10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • New cable layer joins Boskalis fleet following major conversion

    23 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Dutch offshore services giant Boskalis has commissioned its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) BOKA Ocean following a major conversion program. Boskalis welcomed BOKA Ocean to its fleet in August 2023 as a pipe-laying vessel, which was then converted into a broadly deployable cable layer. After completing its sea trials in the North Sea, the vessel, formerly […]

  • QED Naval names first Subhub platform

    10 March 2017
    Research & Development, Technology

    The first Subhub tidal platform, developed by QED Naval, has been named Kraken at a ceremony held on 9 March in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it has been fabricated by the engineering company Cimpina.

  • Construction of Les Alizés begins

    4 December 2020
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul and China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) have begun the construction of the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés. Les Alizés is specifically designed for loading, transporting, lifting, and installing offshore wind turbine foundations. It will be capable of building the newest generation of offshore wind farms once delivered in April 2022, […]

  • Glomar Worker to back Rovco’s offshore wind tasks

    2 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Rovco has signed a charter party agreement with Glomar Offshore for the DP2 multipurpose support vessel Glomar Worker. The 60-meter long vessel will be put to work on Rovco’s subsea survey campaigns for “major” operational offshore wind farms in UK waters. Rovco will mobilize a dedicated team on the Glomar Worker to deliver the surveys […]

  • Community Square – be there

    27 April 2017

    Launched in 2016, Community Square on the Offshore Energy exhibition floor will offer an exciting free-to-attend program of ON AIR talk-shows and Community Café meetings on industry transformation. Think of climate change, decommissioning and reuse, renewable energy uptake, digitalization – developments that are reshaping the energy industry as we know it, perhaps even creating an […]

  • Pieter Schelte Becomes Pioneering Spirit

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance

     Swiss-based owner of Pieter Schelte Allseas Group SA said that the vessel is being renamed “Pioneering Spirit”. According to Allseas, the name of the vessel reflects what she stands for: a new technological step in platform installation and decommissioning. “It also fits the 30-year tradition of Allseas to pioneer and surpass technical boundaries, as was done […]

  • Ashtead Technology Adds Underwater Cutting Solutions

    11 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Ashtead Technology has recently acquired of Underwater Cutting Solutions (UCS) for an undisclosed sum. This is the fifth deal completed by the subsea equipment and solutions specialist since the firm was acquired by Buckthorn Partners and APICORP in April 2016. This latest transaction further demonstrates Ashtead’s commitment to providing a wider subsea equipment and IMR […]

  • HC IQIP Moving to Sliedrecht Base

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    HC IQIP will soon relocate its Kinderdijk- and Delfgauw-based activities to a new location in Sliedrecht. Royal IHC recently decided to move all shipbuilding activities from Sliedrecht to Kinderdijk and Krimpen a/d Ijssel to make the site available for IHC IQIP’s activities. As per December, IHC said it will begin the relocation to this new location. […]

  • Engie narrows loss, takes $4bn impairment hit

    2 March 2017

    French utility and LNG player Engie remained in the red last year as it booked a hefty write-down due to low power prices and higher nuclear provisions in Belgium. Engie said Thursday it had booked 3.8 billion euros ($4 billion) worth of impairments in 2016. The impairments included 1.9 billion euros related to power production activities […]

  • Xodus Group Appoints Renewables Director

    11 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Scottish engineering and advisory consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Peter Tipler as the Renewables Director with an aim to help drive growth across the sector.

  • MPI Resolution Heads to Amrumbank West

    16 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), MPI Resolution, has been contracted by E.ON Climate & Renewables for the first gearbox exchange on the 302MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm located some 35 kilometers north of the Heligoland in the North Sea. The scope of work includes the exchange of a single gearbox, accommodation and supporting […]

  • Amec Foster Wheeler Wins Kenyan Oil Terminal Deal

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a project management consultancy contract by consultancy company NIRAS to support the next stages in the development of a Kenya Ports Authority project for the offshore relocation and expansion of the Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) in Mombasa, Kenya. KOT will be relocated to a site adjacent to Mombasa port berth […]

  • Xtera’s Repeater for HUGO Subsea Cable

    25 June 2015
    Equipment

    Xtera Communications announced the deployment of its repeater into the High capacity, Undersea Guernsey Optical-fiber (HUGO) subsea cable system connecting Porthcurno (UK), Guernsey (UK) and Lannion (France). This project represents the first deployment of Xtera’s repeater in a commercial system, as well as the first deployment of a Raman-based submarine repeater, the company said. The […]

  • Murray Mouth Dredging Operations Resume

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dredging at the Murray Mouth has resumed following maintenance works on the one remaining dredge, reported the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). DEWNR Water Resource Operations Manager, Jarrod Eaton, said that the dredging is important to maintain connectivity and the exchange of water between the Coorong and the Southern Ocean to maintain healthy […]

  • UK: CS European Supporter Arrives to P&O Maritime Services After Extensive Conversion

    3 June 2011

    P&O Maritime Services is proud to announce the arrival of its Multipurpose DP2 Cable Installation vessel, the CS European Supporter, to Tyneside in the UK. Following an extensive conversion, the European Supporter has been specially equipped to install inter-array power cables in the rapidly expanding European Offshore Renewables market. Furthermore, the vessel has retained its […]

  • PD&MS, Harlen invest in rig and subsea services facility in Scotland

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    PD&MS Energy and specialist fabrication and engineering firm Harlen have committed £2.5million of investment towards a new state of the art rig repair and subsea fabrication facility in one of Scotland’s premier ports. The 38,750sq ft facility on Princess Alexandra Wharf at Port of Dundee is expected to house up to 50 full time personnel […]

  • UK player goes to Middle East for eight-well decom gig

    27 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Aquaterra Energy has secured a contract with an undisclosed Abu Dhabi-based operator, to provide offshore riser equipment and services.

  • Well-Safe Introduces Five P&A Clubs

    30 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Well-Safe Solutions said it has now set up five different P&A clubs to reduce the cost of well plug and abandonment, following interest by operators in the North Sea. The P&A club concept, launched recently by the Aberdeen-based well abandonment specialist, introduces a new commercial model that tackles late-life activity. By becoming a member of […]

  • Three oilfield services firms collaborate on Murchison decom project

    9 August 2016
    Equipment

    A specialist engineering firm, STATS Group, in collaboration with Paradigm Flow Services and Halliburton, isolated, de-oiled, plugged and abandoned two 3.5” subsea flowlines as part of the Murchison decommissioning project located in the North Sea.  After nearly 30 years of operation in the Northern North Sea, the CNR International-operated Murchison field had reached the end […]

  • Next-generation design unveiled for semi-submersible heavy lift barges – gallery

    27 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Boa Offshore has presented a new in-house design for future semi-submersible heavy lift barges, which are said to be capable of handling the requirements of any industry or segments regarding heavy loads, large footprints, and extreme submersing depths.

  • USD 10 Million for Testing of Wave Energy Offshore Hawaii

    29 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Energy Department has announced $10 million to test prototypes designed to generate clean, renewable electricity from ocean waves and help diversify America’s energy portfolio. The Energy Department-supported demonstrations at the U.S. Navy’s wave energy test site off Hawaii’s island of Oahu will help develop reliable wave energy options and collect important performance and […]

  • Wood Group supports Dong Energy’s offshore O&G projects

    30 August 2016
    Equipment

    Oilfield services firm Wood Group has been awarded a new engineering services framework agreement by Danish firm Dong Energy, to support their oil & gas assets across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves. Front end development, maintenance and modifications, engineering, and late life and decommissioning services, for both topsides and subsea facilities, will be provided under the […]

  • Fatal accident in waters off Libya after workers plunged into sea

    8 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders, Safety, Vessels

    An accident during vessel decommissioning operations in waters offshore Libya has resulted in the deaths of at least three Tunisian workers.

  • Heerema’s Sleipnir vessel getting busy after landing new installation job

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a contract by HSM Offshore for the transportation and installation of Dana Petroleum’s P11-Unity platform.

  • Rovco Secures Sustainable Ventures Investment

    15 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    UK subsea company Rovco has secured a six-figure investment from London-based Sustainable Ventures to help fast-track its growth plans. The investment will support Rovco as it enhances its range of subsea AI and 3D services, the company said. Through its Accelerator programme, Sustainable Ventures will also assist Rovco in building a team of industry focused […]