater downline to be used for pre-commissioning of the Husky Oil China Ltd. Liwan 3-1-1 gas pipelines located in the South China Sea in 1400 meters of water. The 4-inch ID, 5,000 psi Dee
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that Marvin J. Migura, Executive Vice President, will deliver a presentation at the 2012 Credit Suisse Energy Summit in Vail, CO on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. The presentation slides will be accessible after the close of the market on Monday, February 6, 201
Pipeline integrity specialist STATS Group will be represented at the 24th International Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference in Houston from 7-9 February. The PPIM conference is the only forum devoted exclusively to pigging for maintenance and inspection, pipeline integrity evaluation
After the announcement was made on February 01 revealing the break-down of the submarine cable linking Estonia and Finland, the Elering Company has proclaimed that the EstLink is back in service. The cause of the break-down was of a technical nature originating in the Harku converter station that wa
