Greece to Spend 780 Million Euros to Protect Marine Biodiversity
"fait accompli on geographical features whose status is disputed". In response, Greece accused Turkey of "politicising a purely environmental issue".NATO allies Greece and Turkey have long been at odds over a range of issues including maritime boundaries and claims over their continental shelves in the Mediterranean.Mitsotakis said other initiatives underway include campaigns to curb plastic pollution, constructing charging stations at 12 ports for electric vessels and setting up a monitoring system for protected marine areas because fishing practices that damage the seabed will
Equinor Hires DeepOcean for Subsea Infrastructure and Cable Repairs
subsea intervention and repair contingency for subsea pipelines, structures and high voltage cables for both offshore renewables and oil and gas fields.The agreement is valid for four years, with options to extend it for up to four more years.Geographically, the agreement covers work on the Norwegian continental shelf and internationally for planned Equinor work and for contingency work for the PRSI pool members. The PRSI pool consists of 23 energy companies that cover their offshore pipeline and power cable repair contingency via the pool.DeepOcean will manage the contract delivery out of its office
AGR Secures Frame Agreement with Petoro for Oil and Gas Work
interest in the Norwegian oil and gas sector.The company’s most important task is to ensure maximum value and achieve the highest possible income to the state from its oil and gas assets. Petoro is not an operator, but has the same rights and obligations as other licensees on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The frame agreement is valid for three years, plus options for two one-year extensions (3+1+1).The scope under the frame agreement covers the majority of AGR’s services within the entire petroleum asset lifecycle, including reservoir and well management, well control and blowout
Optime Subsea to Deliver Two ROCS for Deepest Gas Field Offshore Norway
will use one system for a well completion campaign at Irpa that is planned for 2026, while the other will be a back-up system.Irpa, formerly called Asterix, is a gas field located at a depth of approximately 1,350 meters in the Norwegian Sea, and is said to be the deepest field on the Norwegian continental shelf. It will be developed as a tie-in to the Aasta Hansteen FPSO.The Irpa gas volumes may supply just over 2.3 million UK households with gas for seven years, Equinor said earlier.The gas discovery is located almost 80 kilometers from the Aasta Hansteen field, and the development will extend
Rubymar Sinking Puts Coral Reefs At Risk
the water.According to a maritime warning circulated to ships in the area, the UK-owned Rubymar, the first vessel lost since Houthi militants began targeting commercial ships in November, sank at the weekend in a narrow area between Yemen and Eritrea at around 100 metres (330 feet) of depth, along the continental slope.The relatively shallow waters near the coasts are teeming with coral."It is such a huge amount of fertilizer and it is a terrible location," said Ali Al-Sawalmih, director of the Marine Science Station at the University of Jordan.Adapted to warm water conditions, scientists have
CSIRO Researchers Maps SS Nemesis Wreck Site
camera system.Phil Vandenbossche, a CSIRO hydrographic surveyor on board the voyage, said the seafloor mapping by RV Investigator shows the wreck is lying in 160 metres of water and is approximately 28 kilometres off the coast of Wollongong, NSW.“The wreck is located towards the edge of the continental shelf and is sitting upright on the seafloor but is showing significant damage and deterioration at both the bow and stern,” Vandenbossche said.“Our visual inspection of the wreck using the drop camera showed some key structures were still intact and identifiable, including two of
AGR Extends Well Control Services Contract with Equinor
AGR, an ABL Group company, has signed a contract extension with Equinor for the provision of blowout and well control studies on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).Within the framework of the new two-year agreement, AGR will offer services such as blowout contingency planning, well control emergency response, casing magnetization service, and general transient flow analyses.“The contract reinforces a long-standing collaboration with the largest operator on the NCS. In fact, we have conducted more than 250 studies for Equinor since 1991, and we look forward to building on this experience and
Enhanced Drilling Wins Equinor Contract for Norwegian Ops
Enhanced Drilling has secured a five-year frame agreement with Equinor to provide its subsea technologies to be used for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The frame agreement is the first in its kind for Enhanced Drilling, and covers all technologies in its product portfolio.EC-Drill, which is included in the frame agreement, is a Controlled Mud Level (CML) system, where the wellbore pressure is accurately managed using a subsea pump attached to the riser. The system operates with subsea annulars to enable full pressure management in all sections of the well.Enhanced Drilling’s
PGS Hooks 3D Acquisition Project in Mediterranean Sea
and the project has a total duration of approximately 30 days.“We are very pleased with this acquisition project award, extending the Ramform Hyperion’s campaign in the Mediterranean until the end of March. After completing this project, the Ramform Hyperion will steam to the Norwegian continental shelf and commence well pre-funded multi-client projects,” says Rune Olav Pedersen, President & CEO of PGS.This project was not included in the quarter four 2023 order book of $366 million, but it was included in the booked position as of mid-February.PGS announces contract awards and
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