Naval Group has been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarine Replacement programme. Naval Group joins Saab and TKMS in the final “knock-out” phase, with the contract award (D-Letter) expected some time around 2022. As r
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The Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, marked the official completion of SSEN Transmission’s flagship Caithness-Moray HVDC link with a visit to Blackhillock substation in Moray. The £1bn transmission link, delivered on time and within regula
Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable contract, worth between USD 50 million and USD 150 million, by Aker BP for the Ærfugl Phase 2 gas field development, in the Norwegian Sea. This EPCI contract is a long-distance tie-back involving the application of Subsea 7’s Electrically Heat Traced Flowline (EHTF) t
The commissioning of Balticconnector – a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia – was celebrated in Finland and in Estonia today. The ceremonies held simultaneously in Helsinki and in Paldiski were linked via a live stream. President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Estonia’s President K
Jifmar Offshore Services has continued its expansion in Scotland with acquisition of the Shetland-based company Delta Marine one year after taking over North West Marine. Thanks to this acquisition, Jifmar will now operate a fleet of nearly 40 vessels worldwide. It will also reinforce its position i
Danish consulting firm COWI has awarded Fugro a nearshore geotechnical site investigation for CPH City & Port Development’s Lynetteholmen megaproject in Copenhagen. Fugro’s site investigation will be used to inform the detailed design of the new artificial island, which will cover approximately 275
Aker BP has executed the first successful ‘Single-Trip Multi-Frac’ campaign on the Valhall field. According to the company, this specific method of well stimulation has never been done offshore before. The method significantly reduces the cost of the well because less time is needed for use of vesse
DOF Subsea has entered into a 2-month long contract with an international energy client in Africa. The project will utilise Skandi Seven and start operations in direct continuation with the ongoing commitment for the vessel. DOF Subsea will during this project deliver integrated FSV services, projec
Kongsberg Maritime has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue to develop new and innovative maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) technologies. The duo’s collaboration will cover five concept development areas for SAR: maritime operations, rescue operations, search on the surface o
Aker Solutions has received a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre project, offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract will see Aker Solutions deliver front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the first platform in a potential series of future assets within BP’s Trinidad and Tobago (B
Tendeka has launched a new single trip sand control solution to address the issue of failure in wells . According to the company, the Filtrex remedial sand control system provides the flexibility to be installed thru-tubing, through the tightest of restrictions. Said to be the first of its kind, the
Neodrill has signed a global cooperation agreement with InterMoor, the global provider of mooring, foundations and subsea installation services. Effective immediately, the new partnership is a global non-exclusive agreement that will see InterMoor support Neodrill with project execution, installatio
Equinor has informed that His Majesty the King will perform the official opening of the Johan Sverdrup field centre on January 07, 2020. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy Kjell-Børge Freiberg will also be present. The official opening will take place at th
