Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer in Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields. The contract saw Ashtead Technology provide its integrated Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) services and equipment to support the installation of eight Int
Gardline’s M/V Kommandor survey vessel has completed the Barryroe site survey, located within Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11, offshore Ireland. The survey comprised a seabed debris clearance, environmental baseline and habitat assessment survey over proposed well locations A & B in the Barr
Magallanes Renovables has achieved a validation of its remote-control generation from its control centres located at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and Redondela, Pontevedra, Spain. The tidal platform has overcome the harsh winter on the coast of Scotland, demonstrating that its robust structur
Rotos 360 and Siemens Gamesa have completed an internal blade repair campaign at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. Rotos 360 provided the wind farm with a full turnkey solution, which included labor and vessel supply, full inspection and repairs, as well as a follow-up analysis. The
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched its pilot Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for diving supervisors. The App based scheme is said to incorporate the very latest in training techniques and is available in IOS, Android, tablet and PC formats. Trials o
Crondall Energy, the floating production and subsea engineering specialist, has secured a contract by Pharis Energy to deliver the concept select study for the Pilot field development in the Central North Sea. Pharis Energy hopes to become the first operator to use steam flooding in a major offshore
Schlumberger has established a strategic collaboration between WesternGeco, the company’s seismic and geophysical data solutions division, and IHS Markit, a provider of critical information, analytics and solutions. The collaboration will bring together data, technology and expertise from two source
JFD has launched a safety upgrade to its Stealth rebreathers range that should reduce the potential for incidents when switching to bail-out gas during mine countermeasures and explosive ordnance disposal (MCM-EOD) operations, as well as other underwater missions. The new dual mode bite mouthpiece i
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Vår Energi consent to use Island Constructor vessel for well intervention on the Goliat field offshore Norway. Recently, Vår Energi received consent to use the Island Constructor well intervention facility for operations on the Goliat field in the Barents S
DEME’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’ has started foundations installation at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgian North Sea. With a 487 MW capacity SeaMade is the largest offshore wind farm in Belgium. SeaMade stands for a combination of two offshore wind projects, previously known as Mermai
Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) project to create and launch an underwater device capable of generating clean, affordable and reliable energy has been awarded more than £12 million of EU funding, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced. The WaveSub device is the invention of Swansea Univers
Viper Innovations said it has taken the decision to sell its subsea hydraulic distribution portfolio of products, including the V-LOCK range of stabplates, to OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company. The company said the decision was made as it plans to focus on its subsea electrical integrity products an
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Equinor consent to use the facilities on the Tordis field beyond their original operating life. Consent for operation of the Tordis field expires on December 31, 2019. In order to recover the remaining reserves from the field, Equinor has secured con
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CSJC (ASCO) has completed the second stage of pipe laying work in the Absheron gas and condensate field located in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. At this stage, an 8-inch pipeline with a length of 11,459 meters was layed in the Absheron area between jackets No.
