The cost of maintaining the country’s two submarines, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Abdul Razak, by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is…. (mysinchew) [mappress] Source: mysinchew , April 1, 2011;
Statoil, along with partners Eni Norway and Petoro, has made a significant oil discovery on the Skrugard prospect in the Barents Sea. The breakthrough discovery is one of the most important finds on the Norwegian continental shelf in the last decade. Statoil and its partners are in the process of co
Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) brought together more than 225 technical professionals from the oil and gas industry for a comprehensive, day-long tabletop exercise designed to increase members’ coordination and preparedness in the event of a subsea well containment incident. HWCG is a consortiu
CTC Marine has completed load-out of 8 submarine power cables at the Prysmian factory in Naples Italy and is now on site in the Bay of Campe… (yourindustrynews) [mappress] Source: yourindustrynews , April 1, 2011;
Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion , is initiating a study of what it would take to build a high-voltage underwater transm… [mappress] Source: dom , April 1, 2011;
Together with the operating company BritNed Development Ltd., Siemens Energy has placed the BritNed HVDC transmission link between Britain and the Netherlands into operation. BritNed is a joint venture of National Grid, the international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-ow
The Dredge Bayport, operated by Manson Gulf, LLC, was dredging in the Calcissieu Ship Channel on 30 March when they struck a 12″ condensate… (gcaptain) [mappress] Source: gcaptain, April 1 , 2011;
Protection of the sensitive Baltic Sea ecosystem will be expanded: Effective today, environmental organisations WWF, BUND (Friends of the Earth), and NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) – together with Nord Stream AG and the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will begin clo
Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Bahamas, announced that it has signed a Letter of Award with CGGVeritas to carry out a minimum of 1500 km2 3D seismic survey across its Southern licence area. The details of the contract are to be finalised in Ap
Seaway Heavy Lifting took delivery of their new build DP3 crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. During the last two weeks, the sea trials and test lifts were successfully completed. DNV witnessed the 5,500 mt overload test. Earlier this month the 800 mt auxiliary hook and 200 mt whiphoist were already succes
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, today announces the award of an engineering and installation contract by E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P for the Huntington Development in the North Sea. The Subsea 7 workscope comprises the installation of 12km of the 8-inch
BP has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising a one year option in the existing agreement for the Ula, Valhall, Hod and Tambar fields. Work under the new option will last until April 2012. The contract value is estimated to be NOK 2-300 MNOK. The
Statoil has decided to allow more time for the tenderers to mature their respective category B rig concepts, which includes an extended front end engineering and design (FEED) phase. The planned award date is set for the fourth quarter of 2011. Statoil has had an ongoing tender process for the new c
Underwater communications in the ocean between vessels such as ships and submarines have traditionally relied on sound waves since light… (bu) [mappress] Source: bu , March 31, 2011;
