Operations & Maintenance
EnQuest, MOL See First Oil from Scolty and Crathes
EnQuest informed it has achieved first oil from Scolty and Crathes development located in the Central North Sea, approximately 160 km north east of Aberdeen. Scolty was discovered in 2007 by Lundin and Crathes in 2011 by EnQuest. The development plan consists of two single horizontal wells tied back
Top News of the Week, 14 – 20 November 2016
Iemants and Jan De Nul Win Kriegers Flak OSS Foundations Work Energinet.dk and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH have awarded Iemants and Jan De Nul Group with a contract to construct, install, ballast and protect gravity based foundations (GBFs) for two offshore substations. ABB Unveils Lightweight, AC Pla
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 14 – November 20). Technip’s latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer, was officially named on Saturday November 12, in Norway. The naming ceremony was held at VARD’s Lan
Saipem Extends Azerbaijan Survey Services with Lighthouse
Lighthouse Azerbaijan Branch has signed a 4-year extension of the existing frame agreement with Saipem. The two companies have signed a new revision of the existing frame agreement, which concerns survey and positioning support activities, extending its term until 2022. The survey activities Lightho
Ireland gets resource assessment for AMETS wave test site
Researchers from the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) and NUI Galway have produced a paper that provides a detailed assessment of the wave energy resource at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet, Ireland.
Mutriku wave plant installs monitoring equipment
Mutriku wave energy plant has been equipped with pressure sensor and data logger as part of the EU-funded OPERA project.
MarineSpace joins forces with Aquatera
Southampton-based MarineSpace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Orkney-based Aquatera to collaborate on projects across a number of sectors.
TLP hires THA for Cardiff tidal lagoon fish study
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has hired Turnpenny Horsfield Associates (THA) to conduct a scoping study and trials related to fish tracking as part of the Cardiff tidal lagoon development.
Fugro Accumulates 70 Years of Subsea Motion Data
Fugro’s DeepData subsea instrument pods have been collecting motion data on subsea structures for a collective total of over 25,000 days, equating to over 70 years. The first deployments were in the North Sea followed by other worldwide locations including the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Australia, Medi
Siem Offshore Contractors Wins Hornsea One Work
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded the contract for the transport and installation of parts of the inner array grid cable system for the Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One by DONG Energy Wind Power. The contract award builds upon the rec
Siemens Subsea Axes Jobs in UK and Norway
Siemens Subsea employees have been notified that the company is proposing a global business restructuring in order to adjust to current market situation. The company said that the main reason behind its decision is the continued difficult market conditions driven by the low oil price and lower than
Xodus Lands Black Sea FEED Contract
Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) has awarded a contract to Xodus Group for the front end engineering and design (FEED) of its offshore and onshore facilities for the development of Ana and Doina gas discoveries on XV Midia shallow block, offshore Romania (Midia Gas Development Project). Mark Beacom, BSOG
NSG Wind Inks Services Deal with Siemens
NSG Wind, part of NorSea Group said it has been awarded a framework services agreement with Siemens Wind Power. According to the company, the agreement includes subsea, marine coordination, port services and logistics. “It is a stamp of approval for NSG Wind and NorSea Group which proves that the im
EMGS Wins Malaysia Seismic Gig
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said it has entered into a contract with an undisclosed oil company in Malaysia. This contract confirms the provisional agreement announced in the stock exchange notice on November 1, 2016. As previously announced, this contract extension is worth approximately USD