Offshore & subsea

Sparrows Group has secured a five year contract to deliver hydraulic, lifting and rigging services for Maersk Oil’s UK floating assets.

New reimaged data covers 1000 OCS blocks ahead of large regional lease block turnover.

ABB’s OCTOPUS marine software will improve the safety and efficiency of four new semi-submersible heavy lift vessels, using weather and loading data to plot the optimal route.

DNV GL, the multinational provider of risk management services, is further developing its consultancy services to address key industry challenges such as enhancing safety, efficiency and performance.

iSURVEY has secured a non exclusive call-off contract with Shell UK Ltd, Shell NAM, Norske Shell and Shell E&P Ireland for the provision of rig positioning and surveying services.

UK-based start-up Rovco has taken its firsts steps into international waters and made significant progress towards growing its global footprint following the completion of two subsea survey contracts in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley will underline the value of the North Sea in the oil major’s global portfolio when he leads the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 being held in Aberdeen from 5 - 8 September 2017.

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.

Hydrocarbon production from the ‘Golden Triangle’ – incorporating the deepwater (>500 m water depth) plays of Brazil, the US Gulf of Mexico and West Africa – will peak in 2019 due to the lack of projects sanctioned in recent years.

Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience released a comprehensive new basement-focused study of the hydrocarbon-rich South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; a geologically complex region.

Eelume AS has released the first live video footage of its take on underwater intervention vehicles.

The Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel arrived at the field on Monday 13 February, anticipating good weather conditions.

Subsidiary Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco), has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Kenitra Offshore Exploration Permit, Morocco in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, which holds a 25% carried interest.

Jumpstart has urged firms in Scotland to seize the opportunities arising from decommissioning in the North Sea.

International energy logistics provider Peterson has obtained the Energy Management Standard ISO 50001 for the Offshore Group entities in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Malta and Trinidad & Tobago.