Saipem-Sonsub’s Hydrone-R underwater intervention drone was recently launched in water to start the endurance and qualification tests prior to its commercialisation by year’s end. The Hydrone Program is the key workstream of Saipem’s Technology Development Plan within subsea robotics; a strategic mo
PSW Group has received a contract from Transocean for storage and maintenance of blow out preventers (BOP) for Cat-D rigs. The agreement has a duration of five years. The scope of work consist of storage and Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services of BOP and related equipment for all Trans
Vattenfall has selected the Port of Hvide Sande as the operations and maintenance hub for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. Located on the Danish west coast, the port will be used as a base for O&M of the project’s 49 MHI Vestas V164-8.3MW turbines. Once Vattenfall establishes a facilit
Aberdeen-based subsea 3D scanning specialists Viewport3 has been collaborating with explorer Tim Taylor to process pioneering underwater 3D scans on the bow and stern of a US submarine which was lost in 1942. Viewport3 was contracted by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea Services and founder of Ocean
The last Nord Stream 2 pipe stored within the premises of the port of Karlshamn, Sweden, has left the storage area on Saturday. Nearly 39,000 pipes have transited through the port since October 7, 2017. Out of these, almost 37,000 pipes have been shipped to the pipelay vessels working on the Swedish
Energy consultancy Xodus is to conduct a study which will investigate the integration of offshore renewables into localised energy systems around Scotland. The five-month offshore generation energy systems study, commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, began last month. Xodus is partnering with Eleme
The Balticconnector project’s offshore pipeline, stretching from Inkoo to Paldiski, has been completed. Baltic Connector Oy informed that out of the five worksites of the project, the offshore pipeline was the first one to reach completion. Environmental considerations, the seabed’s formation, ship
An innovative floating wind turbine utilising Hydro Group connectivity is ready for commercial applications, following site tests which saw it generate 2.2GWh of electricity and face wave heights of up to 6.2 meters during the first half of 2019. The Floatgen Vestas V80 turbine, located in the SEM-R
Shell has started a 3D seismic survey over the Pensacola prospect in the Southern North Sea, Cluff Natural Resources said on Monday. The survey is being conducted by Shearwater GeoServices using the Polar Empress and field operations are expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. The vess
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UK authorities have approved Neptune Energy’s decommissioning plan for the Juliet field located in the UK North Sea. Neptune Energy filed the draft for decommissioning of the Minke and Juliet fields in March 2019. According to the decommissioning plan, which was approved on August 01, the Juliet man
Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) has reported loss of $9 million or 2 cents per diluted share on GAAP basis for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 20 cents per share. The result compares with $19 million loss in Q2 2018, up 52%, but down sequentially from $32
DEME’s cable installation vessel Living Stone has completed the installation of subsea export cable for Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid. The 85-kilometer cable connects Elia’s offshore switch yard to the shore station Stevin at Zeebrugge, as well as the Rentel wind farm offshore substation. Living Ston
