Operations & Maintenance
Statoil in Fram C East Launch
Norway’s Statoil informed that Fram C East has started production to the Troll C platform. Fram C East is a long production well drilled from the existing Fram subsea template tied back to Troll C. Gas will be transported to Kollsnes via Troll A, whereas oil will be piped to Mongstad for further pro
Claxton Completes Two North Sea Decom Jobs
Claxton, an Acteon company, has completed its involvement in the abandonment of two wells on the Horne and Wren platform in the Southern North Sea. Completed within 18 days in July 2016, Claxton was responsible for the 5.1/2” tubing cut verification, tubing recovery, sub-mudline abrasive conductor s
DONG Boasts Local Content at Race Bank
Eight offshore wind technicians from the Humber area are about to start work on the installation of wind turbine foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. Race Bank is located off the North Norfolk coast and is being built out of DONG Energy’s construction base in the Grimsby
New Offshore Renewable Plant Optimisation Tool Proposed
A paper proposing a novel computational tool for the reliability-based assessment of wave, tidal and offshore wind farms was published yesterday in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. The paper presents the new tool to identify typical decision problems and to shed light on the complexity
New tool for optimization of wave and tidal plants presented
A paper proposing a novel computational tool for the reliability-based assessment of wave, tidal and offshore wind farms was published yesterday in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
SeaTerra Clears DolWin3 Cable Route of UXOs
SeaTerra has completed investigation of 278 objects and removal of 8 ordnance targets from the DolWin3 cable route. Commissioned by the transmission system operator TenneT, SeaTerra examined and cleared in recent weeks and months numerous metal objects from the future DolWin3 cable route between Emd
Autonomous Robot Completes North Sea Surface Measurement Task
A team of scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Newcastle University (NU) have developed a novel technique to measure sea surface height directly using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology in combination with a marine surface autonomous vehicle (SAV
Reetec Names Vogt New Operative Managing Director
German wind energy company Reetec has appointed Peter Vogt as the company’s new Operative Managing Director. Reetec is part of EDF EN Services, the EDF Energies Nouvelles Group’s subsidiary dedicated to Operations and Maintenance in Europe. Prior to transferring to the new position at Reetec, Vogt w
Fugro to Support Nexans in Subsea Cable Installation Projects
Fugro has been appointed by Nexans Norway for the provision of environmental advisory services as part of its global environmental advisor framework. The global framework agreement with Fugro started this month and will be in place for one year. Nexans Marine Installation Department installs high vo
Fugro and Nexans Sign Global Environmental Advisory Contract
Fugro has been appointed by Nexans Norway AS for the provision of environmental advisory services as part of its global Environmental Advisor Framework. The global framework agreement with Fugro commenced this month and will be in place for one year. Nexans Marine Installation Department installs hi
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Presents New Mass Flow Excavation Tool
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) said it has brought the world’s most powerful tool to the market to support clients with large scale excavations. Namely, the JFSE’s expert team recently completed re-engineering project on the SP12000 excavation tool. The SP12000, reportedly, produces more than
PHOTO: Pioneering Spirit Wraps Up Its First Project
Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” has executed its maiden heavy lift project, removal of the 13,500 tonne Yme mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) in the North Sea, 100 km off the coast of Norway, on August 22, 2016 for Repsol Norge. The Yme
Fugro’s Trio to Scan for UXOs at Beatrice Site
Fugro will be undertaking a survey for unexploded ordnance (UXO) on behalf of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), across its wind farm development zone. The UXO survey is scheduled to start during an appropriate weather window following September 1, 2016, and will continue over a planned minimum
Fugro Gearing Up for UXO Hunt at Beatrice
Fugro is getting ready to carry out a survey for unexploded ordnance (UXO) across the development zone of the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth off the east coast of Scotland. Fugro will deploy three survey vessels, Fugro Helmert, Fugro Frontier, and Meridian to carr