Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender seeking corrective maintenance work for the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farm in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of the corrective maintenance and optional repair/refurbishment of major components such as gearboxes, generators, blad
Geoquip Marine’s DP2 multi-purpose offshore support vessel, the Geoquip Saentis, has completed its first geotechnical campaign in the North Sea. The vessel started the work in June, following a major overhaul. Operations involved drilling over 2,000 meters and acquiring more than 1,400 high quality
Saipem, in consortium with Boshelf and STAR GULF FZCO, has recently been awarded three new contracts by BP for the development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil and gas (ACG) field offshore Azerbaijan. Located in the Caspian Sea at approximately 120 kilometres from the coast of Azerbaijan, the field
Subsea 7 has received a sizeable, between USD 50 million and USD 150 million, contract from Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located offshore Aberdeen, UK. The contract scope involves the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (EPCI and T&I) of a 30km g
Shell and its partner Ithaca have taken a final investment decision on the Pierce Depressurisation Project in the UK Central North Sea. The move will enable Shell to start exporting gas from the Pierce field, which lies around 265 kilometers east of Aberdeen in Blocks 23/22a and 23/27 of the UK Cont
British Columbia-based SEAMOR Marine is releasing an all new Handheld Control Pendant to pair with its remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs). According to the company, the SEAMOR pendant is ergonomic, lightweight, easy to use, and more comfortable for pilots who are undertaking long jobs. SEAMOR Marine
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has entered an agreement to continue to support the development of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering – Wave Energy Test Site (KRISO-WETS) on the western coast of Jeju Island. This agreement builds on three years of collaboration and
PGS has announced a further expansion of what is said to be one of the largest multi-client 3D projects in the world. Phase five of the Sabah multi-client project offshore Malaysia is under acquisition, with first data due in Q2 2020. PGS is currently acquiring another 7 400 square kilometers of pre
CGG Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has delivered broadband 4D seismic results from BP Angola’s latest monitor survey. The enhanced imaging volumes from the Greater Plutonio development in the Lower Congo Basin were delivered four weeks early. Radwa El Zidan, geophysicist from
Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wireless underwater intervention drone and an ROV. This contact will make Equinor the first user of technology expected to be completed in 2020. “This is a historic contract in the oil and gas industry. It
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. Project engineering will start immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in L
TGS is working with Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Marine Geosciences Group on a project to assess earthquake and tsunami hazards in Banda arc and neighboring regions. IPGP – a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment – is licensing some of TGS’s Ban
Benthic, part of Acteon, has secured an offshore geotechnical and geophysical contract from TechnipFMC for the Golfinho development, a deepwater discovery off the coast of Mozambique. Golfinho will be developed as a subsea system tied back to an onshore liquefied natural gas facility. For the first
Zennor Petroleum has completed the 2019 Finlaggan subsea installation campaign utilizing six separate vessels. Zennor is currently developing the 100% owned Finlaggan field in the UK Central North Sea block 21/05c and 21/05d. The development project is targeting 30mmboe of gas condensate reserves fr
