Equipment
Veja Mate Monopiles Setup at One-Third
A one-third of 1300T monopiles for the Veja Mate Offshore Project have been successfully installed. The construction phase began in April 2016 and Veja Mate contractor Offshore Wind Force (OWF) has managed to install 24 monopiles, in the German North Sea using the Jack-up vessel, Scylla. Rasmus Mill
NOC, Marlan Enter Knowledge Transfer Partnership
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has entered into a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd to develop innovative remote sensing services for the survey of intertidal zones. The partnership builds on the existing collaborative R&D between Marlan, the
Subsea Sector in UK Suffers on Major Revenue Plunge
A research by industry body, Subsea UK, has found that, 90% of surveyed companies in the UK’s subsea industry have in the last 18 months seen sales drop by 30-50% or more. Of those, 28% have lost half their revenues with sales decreasing by 50% or more, while close to 6% reported no impact on sales
WATCH: Maria Subsea Templates Installation
The video above shows Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway achieving a new milestone as the subsea templates for the Maria field were installed last week some 210 kilometres offshore Kristiansund, Norway. Two subsea templates arrived in Kristiansund in May onboard the heavy load carrier Meri
VIDEO: Wintershall installs subsea templates on Maria field
German oil and gas producer Wintershall completed the installation of subsea templates for the Maria field, offshore Norway, last week. The subsea templates travelled 210 km from Kristiansund, Norway to the field location in the Norwegian Sea and were installed at 300 meters water depth. Wintershall
Saipem clinches several drilling contracts
Italian oilfield services provider and drilling contractor Saipem has been awarded several new drilling contracts and extensions to existing contracts. The contracts of a combined value of around 150 million euros, are for work in Portugal, Norway, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Latin America
Statoil Makes ‘Minor’ Gas Discovery in North Sea
Statoil, operator of production licence 272, has encountered gas and condensate after the completion of the drilling of wildcat well 30/11-13. The well was drilled eight kilometres southeast of the 30/11-8 S (Krafla) discovery, and about 27 kilometres south of the Oseberg South facility in the North
Siemens’ New Product Improves Subsea Ethernet Communication
Siemens has developed and tested a new product for better subsea Ethernet communication. The Advanced Converter & Switch (ACS) is making it possible to communicate at higher data rates and over longer lengths, the company explained. This communication solution can be used for connecting to existing
Tekmar Tests Its Products at The Underwater Centre
Tekmar Energy has carried out a full-scale demonstration of its products at The Underwater Centre, based in Fort William. The objective of the demonstration was to prove the ability to rapidly and reliably remove a cable protection systems (CPS) without the need for divers, the company explained. Te
IADC Young Author Award Presentation at WODCON 2016
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Young Author Award will be presented at the World Dredging Congress and Exposition (WODCON) in June in Miami, Florida. The annual Award is given to stimulate the promotion of new ideas and to encourage young people working in the dredging in
Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Land Alvheim Prize
During Aker companies investor day 2016 at Fornebu on Tuesday, Det norske CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik revealed that the oil company has awarded a subsea contract for christmas trees to Aker Solutions for Alvheim field, Det norske’s core area of production. In addition, Subsea 7 has been awarded a contra
Premier’s Catcher field gets fourth subsea tree
Dril-Quip, a Houston-based designer and manufacturer of offshore drilling and production equipment, has completed a fourth subsea tree installation on Premier Oil’s Catcher field development, in the UK part of the North Sea. The company said on Tuesday that the installation was done at a depth of 29
Siem Begins Nordsee One Cable Laying
Siem Offshore Contractors has started laying the first inter-array cable in the construction area of the Nordsee One offshore wind farm. The fifty-four turbines will be connected to the offshore substation by ten strings of cables with an overall length of approximately 70 kilometres. Tim Kittelhake
Dril-Quip Places Fourth Subsea Tree on Premier’s Catcher Field
Dril-Quip has completed a fourth subsea tree installation on Premier’s Catcher field development located in the Central North Sea in a water depth of 299 feet (91 meters), offshore UK. The company has been manufacturing the subsea trees and controls for Premier Oil since it was awarded the contract