Operations & Maintenance
VBMS Secures Kriegers Flak CGS Cabling Gig
VBMS has been awarded a contract by nkt cables for the installation of approximately 50 km of 150 kV AC high voltage submarine cables for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (Kriegers Flak CGS). The project, owned by Energinet.dk and 50Hertz, will connect the future Danish offshore wind farm Kr
SEENEOH prepares two berths for tidal testing
SEENEOH tidal test center has completed the construction of two tidal testing berths at the Garonne river, Bordeaux, France.
QSTAR Sets Up Barcelona Facility
Las Palmas-based QSTAR has established a subsidiary in Barcelona Port Forum from where the company will promote marine services and training in the national market and to other places of influence in Europe and Mediterranean. These new facilities have an ROV pilot training center, being the second t
Cygnus Field Delivers First Gas
Engie E&P UK and partners Centrica and Bayerngas have seen first gas from the Cygnus development exported to the Bacton gas terminal in North Norfolk. Cygnus, located in licence areas P1055 & P1731, 150 kilometres off the coast of Lincolnshire, is expected to contribute 5% of UK gas production – sup
Tocardo wraps up scaled UFS testing
Tocardo has completed the tests of its scaled Universal Foundation System (UFS) at the MARIN research institute in the Netherlands.
Subsea 7 Bags Oda SURF Job
Subsea 7 said it has been awarded a contract between USD 50 million and USD 150 million by Centrica for the Oda field in the Norwegian North Sea. The Oda oil field (previously called Butch) was discovered in 2011 in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea, approximately 14 kilometres east of th
Nexans Wins Hornsea One Cabling
DONG Energy Wind Power has contracted Nexans to supply and terminate a total of 139 km of three-phase subsea cable for the first of three construction phases of the Hornsea Project One wind farm, located off the Yorkshire coast. The 34 kV cables of latest generation will be used for inter-linking a
TenneT Links Veja Mate OWF to BorWin2 Grid Connection
Transmission system operator TenneT has connected the offshore wind farm Veja Mate to grid connection system BorWin2. The connection between BorWin beta and Veja Mate’s substation is realized by two 11,4 km AC cables with a voltage of 155 kV. BorWin2 consists of the converter station BorWin beta, wh
JFD Boosts UK Hyperbaric Rescue Portfolio
JFD has recently accepted the delivery of a portable 18-man hyperbaric rescue facility (HRF) to expand its offer to offshore operators in the UK. JFD’s National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) houses the only land-based saturation diving complex in the UK, and the addition of the portable HRF means JFD can
NRW may withhold marine license for Swansea tidal lagoon
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) could deny the marine license for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon on the basis that it would have an adverse effect on the fish in the area.
JDR 66 kV Cables for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre
JDR has been awarded a contract by offshore cable installation specialist VBMS, part of Boskalis, to supply 66 kV inter-array and export cables for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Located in Aberdeen Bay, the 92.4 MW, 11-turbine development is Scotland’s largest offsho
Companies Present New Subsea Mapping Solution in Fort William
DOF Subsea together with subsea technology companies Sonardyne, 2G Robotics, and Seatronics demonstrated a new underwater surveying technique that could reportedly have an impact on the time needed to map underwater structures and offshore sites. The capabilities of the so-called ‘Dynamic Mobile Map
Boskalis Sells More Interest in Fugro
Royal Boskalis Westminster said it has reduced its holding in Fugro to 9.38 percent. This is the second reduction of interest in Fugro this month by the Dutch dredging and marine specialist. The new reduction was accomplished through a successful accelerated bookbuild via which 12,685,878 (15%) cert
Intertek Studies Impacts of Rock Dump from Decommissioning on Mobile Sandbanks
Intertek Energy & Water has been appointed by the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) to undertake a study of potential impacts on mobile sandbanks associated with rock dumping during the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure. The study will focus on the North Sea’s North Norfolk