Operations & Maintenance
DeepOcean Wins with Statoil
DeepOcean has secured a contract from Statoil for survey and light construction services in 2017. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2017 with a vessel from DeepOcean’s in-house fleet and survey ROV ‘Superior’. The Superior carried out its first commercial project for Statoil in 2016 under the same
Scottish renewable energy expertise in demand across globe
Scottish renewable energy businesses are working on a number of renewable energy projects, including tidal and wave, in more than 40 countries around the world.
Allseas Grabs Nord Stream 2 Pipelay Job
Nord Stream 2 AG and Allseas have signed a letter of intent covering the offshore pipelay capacities for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline through the Baltic Sea. The Letter of Intent ensures that Allseas will undertake offshore pipelay works for the first line and also provides the option to book capaciti
Solstad, REM Seal Merger
REM Offshore has completed its financial restructuring and merged with Solship, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Offshore. The merger was completed as a statutory triangular merger, whereby Solship is the surviving company. The consummation of the merger between REM and Solship, with considerati
80 Jobs Lost as Olympic Avoids Bankruptcy
Norwegian provider of subsea and offshore construction vessels, Olympic, said on Friday it has obtained support from its key stakeholders for the financial restructuring of the Group. Through implementation of the restructuring, a new pure-play subsea structure will be created and NOK 400 million in
EC clears Belgian support for offshore renewables
The European Commission (EC) has concluded that Belgian plans to finance electricity generation from offshore renewable energy are in line with EU state aid rules.
MPS shows off WaveSub construction
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has unveiled its quarter-scale WaveSub device currently under construction in Pembroke Dock, South Wales.
ROVOP Bounces Back from Ceona Blow with Strong Results
ROV service provider, ROVOP, has recorded sales of almost £10 million in the second half of its financial year and EBITDA of £3.5 million for the six months to September 2016, an increase of 14 percent and 27 percent respectively over the same period in 2015. The company has also welcomed 15 new cus
4Subsea Develops Automated Integrity Testing of Flexible Risers
4Subsea, a Norwegian technology company specialised in production riser systems and subsea well systems, has launched Portable Annulus Tester (PAT), a product that automates integrity testing of flexible risers. According to the company, PAT is an “Engineer-in-a-box” solution that removes the requir
Global Marine Clinches Oil Field Communications Deal
UK-based Global Marine Systems has secured a contract from Tampnet to enhance inter oil-field communication networks in the North Sea. The work, which focuses on the installation of a platform to platform fibre optic cable, will be undertaken in 2018 by one of the company’s installation vessels. It
Allseas Lands TurkStream Job
South Stream Transport B.V. has awarded the Swiss-based Allseas a contract to lay the first line of the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline in the Black Sea, with an option for laying the second line. According to the contract, Allseas is to lay more than 900 km of pipes on the seabed. Allseas will eng
Petrofac Helps to Protect Lincs OWF Cables
Petrofac has completed the provision of risk assessment and engineering support on the two 48 km subsea cables connecting the Lincs offshore wind farm with the onshore transmission system. Following a full assessment of the impact of external risks to the cable, such as fishing and anchor damage in
DCNS brings marine renewable energies under one roof
French naval defense and energy specialist DCNS plans to create a subsidiary dedicated to marine renewable energies.
WATCH: SOC Executes Nordsee One Inter-Array Cable Project
The video above shows inter-array cables installation project by Siem Offshore Contractors on the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German Bight of the North Sea. SOC installed approximately 70 kilometres of inter-array grid cables on the Nordsee One OWF between June and August 2016. All 59 cabl