Operations & Maintenance
Parkmead Explores Subsea Tieback for GPA Project
Parkmead has signed an agreement with Nexen to conduct a detailed engineering study in relation to the potential subsea tieback of the Greater Perth Area project to the Scott platform and associated facilities in the UK Central North Sea. Parkmead has also taken ownership of the Perth and Dolphin oi
Aker Solutions Swings to Profit
Aker Solutions has reported net income of NOK 19 million, or NOK 0.09 in the fourth-quarter 2017, versus net loss of NOK 268 million, or NOK 1.07 in the prior-year comparable period. The Norwegian oil services company has ended 2017 in NOK 239 million profit on revenue of NOK 22.4 billion, compared
Aker Solutions Enters Floating Wind Market
Aker Solutions has purchased an initial 5% stake in Principle Power, forming an alliance that brings its offshore oil & gas engineering expertise into the floating offshore wind market.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline Gets EUR 1.5 Bln Push from EIB
The Board of the European Investment Bank has approved EUR 1.5 billion of financing for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will transport Caspian natural gas to Europe. Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross N
Benthic to Carry Out Caspian Sea Geotech Survey
Benthic, a geosciences company, has secured a contract for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the proposed Azeri Central East platform location in the Caspian Sea. Benthic will execute the geotechnical scope of work from the Topaz Caspian Supporter in Q1 2018. The Benthic Portable Remotely Op
Hornsea One Digs Up Lincolnshire’s Past
Wessex Archaeology has unearthed numerous archaeological remains in Lincolnshire, UK, and the surrounding area as part of the onshore construction works for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
Hornsea One Digs Up Lincolnshire’s Past
Wessex Archaeology has unearthed numerous archaeological remains in Lincolnshire, UK, and the surrounding area as part of the onshore construction works for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
Royal IHC Advances with Subsea 7 Reel Lay Vessel Project
Royal IHC said it has successfully passed the first significant milestones in the design and build process of an integrated reel lay vessel for Subsea 7. According tot the company, notable achievements include the early completion of the model testing for resistance and propulsion as well as seakeep
Expro Wraps Up Financial Restructuring
Oilfield services company Expro has completed its financial restructuring, which should provide the company with a stronger and more sustainable financial foundation to grow the business. The financial restructuring eliminated Expro’s entire $1.4 billion of funded debt, including the associated $80
AMOG to test wave energy device in Falmouth Bay
Australian engineering company AMOG has secured a grant through Marine-i program that will enable the company to test its wave energy device at FaBTest site in Falmouth Bay.
Petrofac Gets Well Operator Job on Thames Decommissioning Project
Petrofac has been appointed to provide outsourced well operator services on the next phase of Tullow Oil’s Thames decommissioning project, following the award of a new multi-million dollar contract. Under the terms of the award, Petrofac will provide well engineering project management services and
SeaRoc Wins Humber Gateway Seabed Analysis Work
SeaRoc Group has been awarded a variation to provide detailed geographic information system (GIS) seabed analysis for E.ON Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. E.ON requested the variation to receive more detailed information about the seabed condition as a whole and at detailed locations through the
First Beatrice OTM Heads for Installation
The first Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) has left Rosyth and is on its way to the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.
SURF’s Up for Ocean Installer
Ocean Installer said it has secured two subsea umbilicals risers and flowlines (SURF) contracts with Statoil. The two contracts, comprise work from 2018 through 2020 on the Snorre, Troll, Njord, Åsgard, Bauge, Fenja and Dvalin fields. The first contract is for subsea lines modification (SLM) work, w