NKT has announced an important milestone in the innovative project Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution connecting Denmark and Germany. Power cable systems from NKT is at the heart of Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution which is the world’s first offshore interconnector using the national grid conn
EMGS has signed the final multi-year acquisition contract with PEMEX, following a letter of award received earlier this year. The two-year contract has a value of approximately USD 73.3 million with a minimum value of approximately USD 29.3 million. Start of mobilization is expected to take place ea
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has named John Michael Boquet as health, safety and environment (HSE) manager. Based in Mandeville, Louisiana, his responsibilities will include managing health, safety and environmental aspects of personnel, equi
Eni has made the fifth oil discovery in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore. The well has been drilled on the Agidigbo exploration prospect, and analysis of post drill results indicate between 300 and 400 million barrels of light oil in place. The Agidigbo-1 NFW has been drilled by the West Gemin
A new study shows that the impacts of seabed mining on deep-sea ecosystems can persist for decades. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) revisited a site exposed to simulated deep-sea mining activity nearly 30 years previously to assess seabed and ecosystem recovery. They used a robo
Norwest Energy has informed that seismic contractor Synterra Technologies has started the acquisition of the Xanadu 3D seismic survey, located in exploration permit TP/15, north of Perth, Western Australia. The survey starts after the environmental and regulatory approvals have been received from th
Ordtek has been contracted to provide specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management advice ahead of the construction of innogy’s Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. Having previously worked with innogy to provide UXO risk management for the Galloper offshore wind farm to the south of Triton Knol
Bombora is seeking a test engineer and senior test engineer to lead the planning, execution and reporting of system integration tests required in the mWave development programme. The preferred candidates should have experience of developing electro-mechanical products that must operate first time in
Ørsted has officially started operations on the 1,214MW Hornsea One, the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The project’s first operational team of 32 set sail from Grimsby Royal Docks to the wind farm located 120 kilometres out to sea on 31 May. They are part of two shift-based teams that are
Plexus Holdings has formed PPC, a majority owned JV which will exclusively supply Plexus with surface production Xmas trees and wellhead annulus outlet valves. Following the sale of its jack-up exploration wellhead rental business to TechnipFMC, the formation of PPC is in line with Plexus’ strategy
Aqueos, a provider of subsea services to the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast, has appointed Eric Legendre to the position of vice president – international business and strategic development. “We are thrilled to have Eric as a part of the Aqueos team! His 18 plus years of industry experience comple
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Olympic Subsea has reported net loss of NOK 27 million ($3 million) for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, versus net loss of NOK 53 million ($6 million) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company generated operating income of NOK 131 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to NOK 96 millio
Boskalis Subsea Services said it has been awarded over £100 million worth of contracts in the North Sea over the last six months. These include the Total Tyra redevelopment project, an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) campaign for Repsol Sinopec, a decommissioning contract with Spirit Energy
