Operations & Maintenance
PHOTO: UXO Cleanup at Nordergründe OWF Site
James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea) in cooperation with their German partner GSS Hansa Offshore (GSS) were contracted by the windfarm developer OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co KG to help clear unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from the site of the proposed Nordergründe wind farm. The Nordergründe 111 MW offshore wi
Highlights of the Month: August 2016
USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media on 18 August. Bilfinger Exits Offshore Wind Foundations Business Germany’s VTC Group Munich has bought Bilfinger’s share in Bilfinger Mars
DONG and Siemens Send Maintenance Crew to Gunfleet Sands
DONG Energy and Siemens have deployed a maintenance team to exchange gearboxes and main bearings on two of the turbines at the 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the Essex coast. The maintenance work is being carried out using Ziton’s jack-up vessel Wind Pioneer, DONG confirmed to Offshore
GC Rieber Sees Red on Fleet Impairment
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 453.8 million, compared with NOK 103.4 million profit in the second quarter of 2015, due to impairment of the fleet and low activity levels. Namely, the fleet impairment of NOK 335.5 million, in combination
Profits Fall for Reach Subsea
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has booked lower profit as it saw revenues decline close to 60 percent during the second quarter of 2016. For the quarter, Reach Subsea generated net profit of NOK 3.3 million, or NOK 0.04 per share, on revenue of NOK 89.5 million, versus net profit of NOK 9.1 milli
OGA to Reprocess Seismic Data in Six Areas Around UKCS
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded two contracts worth more than £2.5 million to Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG), in collaboration with Geopartners, to supply around 15,000km of reprocessed multi-client 2D seismic data in six areas around the UK Continental Shelf (
Vattenfall to Plan OWF Marine Operations with Mermaid
Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations from James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc. Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project’s schedule to com
Vattenfall to Plan OWF Marine Operations with Mermaid
Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations from James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc. Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project’s schedule to com
Wood Group Nets Wintershall Norge Contract
Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall Norge to tender for provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement, which has two three-year extension options and is effective immediately, will be
Cyprus to Send Gas to Egypt via Subsea Pipeline
Cyprus has signed an agreement concerning the transport of natural gas to Egypt via a direct subsea pipeline. The deal was signed in Nicosia on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 by the minister of energy, commerce, industry and tourism of the Republic of Cyprus, Georgios Lakkotrypis, and the minister of pe
Danish Companies Vying for Horns Rev 3 Work
Danish companies are turning their attention to Hvide Sande which is expected to become the centre of activities related to what is to be the largest offshore wind farm in Danish waters – Vattenfall’s 406MW Horns Rev 3, the Danish Wind Energy Association (DWIA) said. The Swedish energy company and i
Clinton Marine Wins Konti-Skan Interconnector Survey
Clinton Marine Survey has been awarded a cable tracking project between Sweden and Denmark. The survey includes cable tracking, ROV video, multibeam, and sidescan sonar on the link. The water depth is ranging between 0 meters to 80 meters and has been conducted with the company’s two survey vessels
Diving Ops Underway to Clean Up Transocean Winner Debris
Divers have located around 40 pieces of debris around the site at Dalmore Bay, on the Isle of Lewis, where the Transocean Winner drilling rig originally grounded on August 8. They are currently working to recover the debris which ranges from laptop size to scaffolding poles with one piece which is t
Island Offshore, Centrica Scoop ONS 2016 Innovation Award
Island Offshore/Centrica were among announced winners of the ONS 2016 Innovation Awards, at the Innovation Awards Ceremony Tuesday, August 30. Island Offshore and Centrica were selected winners of the Innovation Award, (for large companies), for the innovative system riser-less coil tubing drilling.