Operations & Maintenance
Bibby Offshore Gets Boycott Warning in Norway
Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting that the UK-based subsea specialist exercises ‘social dumping’. This is Bibby Offshore’s first contract in Norway with C
Jee in Cable Optimisation Study for East Anglia ONE
Jee has been awarded a contract by Scottish Power Renewables to carry out an array cable optimisation study for the East Anglia ONE (EAONE) offshore wind farm. EAONE is a development planned off the coast of East Anglia for 102 turbines; enough to power more than 50,000 homes every year. Scottish Po
StormGeo to Support Cable-Laying Ops
StormGeo, a provider of decision support for weather sensitive operations, has launched ‘Cable Lay Service’, the newest addition to its suite of weather forecasting services. According to the company, its Cable Lay Service provides a Common Operating Picture (COP) to enable operators, owners and sup
NPD Approves Start-Up of Subsea Facility on Balder
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ExxonMobil consent to start-up a subsea facility for production well 25/11-E-29 AH on the Balder field. Recently ExxonMobil received an approval from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use E-29-AH subsea well, on the Balder field. The Balder fi
Tidal joins forces with wind for more efficient grid use
An agreement has been reached between Atlantis Resources’ majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects.
Rotech Subsea in Management Buyout
Rotech Subsea has completed a management buyout (MBO) in a move that should see the company strengthen its position in subsea mass flow excavation. Following the MBO, the group’s three operating companies, Rotech Subsea, Rotech Engineering and Rotech Fabrication, will be headed up by continuing dire
Funding boosts Mainstay Marine’s expansion
Marine engineering firm Mainstay Marine Solutions has secured funding from Finance Wales and Barclays to expand its business in Pembrokeshire.
Kleven Completes Aker Wayfarer Upgrade
Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway, has completed modification of the Aker Wayfarer to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel (SESV), Ocean Yeald informed on Thursday. The modification contract was inked in October 2014 with Ocean Yield, a ship owning company with investments wi
Saipem Lands Contracts Over EUR 1.5 Billion
Saipem said it has been awarded new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore, for an overall amount in excess of 1.5 billion euros. The most significant contract relates to the field development project for the Zohr gas field, located off the Egyptian coast in the Mediterranean sea. Petrobel h
Zwerver II Supports Jan de Nul at Burbo Bank Extension
HvS Dredging Support’s multipurpose DP2 vessel ‘Zwerver II’ has supported Jan de Nul on an offshore wind farm project in the Irish Sea. Jan de Nul chartered the vessel to install mattresses, along with pre-lay and post-lay services, at the Burbo Bank 2 offshore wind farm. The vessel installed 100 ma
DeepWell Wins with Statoil
DeepWell, the Norwegian well intervention company, has secured a long-term contract for provision of mechanical wireline services to Statoil. The contract value for the firm period, including options for add-on services, is estimated to exceed NOK 1 billion over a four-year period, or more than NOK
MDL’s Reel Drive System Concludes Its First Assignment
The latest addition to Maritime Developments’ hire fleet has completed its first mission, two years since delivery to its original client. The equipment in question is a 400-tonne reel drive system (RDS), originally purchased by Ceona Offshore. Although delivered to client in mid-2014, the system re
AW-Energy scoops €10M through InnovFin EDP scheme
Finnish wave energy developer, AW-Energy, has received a €10 million loan for the construction of the full-scale WaveRoller wave energy device.
Van Oord Delivers Submarine Wreck Counter Filling Project Off Norway
Van Oord has successfully stabilized the wreck of a World War II submarine off the west coast of Norway. The Norwegian Coastal Administration awarded the contract to Van Oord at the end of 2015. The wreck, containing toxic mercury, was located at the top of a steep slope in the seabed. This slope wa