Operations & Maintenance
WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Substructure Floats Out
Statoil is preparing for the sail away of the 200 meter long Aasta Hansteen substructure from the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea to Norway. Aasta Hansteen is the world’s largest Spar-platform, and will be the first in Norway. The substructure is 200 meters long, 50 meters in diam
Atlantis starts AR1500 monitoring after grid outage
Atlantis Resources has revealed that the AR1500 tidal turbine is currently being monitored to assess the effects of an unplanned grid outage.
EMEC’s Consents Officer shortlisted for SR’s green awards
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Consents and Project Officer, Caitlin Long, has been shortlisted for the ‘Academic Award’ at the Scottish Renewables (SR) Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2017.
June could bring decision on Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
The proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme could reportedly be given a go-ahead from the UK government in June.
Premier Hires Wood Group for Tolmount FEED
Wood Group has been awarded a contract by Premier Oil to deliver front end engineering design (FEED) to the Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea. Effective immediately, Wood Group will provide topsides, jacket, pipeline, flow assurance and subsea engineering expertise for Pr
RGU Sets Up Learning Portal for O&G Industry
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry. The courses, the first of which focuses on decommissioning and is available now, have been tailored to appeal to differing competen
Seacat Enterprise Passes Acceptance Tests
Cowes-based Seacat Services has accepted the 27-metre High Speed Utility Vessel (HSUV) Seacat Enterprise following the completion of sea trials and a series of tests on the vessel’s equipment.
SEA to Boost UK Royal Navy’s ANPS
Cohort company SEA has been awarded a UK Ministry of Defence contract to upgrade the Ambient Noise Prediction System (ANPS) for the UK Royal Navy. The ANPS takes meteorological and oceanographic forecasts, together with oceanographic databases, and performs complex acoustic propagation calculations
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 03 – April 09). Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea to Kongsberg Maritime, Saipem an
Ditrel installs connector prototype for ocean devices at Bimep
Ditrel Industrial has started the trials of its connector solution designed specifically for use with energy converters in marine environment at Bimep.
NPD Hires Shearwater for Barents Data Re-Processing
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a re-processing job for 2D seismic data in the Barents Sea from Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The re-processing is of two projects to be run in parallel, including approximately 6,000 kilometers of pre-stack time migration re-processing and 2,500 kilometers
Amec Foster Wheeler Lands BP Global Engineering Services Contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a global framework contract by BP International to provide engineering, procurement support and project management services for pre-FEED (front end engineering and design) and FEED work across a range of projects. The scope of services for the contract covers ons
A1 Offshore Solutions Buys Ocean Zephyr
Emden-based OWS Off-Shore Wind Solutions has sold the DP2 walk-to-work vessel Ocean Zephyr to Denmark-based A1 Offshore Solutions.
A1 Offshore Solutions Buys Ocean Zephyr
Emden-based OWS Off-Shore Wind Solutions has sold the DP2 walk-to-work vessel Ocean Zephyr to Denmark-based A1 Offshore Solutions.