Eidesvik has been awarded a contract for the subsea construction vessel Viking Neptun with Ocean Installer. The charter is for a period exceeding two months with further options. The work is scheduled to begin in Q3 2019, the company said in its Oslo Exchange announcement. The Norwegian subsea contr
The Flemish government and Elia have jointly proposed plans for ‘Ventilus’, a new high-voltage project to connect wind energy from the North Sea to a new electricity highway in West Flanders, Belgium. In a few years’ time, Ventilus should connect additional offshore wind power generation, among othe
Oilfield services investment company Akastor has completed the transaction through which AGR and First Geo joined forces and established a new company. The joint team of experts comprises around 400 professionals with offices in Norway, the UK, the Middle East, Australia, Houston and Mexico. In Norw
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a final contract with Spirit Energy Norway, on behalf of the PL1031 license group, for a multi-client survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The contract follows from the multi-client letter of intent with an approximate value of USD 2.5 million, sig
The preparatory work for the offshore pipeline of the Balticconnector project, a gas pipeline to be built between Finland and Estonia, has been completed. “This was a very important phase to complete so that the actual pipe laying can begin as scheduled at the end of May,” said project manager Tom F
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of the James Fisher & Sons, has completed its first project in Nigeria and established a base in the country. Tools will be permanently based in Port Harcourt to service clients in Nigeria’s energy industry. A team of six experts deployed JFSE’s Twin R2000
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal turbine system to be deployed for commercial demonstration in New York City’s East River in 2020. The deployment will be conducted under Verdant Power’s Roosevel
Maersk Supply Service’s subsea construction vessel Maersk Forza has started a two-year firm contract with DeepOcean in West Africa and the North Sea. The vessel started the contract for general subsea support services on April 01, 2019, the company informed through social media. This is the third co
Petrofac has been appointed well operator by Tullow Oil for the next phase of its Thames Decommissioning Project, following the award of a contract worth around $16 million. As well operator, Petrofac will be responsible for the execution of plug and abandonment operations on three of Tullow Oil’s s
Jan De Nul Group has completed the cable installation scope for the Phase II of NASR Full Field Development, located approximately 130km northwest of Abu Dhabi. Jan De Nul was subcontracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the cable loading, transport, laying and protection of three 132kV subsea powe
Ocean Geo-Frontier (OGF) has signed a consignment service agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) to conduct geophysical surveys in Japan, utilizing a seismic vessel. NYK teamed with Hitachi and PGS Geophysical (PGS) to establish OGF in December 2018. Through OGF, NYK
Xodus Group has carried out a concept study and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) project for a North Sea operator and determined that the operator will save up to £59 million by adopting a Not Normally Attended (NNA) status ahead of decommissioning the field. The North Sea field recently complete
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has recently completed sea trials on its deep-sea Quasar work-class remotely operated vehicle (WROV). The 6000-meters-rated WROV, complemented with an electric drive dual-purpose winch and launch and recovery system (LARS), reached the seabed at 5,760 meters during the tr
Alam Maritim Resources has secured a contract for the provision of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation (EPCI) and Pre-Commissioning of pipeline system for Tembikai Non Associated Gas (TNAG) development by Vestigo Petroleum. The contract, which started in March, is targeted for compl
