PGS Begins Phase 4 of Sabah Seismic Shoot Off Malaysia
PGS has started the Phase 4 of the Sabah MultiClient 3D (MC3D) survey using the Ramform Hyperion vessel. Sabah represents the first ever MultiClient project in Malaysia, the company said. PGS will acquire up to 10 000 sq. km of GeoStreamer data, adding to the existing 37 000 sq. km multi-phased Sabah MC3D. […]
SSEN Transmission Completes Caithness-Moray Subsea Power Link
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission), the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, has completed the construction, commissioning and energisation of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link. Caithness-Moray is the largest single investment ever undertaken by the SSE Group and represents the most significant investment in the north of Scotland electricity transmission system since […]
UK’s National Decommissioning Centre Opens Its Doors
The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) is opened today by Lord Duncan, UK Government Minister for Scotland and Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Energy Minister, in Newburgh, in North-East Scotland’s Energetica Corridor. The government ministers joined industry and civic leaders to celebrate the launch of this long-term £38m partnership between the Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the University of […]
Equinor Completes UK Rosebank Acquisition from Chevron
Equinor and Chevron have completed a transaction whereby Equinor has acquired Chevron’s 40% operated interest in the Rosebank project in the West of Shetland region of the UK Continental Shelf. The Rosebank field was discovered in 2004 and lies about 130 km northwest of the Shetland Islands in water depths of approximately […]
Østensjø Rederi Renames Sun Enabler Ahead of Fugro Campaign
Norwegian offshore company Østensjø Rederi has decided to rename the survey/research vessel Sun Enabler before the start of the new Fugro contract in March. The vessels’ new name will be “Edda Sun”, in line with the rest of the Edda-fleet and Østensjø Rederi’s tradition. The first Edda Sun was an anchor handler […]
Subsea Innovation’s SIClamp Gets DNV GL Approval
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar Group, has been awarded DNV GL type approval for its SIClamp structural pipeline repair clamp technology. The new technology, given the official stamp of approval from DNV GL, can act as a temporary or permanent structural repair clamp for carbon steel pipelines designed for water, oil or […]
Aqualis Offshore Opens Office in Australia
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed energy consultancy group Aqualis, has set up an office in Perth, Western Australia, to support oil and gas developments in the Australasia region. “We have supported important projects offshore Australia in recent years and believe it represents a market with good potential. There seems to be an increasing […]
Leidos Tech for US Navy Submarine Defense
Leidos has been awarded a contract by the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense. The contract has a two-year base period of performance, three one-year option years, and a potential value of approximately $36 million, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed […]