1004 results found for 'western isles'

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  • Lankhorst Ropes to Supply Mooring Lines for Western Isles FPSO

    9 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and relatively shallow water depth, the cylindrically shaped FPSO will use a semi-taut […]

  • First oil flows at Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dana Petroleum has reported that the first production well has now been successfully completed and flow tested and a further three wells have been drilled and cased to surface casing depth in the Western Isles Development Project. All four subsea christmas trees have also been installed on the seabed. The work is being undertaken by […]

  • Fugro Provides ROV Drill Support for Western Isles Project

    21 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU.  Using one of its FCV 600 ROVs, Fugro will carry out drilling and completions projects at the Dana-operated Western Isles development in the northern North Sea. The scope of work covers standard drilling support, which begins this […]

  • Dana Petroleum: Western Isles to start producing in late 2017

    27 January 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Dana Petroleum, a UK North Sea operator, is working on bringing online its Western Isles development in 2017. The project has experienced delays after Dana in 2015 made changes to technical requirements for the FPSO planned for deployment at its North Sea fields. The FPSO of Sevan’s cylindrical design, built by Cosco in China, was […]

  • Dana Begins Western Isles Drilling Operations Ahead of Schedule

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dana Petroleum has started drilling operations on its Western Isles Development Project two months ahead of schedule. The work is being undertaken by the drilling rig Ocean Nomad, leased from Diamond Offshore, in the Northern North Sea. Western Isles is a $1.6 billion development project which is exploiting two discovered oil fields, called Harris and […]

  • Dana Petroleum: Keel Laying Ceremony for Western Isles FPSO

    28 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has laid the keel for a new $400 million oil production vessel which will produce and store up to 40,000 barrels of oil a day from the North Sea by 2015. The keel laying of the floating, storage, production and offloading vessel (FPSO) marks a major milestone for Dana’s Western Isles project. […]

  • UK: Subsea 7 Bags Western Isles EPIC Contract

    4 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract valued at approximately US$300 million from Dana Petroleum, for the provision of subsea EPIC services in support of their Western Isles development project. The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two 2.5 kilometer pipeline bundles and a 11 kilometer gas export pipeline. […]

  • UK: Western Isles to Get New Cutting-Edge Ferry

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Western Isles are set to benefit from a new £41.8 million cutting-edge ferry, Transport Minister Keith Brown announced on June 8. The superior designed new vessel which is being commissioned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) will: Be faster, quieter and more reliable than current vessels Be adaptable to accommodate growth in traffic Consume […]

  • Sevan Marine FPSO Technology Selected for Western Isles Development

    17 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dana Petroleum, on behalf of the Western Isles license partners, has today signed two agreements with Sevan Marine for the application of a Sevan FPSO for the development of the Western Isles project:  A Technology License Agreement granting rights to use Sevan Marine’s patented technology for the cylindrically shaped FPSO and A Service Agreement providing […]

  • Western Isles Labour Candidate: WES Should Be Based in Lewis

    4 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Western Isles Labour candidate Alasdair Morrison has called for Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to be located in Lewis so that it does not become “another distant quango living off peripheral resources”. Mr Morrison said: “It is now clear to everyone that, in order to give credibility to its otherwise incredible energy policy, the Scottish Government encouraged […]

  • Dana Celebrates Launch of Western Isles Project FPSO in China

    17 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dana Petroleum has recently celebrated a milestone achievement on its flagship Western Isles Development Project (WIDP) with the hull launch of the floating production, storage offloading vessel (FPSO) in China. The project achieved more than 1.5 million man hours incident-free during construction at the COSCO shipyard in Qidong, China, where the FPSO is being built. […]

  • Lankhorst Provides Mooring Ropes for Western Isles Development FPSO

    9 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Leading offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and relatively shallow water depth, the cylindrically shaped FPSO will use a […]

  • Sevan FPSO Concept Selected for Western Isles Project in UK

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following more than a year of front end engineering and development work, Sevan Marine’s FPSO concept has been chosen by Dana Petroleum for the $1.5  billion Western Isles development project. The Western Isles project consists of two oil fields called Harris and Barra in the UK Northern North Sea and east of Shetland. Carl Lieungh, […]

  • First Oil Flows from Dana’s Western Isles Development

    21 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Dana Petroleum has informed that the first oil has started flowing from its Western Isles development in the UK North Sea. Western Isles (Dana 77% and Cieco 23%) is now producing from the Harris and Barra oil fields in the Northern North Sea, 160 km east of the Shetlands and 12 km west of the […]

  • FES International’s Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector for Western Isles Project

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    UK oil and gas engineering firm, FES International, has secured a $2.5M (£1.5M) contract to supply one of its latest products, the automated Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector (DBSC) to NOV Flexibles. NOV Flexibles has called on the subsea technology services of FES International as part of Subsea 7’s  Western Isles Development (WID) project in the […]

  • UK: Aker Solutions to Supply Subsea Modules for Western Isles Project

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aker Solutions in Aberdeen that it has received an order to manufacture and deliver a number of subsea control modules and topside power units as part of an 12,6 million contract with Dana Petroleum plc. The company has signed a contract for the project management, engineering, procurement and construction of a number of subsea systems […]

  • Scana to Supply Mooring Winches for Dana’s Western Isles Project in UK

    13 March 2013
    Equipment

    Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, entered into an agreement with UK-based Dana Petroleum for delivery of mooring winches for their new floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) which will be used in the company’s Western Isles Development Project. The total value of the contract is 57 MNOK. The contract […]

  • Aker Solutions to Deliver Subsea Systems for Western Isles Development Project

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions in Aberdeen is to manufacture and deliver a number of subsea control modules and topside power units as part of an £8 million contract with Dana Petroleum plc. The company has signed a contract for the project management, engineering, procurement and construction of a number of subsea systems for the Western Isles Development […]

  • Western Isles academics wrap up wave assessment tech trials

    18 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the Lews Castle College have completed a year-long trial of a modified radar system which could provide more accurate wave and current data for tidal and wave energy developers.

  • Dana Petroleum: First Oil Flows from Western Isles Project

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    First hydrocarbons have flowed from Dana Petroleum’s flagship Western Isles Development Project. The first production well has now been successfully completed and flow tested and a further three wells have been drilled and cased to surface casing depth. All four subsea christmas trees have also been installed on the seabed. The work is being undertaken […]

  • Bibby HydroMap Wraps Up Western Isles Connection Survey Ops

    11 August 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Bibby HydroMap have completed geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and land survey operations along the route from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Lewis, on behalf of SHE Transmission. Three vessels were used during the survey, the DP1 Bibby Tethra for offshore geophysics, geotechnical sampling and benthic operations, MV Proteus for nearshore geophysics and the RIB Cougar […]

  • UK: First oil flows from Dana’s Western Isles development

    21 November 2017
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Dana Petroleum has announced first oil from its Western Isles development in the UK sector of the North Sea.

  • UK: Dana Gets Green Light for Western Isles Project Development

    17 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      The Department of Energy and Climate Change has approved the Western Isles project which will develop two discovered oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of the Tern field. The nine-well Western Isles development is expected to produce more than 40,000 barrels […]

  • SSEN Files Western Isles Link ‘Final Needs Case’ to Ofgem

    14 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has submitted to the energy regulator, Ofgem, a Strategic Wider Works (SWW) ‘Final Needs Case’ for a subsea cable transmission link from Western Isles to the Scottish mainland. The network reinforcement is required to enable renewable generation seeking to connect on Western Isles access to the GB market. The […]

  • Jumbo to Install Western Isles FPSO Mooring Piles and Ground Chains

    19 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Recently Jumbo signed a Contract with Subsea 7 for the provision of the FPSO Mooring Piles and Ground Chains Installation for the Dana Western Isles Development Project (WIDP). Installation of the mooring piles and chains will be done by Jumbo’s Fairplayer, a Dynamically Positioned Heavy Lift Vessel with 2 x 900 MTon revolving deep-water cranes. […]