Australia's Cooper Energy says project sanction on its A$355 million, Gippsland Basin, Sole gas project is set to be made next month (March). Cooper acquired the Sole field as part of a deal with Santos over assets in the Gippsland and Otway Basins…
Hydraulic systems specialist, Webtool, has developed a gripping and lifting tool for recovering subsea umbilical and cable for offshore oil and gas and decommissioning projects. The Cable Retrieval Tool (CRT200), developed in consultation…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted ExxonMobil consent to extend the lifetime of the facilities on the Sigyn field until 31 December 2022. The Sigyn field is a gas and condensate field in the Sleipner area of the North Sea…
Wood Group is starting the next phase of a collaborative industry effort, the Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability Joint Industry Project (SEAR JIP), to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use in offshore Australia…
Noble Energy has sanctioned the US$3.75 billion phase one of the giant Leviathan project, as partners in the Israeli gas field have approved the final investment decision. Leviathan sits in1600m water depth, 130km offshore Israel, and is estimated to contain 22 Tcf of natural gas…
A multi-skilled team of north east-England based subsea engineering experts has made it to the semifinals of Shell's US$7 million Ocean Discovery XPrize. XPrize is an international competition which aims to create the next generation tools…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Aker BP consent to connect the Oda field to the Ula field. The Centrica Resources-operated Oda field will be developed as a subsea facility tied back to the Ula field, where Aker BP is the operator…
Forum Energy Technologies has appointed Prady Iyyanki as president and CEO, effective 16 May 2017. Iyyanki currently serves as president and chief operating officer. Cris Gaut, the current CEO, will become executive chairman. Forum's…
Engie E&P Norge has awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the Norwegian North Sea as part of the Skarfjell subsea tieback project. Skarfjell is in license PL418…
Fugro announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support the oil major's global, three-year ocean mapping competition. The competition is looking for rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies…
In December 2016, the Norwegian underwater robotics company Eelume successfully built and demonstrated the world’s first snake-like underwater robot, constructed for offshore operations. Image from Eelume…
Germany's Wintershall has submitted its Skarfjell field development plans to Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Image from Wintershall. The proposed solution, which was first revealed earlier this month…
Umbilical and power cable manufacturer JDR has been awarded a major steel tube umbilical contract by Cameron, on behalf of operator ONGC, for the 11 Wells of Western Offshore project. The development involves subsea completion of 11…
Oceaneering International's CEO Kevin McEvoy is to step down on 5 May, following the firm's annual meeting. McEvoy, who has been at Oceaneering for 38 years, will be replaced by the firms current president, Roderick A. Larson. Larson…
Fugro and Solstad have an agreement in place for the purchase of the Rem Etive subsea construction vessel. Image of the Rem Etive, from Solstad. Fugro said it has secured continued…
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