Operations & Maintenance
Global Marine to Take Over Fugro’s Trenching and Cable Laying Division
Global Marine Group (GMG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business. The purchase consideration, valued at approximately $73 million, consists of the issuance to a subsidiary of Fugro of a 23.6% equity interest in Global Marine Holdings, valued at US$
Marine Energy Event: Commercial and R&D need to learn to communicate
We’re bringing you a short summary of the key messages delivered during Marine Energy Event, held on Wednesday as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2017. The key messages were presented by seven speakers of the Marine Energy Event after a day full of interesting discussions and
Subsea 7 Turns Down Baker Hughes?
Baker Hughes, a GE company, reportedly held talks with the London-based offshore engineering, construction and services player Subsea 7 about a possible acquisition. According to Wall Street Journal, people familiar with the matter said that talks between the two companies recently broke down over p
ABPmer, THA Aquatic to provide HRA for Welsh Marine Plan
ABPmer supported by THA Aquatic, has been commissioned to undertake a detailed Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the proposed tidal lagoon safeguarding policy within the Welsh Government Marine Plan, focusing on fish and marine habitats. The Welsh Government is developing the first national M
Portugal and the Netherlands to set up sea testing facility
WavEC Offshore Renewables, Sines Tecnopolo, APS (Ports of Sines and the Algarve Authority) and Teamwork Technology, supported by DMEC – Dutch Marine Energy Centre, will sign a Letter of Intent on October 11, 2017, to formally set up a sea testing facility. The signing ceremony will take place in Cen
JFSE Wraps Up North Sea Pipeline Deburial Project
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) said it has recently completed a North Sea pipeline deburial project in just a single pass. The team deployed the T4000 tool at a depth of 85 meters for the deburial of a pipeline which had originally been protected by rock dump and natural backfill. The reason
Zenith Energy Sees Global Growth After Five Years in Business
Aberdeen-based well engineering and project management company Zenith Energy has marked five years in business by opening new bases across the globe to meet growing demand. The specialist firm, which provides a range of services to the oil and gas sector within the UK and internationally through its
OEEC: Various renewables set for numerous markets
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2017 on Tuesday hosted ‘The rise of renewables session’ that offered a quick-scan of various renewable energy technologies currently under development and the markets set for their commercial implementation. The latest medium-term report by the Internat
Vroon to Assist VBMS in Arkona OWF Cabling
Vroon Offshore Services has been awarded a contract by VBMS to support inter-array cabling operations at Arkona offshore wind farm from spring 2018, utilizing its subsea-support walk-to-work unit VOS Stone. In summer 2018, VOS Stone will engage in similar operations at the same wind farm in the cont
DHSS to Set Up Offshore Service Base at Port of Eemshaven
Offshore wind service provider DHSS and Bek & Verburg, a specialist in waste collection and segregation, will build an offshore wind farm service hub at an A1 location in Beatrixhaven, at the heavy cargo quayside in Port of Eemshaven.
Enersea Supports ‘Living Stone’ Cable Lay Equipment Build
An engineering team of Enersea is rendering fabrication support during the manufacturing of the cable lay street of Tideway’s new built vessel Living Stone. Previously Enersea took care of the concept, basic and detailed mechanical design of the vessel’s deck lay-out and equipment. Enersea also spec
Seatools Sensors for Jan De Nul Dredgers
On behalf of its client Jan De Nul Group, subsea technology company Seatools said it is in the process of delivering an extensive range of dredging sensors. The sensors will be used to monitor the dredging operations of three trailing suction hopper dredgers that are currently under construction. Th
ASV Global, TerraSond Complete USV-Supported Cable Route Survey
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed the first ever seabed cable route survey supported by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The survey route included various water depths and strong currents, while facing difficult wind and sea conditions in the Bering Sea offshore Alaska, ASV explained. The pr
Statoil Hits Pay at Verbier Sidetrack
Statoil and partners have made an oil discovery in the Verbier sidetrack well in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf, proving a minimum of 25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the immediate vicinity of the wellbore. The preliminary results suggest the discovery could range anywhere