Operations & Maintenance
Ashtead, Newton Labs Undertake Underwater Inspection for Subsea 7
Ashtead Technology has delivered an advanced subsea laser scanning project for Subsea 7 on Chevron’s Captain field located in the UK North Sea. The scope of work included an internal casing inspection and a horizontal mapping survey to capture more than 100 short and long range scans. This allowed A
Wave consortium bids to power island off Massachusetts
A newly formed multidisciplinary consortium is looking to harness the energy of the waves to provide additional power supply for the Cuttyhunk Island in Massachusetts.
SIMEC dives deeper in tidal sector by acquiring 50% of Atlantis
International energy, infrastructure and natural resources group SIMEC has signed a conditional agreement with Atlantis Resources to acquire 49.9% of tidal energy developer’s share capital.
Northern HeliCopter on Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Rescue Duty
Northern HeliCopter (NHC) has won a contract by 50Hertz Transmission (50HzT) to provide a rescue helicopter with pilots and medical crew for emergencies on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
TechnipFMC, OneSubsea Join Aker Solutions in Statoil Win
TechnipFMC and OneSubsea have, along with Aker Solutions, secured new subsea maintenance framework agreements from Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contracts have a total estimated value of more than NOK 8 billion (USD 960 mln) and a duration extending to 2023. In addition, the
Aker Solutions Grabs Statoil Subsea Prize
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement to provide subsea services for Statoil-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a fixed period of five years, starting in the first quarter of 2018, and contains five four-year extension options. Its value depends on the amount of
PSA Inspects Subsea Equipment Suppliers
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has recently carried out an inspection of four main suppliers of subsea facilities. According to PSA, the main suppliers of subsea facilities are TechnipFMC, Aker Solutions, OneSubsea and Baker Hughes (GE). The objective of the audit was to see how the supplie
UK: Tidal and wave put under government ‘triple test’ probe
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and industry body RenewableUK, have launched an evidence-based assessment to show how marine renewables can meet UK government’s new technology tests.
Marine-i spotlights COAST Lab testing facilities
Marine-i, a pioneering program designed to boost the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is organizing an event to showcase the testing capabilities of COAST Lab facilities at Plymouth University.
Innovatum Increases Cable Magnetizing Service in 2017
Innovatum has seen increasing demand for magnetization of subsea cables during 2017. The company said it has magnetized 566 kilometers of subsea cable in 2017, an increase of 86 per cent when compared to 2016 (304 kilometers). According to Innovatum, there is already over 400 kilometers of cable boo
Umoe Rapid Lands German Offshore Wind Contract
Wavecraft’s crew transfer vessel (CTV) Umoe Rapid has won a 12-month charter to provide crew and cargo transfer during turbine installation work at an offshore wind farm in Germany.
Umoe Rapid Lands German Offshore Wind Contract
Wavecraft’s crew transfer vessel (CTV) Umoe Rapid has won a 12-month charter to provide crew and cargo transfer during turbine installation work at an offshore wind farm in Germany.
Kongsberg and NorSea Taking Offshore Wind Logistics to Digital Realm
Kongsberg Digital is purchasing a 34 per cent ownership share in NSG Digital, a subsidiary of the NorSea Group. The two companies will now collaborate on digitalising the supply chain in the oil and gas and offshore wind industries.
VBMS Picks Niels Winther Shipping for Horns Rev 3
VBMS has contracted Niels Winther Shipping as the preferred supplier of agency services for the 406MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm located in the Danish North Sea.