Operations & Maintenance
Subsea 7’s Culzean Job Under Way with Cutting of First Steel
Subsea 7 has cut first steel on subsea structures for Maersk Oil’s Culzean project at Nigg Energy Park fabrication yard. The work is part of a $150-million subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract the company announced in September last year. The contract scope includes project manageme
Nexans Wins Blyth OWF Subsea Cables Contract
Nexans cable technology has been selected by VBMS to deliver inter-array and export cables for Blyth offshore wind farm. As part of its own contract with EDF Energy Renewables, VBMS will use the Nexans 66 kV inter-array cable system to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and
PLAT-O floats towards deployment
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) will begin mooring works related to the deployment its PLAT-O tidal energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) site next week.
MTS explores Wave Hub cables
Marine and Towage Services (MTS), a UK-based marine services provider, has supported the recently completed works at Wave Hub site by providing its MTS Xplorer vessel for survey operations.
Nexans Extends Charter with GC Rieber
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has secured a charter extension with Nexans Skagerrak, a subsidiary of subsea cables specialist Nexans Norway, for the CSV Polar King. The first time charter agreement announced in March this year, was set for a fixed period of about 8.5 month
Wintershall Records Minor Oil Discovery near Vega Field
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 248 F, is in the process of completing the drilling of four wells in the North Sea. The wells are wildcat well 35/11-20 S, appraisal well 35/11-20 A and wildcat well 35/11-20 B. Due to technical issues, well 35/11-19 S had to be abandoned, and wel
Ecosse Wraps Up 2nd Seabed Clearance on Race Bank OWF
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed second seabed clearance project on behalf of DONG Energy on the Race Bank offshore wind farm. ESS cleared more than 3000 boulders at the wind farm site, located off the Norfolk and Lincolnshire coast. Race Bank will consist of 91 turbines of 6MW each and gen
Island Offshore Aims for Riserless Heavy Well Intervention
Following a successful deployment of its riserless coil tubing (CT) technology in the offshore petroleum industry, Island Offshore is said to be taking it to the next level by performing heavy well intervention with coil tubing in producing subsea wells. In 2015 Island Offshore made history when dri
DCN Diving Deploys Cougar XT ROV at Godewind 1 and 2 OWF
DCN Diving deployed Saab Seaeye Cougar XT remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to perform cutting off 194 grouting hoses from 97 structures at Godewind 1 & 2 wind farms. The company incorporated a tooling package created by DCN Diving into Cougar XT Compact to conduct the work. The task for the Cougar al
Wales opens consultations on marine licensing fees
Welsh government has launched consultations on proposed changes to the fees and associated charges for marine licensing.
Johan Castberg to Be Powered by Gas Turbines
Statoil and its licence partners have opted for gas-fired power solution for Johan Castberg as the most suitable and socio-economic solution for the development. Aker Solutions, Aibel, ABB, Unitech, Pöyry and Thema Consulting have contributed to the power analysis. The power solutions include full a
Wasco Confirms €600M Nord Stream 2 Award
Wah Seong Corporation (WSC) informed that its pipe coating business unit, Wasco Coatings Europe (WCEu), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WSC incorporated in The Netherlands, has finalised a deal regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Namely, WCEu signed a contract with Nord Stream 2 AG
Interview: HF4 to lead the way for cost effective tidal O&M services
Richard Parkinson, Operations Director of James Fisher Marine Services, has shared his experiences in tidal energy industry, as well as his views on the future development of the sector.
Subsea 7, Det norske and Aker Solutions Announce Norway Pact
Aker Solutions, Det norske oljeselskap and Subsea 7 agreed on a so-called “one for all, all for one” collaboration model that should, as the companies believe, mark a major shift in how an operator and its suppliers can work together on oil and gas developments offshore Norway. The alliance combines