Equinor and the Gudrun partners have decided to invest in a water injection plant on the Gudrun field to improve reservoir recovery. This will extend the field life by three years compared to the original plan, Equinor informed. “We are pleased about the partnership’s decision to invest NOK 2.4 bill
Equinor has started production from the Trestakk subsea field on Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea. Tied back to the Åsgard A floating production vessel, the field has estimated recoverable resources of 76 million barrels of oil. “Together with our partners ExxonMobil and Vår Energi we spent ample t
Rigmar has been contracted by Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, to inspect and maintain subsea structures and cables as well as foundations, turbine transition pieces, subsea cabling and boat landings for the project. It is Rigmar’s first win a
Vattenfall has contracted the Aberdeen-based Rigmar to inspect and maintain subsea structures and cables as well as foundations, turbine transition pieces, subsea cabling, and boat landings at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). This is Rigmar’s first win as a main contractor in of
James Fisher and Sons has recently secured a number of contracts in the offshore renewable energy sector with a combined value of circa £30 million. James Fisher has been awarded Phase 2 of the unexploded ordinance work and boulder clearance, as well as met mast (measurement tower) decommissioning o
The Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Shetland has seen the arrival of two new installations from the North Sea for decommissioning by strategic partners Veolia and Peterson. The structures from Spirit Energy’s ST-1 arrived in the dedicated port facility on Monday. Now at the end of their workin
Balticconnector project offshore pipeline construction work in the sea has completed on Friday. Pipe laying was finished at the end of June, and the shielding work began in mid-June. Now that the shielding work has been finished, all construction work in the sea has been completed. Next, the offshor
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 08 – July 14). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/07/10/mcdermott-cooec-land-3-billion-saudi-aramco-deal/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/07/10/subsea-7-wins-with-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.
Aker BP has made an oil discovery in the NOAKA – North of Alvheim Krafla Askja – area in the Norwegian section of the North Sea. Aker BP is about to complete the Liatårnet exploration well in licence 442 in the NOAKA area. The well has proved oil with a gross resource estimate of 80-200 […]
Fugro has provided remote positioning services onboard a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Bluewater during subsea inspection, repair and maintenance campaign in the North Sea. The week-long operation included accurate remote configuration of the positioning systems onboar
NKT has been awarded a turnkey project from Lundin Norway for the 132 kV high-voltage power cable connecting the Edvard Grieg oil and gas production platform to the Johan Sverdrup field center in the North Sea. The power cable solution will finalize the Utsira High Power Hub Project to power several
German company NEMOS has announced the delivery of the main components of the 2019 wave energy converter (WEC) prototype. The NEMOS team is commissioning the device in the Port of Ostend. The 2019 WEC prototype features a 8 x 2 m floater and a 16 m long substructure. The prototype is deployed in Ost
Heerema Marine Contractor’s newest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir is set to begin its maiden voyage this week. Sleipnir, the world’s largest and strongest SSCV named after Odin’s eight-legged stallion, was built by Jurong Shipyard, the fully owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine in Sing
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on matters of operational safety, training standards, and the mutual recognition of diver qualifications. The two trade asso
