Operations & Maintenance
Wood-Amec Merger Could Lead to Competition Concerns, CMA Says
The Competition and Markets Authority CMA has today determined that the acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler by Wood Group gives rise to competition concerns in the supply of engineering and construction (E&C) services and operation and maintenance (O&M) services on the UK continental shelf. Recognisi
Vroon and Rhenus Team Up on Gemini Offshore Wind Farm
Vroon Offshore Services and Rhenus Offshore Logistics B.V. have been working together on a maintenance campaign at two offshore substations on the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
Subsea 7 Preps Its Diver Welders at JFD’s National Hyperbaric Centre
JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons, recently facilitated a dry hyperbaric welding trial for Subsea 7 within its saturation diving complex in Aberdeen. Ten diver welders were welcomed to JFD’s National Hyperbaric Centre in May and were accommodated for 13 days at a depth of 43msw within the saturatio
German Offshore Wind Farms Maintain Record-Breaking Momentum
Offshore wind farms in Germany generated 8.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first six months of 2017, a 47.5 percent increase compared to 5.9 billion kWh of electricity generated in the first half of 2016.
Expro Inks North Sea Contract with Maersk Oil
Oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded a contract from Maersk Oil for the provision of subsea and well test services on two offshore units in the North Sea. The contract will extend the long-standing partnership between the two companies until 2020, for well abandonment services on two r
Tracerco Develops New Grout Monitoring System
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has launched a new product that should enable offshore operators in the oil and gas and offshore renewables market to ensure the quality and strength of grout during installation operations. The technology, known as Tracerco Diagnostics Grout Monitoring, is able to
Fugro Starts Surveying North Holland Offshore Wind Zone
Dutch geo-consultancy Fugro has begun an area survey of the Hollandse Kust (Noord) Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea, in preparation for the offshore wind farm tender scheduled for 2019. With a total capacity of 700 MW, the wind farm will be able to supply electricity to an estimated 800,000 household
Subsea Innovation Wraps Up 10th Pipeline Repair Clamp Project
Subsea Innovation said it has completed testing on its 10th pipeline repair clamp in the last 9 months. The clamps form part of an ’emergency pipeline repair system’ (EPRS), that are supplied complete with a releasable hydraulically activated tensioning system. The spreads also included adaptable in
Centrica Taps HydraWell for North Sea P&A Campaign
Centrica has awarded HydraWell a three-year frame contract to provide plug & abandonment (P&A) technology and services for its“A Fields” in the southern part of the North Sea. Centrica has recently submitted a proposal to British authorities for the decommissioning of the “A Fields” development, inc
Forland Gets Charter Termination Notice for Fugro Saltire
Forland Subsea II AS, which bareboat charters the Fugro Saltire from E Forland AS, has received a notice of termination for convenience from time charterers Fugro Subsea Services. The MV Fugro Saltire was built in 2008 and is under a long-term contract with Fugro Subsea Services. The 11-meter vessel
Clinton Wins Odin One Survey Gig
Clinton Marine Survey has been awarded a framework agreement for Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA), for the service of multibeam echo sounder (MBES) hydrographic surveys on Swedish shipping routes in the Baltic Sea. The framework contract regarding hydrographic surveys in the Swedish Sea areas 2
Nexans Kicks Off NordLink Cable Installation
Installation of a subsea power cable between Norway and Germany has started. The first metres have been laid on the seabed in Vollesfjord in Vest-Agder. Once completed, the new cable, NordLink, will be one of the world’s longest power cables, and will provide the first direct link between the Norweg
SMD Moves Servicing Ops to Port of Tyne
The Tyneside-based manufacturer of ROVs, mining equipment and subsea ploughs Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) is relocating its servicing and training side of the business to Port of Tyne. SMD’s head office and heavy production facility will remain in Wallsend and the company will continue to manufacture
Another Seacat Heads to Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
Galloper Offshore Windfarm Limited has chartered Seacat Services’ windfarm support/crew transfer vessel (CTV) Seacat Ranger.