HeliOffshore, a safety-focused association for the offshore helicopter industry, has formed a new work group to focus the implementation of its safety strategy with regard to offshore wind farm support.
TGS has completed the purchase of the Capreolus 3D seismic survey from Polarcus. The Capreolus, full broadband 3D seismic survey is 22,130 square kilometers and covers two hydrocarbon provinces with proven, but underexplored, oil and gas plays both in the Beagle and Bedout sub-basins offshore north-
Plexus has secured a purchase order to supply and rent its POS-GRIP enabled POS-SET Connector to Oceaneering for well abandonment operations in the North Sea. Operations are expected to begin within the next eight weeks and to take approximately 10 days to complete. Under the terms of the contract,
Framo’s pump technology has been used to successfully anchor 20 wind turbines at the wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2. A total of 60 suction buckets have been pumped in place as foundation for the 20 wind turbines in Ørsted’s new wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2. In June 2018, a team of specialists from Fra
The proponents of a tidal energy project on the River Mersey in Liverpool are looking to hire a Project Director to help move the scheme forward.
German developer SINN Power has been harnessing the power of waves splashing the shores of Crete with its next-generation wave energy converter modules for over a month. Take a look at the videos showcasing the devices in operation, as well as ‘the operation’ of mounting the devices to the port wall
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts securing utilization of personnel and vessels in the Subsea IMR projects segment. The Oslo-listed firm has won a contract in the Atlantic region with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the Skandi Constructor. The contract is scheduled to start at the end of Q3
Dragados Offshore has delivered the 7,600-tons steel jacket for the living quarter platform to be installed at Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup field project off Norway. The sail-away of the LQ Jacket took place July 30, from the company’s yard in Puerto Real, Cádiz. Dragados Offshore’s scope of work includ
McDermott has secured a contract from Shell for subsea umbilical and flowline installation at the Perdido development, located 230 miles south of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico. “This award strengthens McDermott’s relationship with Shell as we work together to safely and competitively deliv
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking to appoint three external assessors to provide technical expertise during the evaluation of applications for the next stage of the organization’s NWEC program.
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has went trough a major overhaul for the foundation installation project on the Norther offshore wind farm. The installation of the first of a total of 45 foundations marks the start of the Norther offshore wind farm project. The wind farm will be locat
Nexen Petroleum UK has announced that the Buzzard Phase II (BPII) project has received full sanction from partners and the ‘Field Development Plan’ has been approved by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. The define stage, which included the front-end engineering design of the development, was completed i
Sixth generation underwater positioning technology from Sonardyne Brasil has been chosen by vessel owner and operator Companhia Brasileira de Offshore (CBO) to meet Brazil’s new contracting specifications for subsea positioning. The multi-functional Compatt 6 transponders and Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Sh
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 44 out of 56 turbines at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.
