Operations & Maintenance
MasterFlow 9800 Grout for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has selected BASF, as part of the grouting subcontract with FoundOcean, for the supply of MasterFlow 9800 to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project. The grout will be installed by BASF’s licensed contractor FoundOcean. MasterFlow 9800 grout was mainly chosen for the grouting of
Island Constructor Set for Draugen Job
Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for the use of riserless light well intervention (RLWI) vessel, Island Constructor, for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea in 250 metres of water, around
Rovco to Inspect Wave Hub Subsea Cable System
UK-based company Rovco will carry out subsea cable system survey of the offshore renewable energy test site Wave Hub. The purpose of the project, scheduled to start July 25, is to inspect the Wave Hub subsea cable system with multibeam echo-sounder bathymetry and ROV visual survey. The survey works
IOG Files Blythe Hub FDP
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted the field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub, which comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields. This follows on from IOG’s submission of a draft FDP for only the Blythe field in December 2016. The Blythe and Elgood
Dana Gas Selects AGR Software
AGR has signed a SaaS (software as a service) contract with Dana Gas PJSC to supply its latest version of P1 software. AGR’s P1 software is said to help improve the accuracy of well time and cost modeling and can be applied for all drilling and well related operations, including completions and inte
JFSE Equips Its Excavators with Centrally-Located Jetting System
Subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has introduced centrally-located jetting systems to its mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) equipment spreads. According to the company, the water jet, designed, developed and patented by JFSE, facilitates the excavation of soils
Welsh marine body seeks Project Manager
Marine Energy Wales is recruiting for a Project Manager who will assist its Pembrokeshire-based team in delivering marine energy related projects.
Wave Hub hires Rovco Subsea for cable system inspection
Wave Hub has engaged the services of Rovco Subsea to conduct a survey of its subsea cable system.
PCF bags further funding for Welsh marine supply chain
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF) has received funding from the Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) to support the development of its Welsh marine energy supply chain project.
Nexans Confirms DolWin6 Award
French cable specialist Nexans has confirmed the contract award from the transmission system operator TenneT to supply and install the cables for the DolWin6 direct-current link. The Nexans contract, worth around 100 million euros, comprises the cables, accessories and installation. Two 90-km-long h
OneSubsea Multiphase Boosting for TAQA’s Otter Field
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a subsea multiphase boosting system by TAQA for the Otter field in the UK North Sea. Through the EPCIC contract, OneSubsea and its Subsea Integration All
OGA Seeks Chief of Decommissioning
The Oil & Gas Authority UK is looking for head of decommissioning department on a permanent basis. Based in Aberdeen, the head of decommissioning leads a specialist team of five within the operations directorate and reports to the director of operations. This is the largest directorate and is respon
Horizon 2020 bolsters wave energy developers
Two wave energy projects have been selected for funding in the latest round of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Phase 2.
TFKable hooks JDR
Umbilical and power cable provider for the offshore energy industry JDR Cable Systems is to be acquired by the Polish-based producer of wires and cables TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable).