Pioneering Spirit Returns to TurkStream Duty

Pioneering Spirit has resumed pipelaying of the second offshore string for the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline towards Kiyikoy in Turkey. After entering the Black Sea on June 20, Pioneering Spirit completed a set of preparatory works, including lowering of the stinger and re-testing of pipelay equipment. The pipeline head of the second […]

Airborne O&G, Subsea 7 Aim to Qualify TCP Riser in South America

Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas has started a qualification of a TCP riser for deepwater and dynamic applications for an operator in South America in collaboration with Subsea 7. The TCP riser qualification programme, believed to be a world first for fully bonded composite risers, aims to provide a disruptive […]

Equinor Hires Aquaterra for Johan Sverdrup Work

Aquaterra Energy has been selected by Equinor to deliver early well construction operations, via its Well Start solution, for the Johan Sverdrup field. Johan Sverdrup is one of the largest offshore oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, with estimated reserves of up to 3.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Aquaterra Energy […]

SME Completes First Phase of PLAT-I Tidal Platform Testing

Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) PLAT-I tidal energy platform hosting four Schottel Hydro SIT 250 turbines has completed the first phase of its testing programme at Connel, on the West coast of Scotland. The company is now preparing to ship the platform to Nova Scotia and install it for a second phase of testing. Having proven […]

Shell Takes Fram Field FID

Shell said it has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Fram gas and condensate field in the UK North Sea. This FID adds momentum to Shell’s North Sea production growth, following the decision to redevelop the Penguins field in the northern North Sea. At peak production, the Fram field is […]

Aquabotix Gets U.S. Navy Funding to Support UXO Detection Missions

UUV Aquabotix’s wholly-owned subsidiary Aquabotix Technology Corporation has been granted an award of USD 78,000 in funding from the United States Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) to deliver a solution geared towards unexploded ordnance missions for the U.S. Navy. After delivery, the solution will be incorporated into Aquabotix’s SwarmDiver or other unmanned underwater vehicles manufactured by Aquabotix, […]

DOF Subsea Nets IMR Work

DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the Atlantic region, securing utilisation for the vessels Geosund and Skandi Skansen throughout Q2 and Q3. The awarded works are all within the Subsea IMR Projects segment. The scopes include seabed mapping, surveys, pipeline and structure inspection, light construction and repair work. One of […]

MAKO Tidal Turbine Set for Port of Gladstone Spin

Australian-based tidal energy company MAKO Tidal Turbines (MTT) and Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) are about to undertake a six month tidal turbine demonstration at the Port of Gladstone. The project will investigate how tidal energy can contribute to Australia’s energy mix. MTT CEO, Douglas Hunt, said: “GPC is an ideal partner, with […]

JFD Finalizes Indian Navy’s Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle Sea Trials

JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed the first open sea launch, dive and recovery of the deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue Systems being delivered to the Indian Navy. The DSRV completed a full launch deployment, dive and recovery […]

Eni Finds Oil Offshore Angola

Eni has made a new oil discovery, estimated to contain between 230 and 300 million barrels of light oil in place, in Block 15/06, in the Kalimba exploration prospect, in Angola’s deep offshore. The Kalimba-1 NFW well, which has led to the discovery, is located at approximately 150 kilometers off the coast and 50 kilometers South […]