Deepwater Installation
Project Greensand gets DNV’s safety approval
Classification society DNV has verified the safety of all aspects of Project Greensand’s CO2 storage in the North Sea. Project Greensand includes capturing CO2 at an INEOS Oxide site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, which is transported cross-border and stored in the Nini field in the Danish North Sea. The
JDR to supply cables for French floating offshore wind project
JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has been awarded the contract to supply, test, and terminate the 66 kV dynamic inter-array cables (IAC) for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind project offshore France. JDR will design and manufacture the 66 kV dynamic cables, with the cable cores being produced at TFK’s Bydgoszcz
Equinor taps Aker Solutions for ‘first, umbilical-less TH installation’
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has awarded compatriot Aker Solutions with a contract for the first delivery of its Submersible Wireless Installer for Tubing (SWIFT). According to Aker Solutions, the advantage of SWIFT includes OPEX and carbon-footprint savings for operators by providing u
Norwegian deep-water installation vessel to back Mediterranean gas pipeline installation
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Island Offshore has secured a contract to support the installation of a new gas pipeline in the Mediterranean. The company’s deep-water installation vessel Island Victory will carry out the installation of a complete mooring spread for a floating storage regasificatio
NKT secures €250 million cable order from ScottishPower
Denmark-based NKT has received a firm order from ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) to design, manufacture, and install the complete 320 kV HVDC export power cable system for the 1,400 MW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. NKT signed a contract with the project developer, ScottishPower Rene
Strohm’s TCP solutions go offshore Brazil
Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) producer Strohm has secured a contract with Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly PetroRio, to provide its composite pipe solutions for a field offshore Brazil. Under the award, Strohm has already delivered two sets of TCP Jumpers for gas lift service,
Correll joins Asso.subsea on Vattenfall’s Danish offshore wind pair
The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been awarded a contract by Asso.subsea to deliver the offshore pull-ins and termination and testing of 66 kV export and inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in Denmark. The Vesterhav Nord and Syd, b
DeepOcean wins trenching contract for Mexican offshore pipeline
Oslo-headquartered ocean services provider DeepOcean has won a contract to deliver post-lay trenching works on 30 kilometers of pipeline offshore Mexico. According to DeepOcean, the contract award comes on the back of over 300 kilometers of completed trenching scopes offshore Mexico on pipelines ran
Norwegian partners extend cooperation on subsea production systems
Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement extension with Aker BP under which it will provide subsea production systems to the company’s projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) until 2029. The agreement may also cover assistance to Aker BP for feasibility studies and concept developments,
New development plan for reservoir off Cyprus includes ‘change to fundamental project concept’
The partners behind the Aphrodite Reservoir in Cyprus have submitted an updated plan for the development of the project to the country’s government, said to include a change to the fundamental project concept of the approved development and production plan. Chevron Cyprus, BG Cyprus, part of Shell,
50Hertz completes Baltic Eagle cable pull-in
50Hertz has completed the pull-in of two 220 kV subsea cable systems into Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle platform. The two 220 kV subsea cable systems were previously laid on the seabed in a safe area next to the destination of the substation platform. In February of this year, the substation platform was
German researchers run quick tender to secure vessel amid high offshore wind demand
Fraunhofer IGD, the Germany-based institute for applied research in visual computing, has recently awarded a contract for works on the Nienhagen offshore research platform, part of its Digital Ocean Lab, through a tender that was organised promptly to ensure early vessel booking amid high demand for
In focus: Energy security in Europe – New links to strengthen the chain
Ever since the first days of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy security has been one of the top global concerns and – with gas supply issues still high on the agenda and another winter coming, accompanied by recent warnings from the Dutch intelligence and NATO on potential dangers to the offshore energ
Two new contracts reel in $850 million for Saipem
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has secured two new offshore contracts with an overall value of approximately $850 million. Saipem has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Turkish Petroleum OTC for the second phase of the Sakarya FEED a