Operations & Maintenance
Scarabeo 5 Cleared for Well Intervention on Snorre
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent to use the mobile drilling facility Scarabeo 5 for well intervention in well 34/7-A-10 H on the Snorre field. Spanning blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, about 150 kilometers west of Floro, this
Atlantis launches MeyGen project
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, has officially unveiled the MeyGen project, the world’s largest free stream tidal power project, at a ceremony held today at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland.
Subsea UK Event to Bring Supply Chain and End Users Together
Subsea UK in partnership with the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI), will be running the first in its series of Subsea Springboard events to help connect subsea companies with end-users, highlighting the products and services currently available to them. Nine companies from across the count
James Fisher Lands MeyGen O&M Deal
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been granted preferred supplier status for a 5-year period in connection with the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the MeyGen Phase 1A tidal turbines. Three turbines have been supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, and the fourth by Atlantis, each with a rat
James Fisher strikes deal with Atlantis for MeyGen services
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been granted preferred supplier status by Atlantis Resources for a 5-year period in connection with the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the MeyGen Phase 1A tidal turbines.
Subsea in August
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” was in the spotlight last month having executed its maiden heavy lift p
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 05 – September 11). A new subsea company has officially launched on Monday with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focused on underwater integrity, remotely op
Quoceant rides a wave to Scottish Renewables Marine Conference
Quoceant, an Edinburgh-based engineering firm, will offer updates on a collaborative wave energy project, funded by Wave Energy Scotland, during the Scottish Renewables Marine Conference.
Esvagt Njord joins Dudgeon OWF team in Great Yarmouth (Video)
Today’s opening event for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Operations Centre will also incorporate the naming of the wind farm’s purpose built 84-metre service operations vessel (SOV), Esvagt Njord. The vessel marks a new approach to operations and maintenance with accommodation for up to 40 wind turb
SMP Builds Air/Gas Diving Spread for GloMar Subsea
Preston-based Submarine Manufacturing & Products (SMP) informed it has manufactured and supplied a bespoke air/gas diving spread unit for GloMar Subsea. SMP was contracted to design, develop and manufacture a fully-certified 20ft containerised recompression support chamber, alongside a 20ft all-incl
Statkraft Setting Stage for Offshore Wind Brexit
Norway’s Statkraft is preparing a possible divestment of its shares in the operational Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, as well as the Dudgeon and the Dogger Bank projects. The revised strategy follows the announcement in December 2015 that Statkraft would make no new investments in offshore win
Statoil Opens Dudgeon OWF Operations Centre
Statoil officially opened the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Operations Centre in Great Yarmouth today as part of the Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival. The former warehouse on the south bank of the river harbour has been completely redeveloped to accommodate offices and a dedicated 24/7 control room to
SeaBird and Lundin Team Up on Barents Sea Survey
SeaBird Exploration informed that it will acquire a long offset 2D multi-client survey in the Barents Sea. SeaBird and Lundin Norway have jointly designed the survey, to be acquired during September-October 2016. The survey objective is to acquire long-offset profiles that image large scale deep sea
Hurricane Completes Testing of Lancaster Pilot Well
Hurricane Energy has completed the testing and logging phase of the 205/21a-7 well, the ‘Pilot well’, and operations are now progressing to permanently abandon the well reservoir section prior to side-tracking the top-hole to form the the ‘Horizontal well’. Preliminary third party analysis from the