Operations & Maintenance
Saipem Gets EUR 554M Credit Line for Purchases from Norway
The Italian oil services company Saipem has subscribed a new credit facility for up to €554 million which will be used for the financing or refinancing of the company’s purchases of equipment and services from Norwegian exporters. The credit facility is supported by Garantiinstituttet for Eksportkre
Boskalis Wraps Up VolkerWessels Deal
Boskalis has concluded the acquisition of offshore-related activities from VolkerWessels following the approval by the European Commission. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition, announced in March this year, would raise no competition concerns, because it would not significantly ch
HBC to Support Fugro’s Rampion OWF Cable Installation Project
HBC Offshore Solutions, part of the HBC Group, has been awarded with the contract to support Fugro with the installation of the array cables on the Rampion offshore wind farm project. Fugro will lay and bury 122 array cables with its construction and installation vessels Fugro Symphony and Fugro Sal
SmartBay Subsea Observatory Launched
SmartBay Subsea Observatory offshore Galway, Ireland has started feeding live data from the seabed to businesses, researchers, scientists and policy makers. The SmartBay Subsea Observatory, supported by the Marine Institute, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, wil
EC opens €600M call to strenghten EU energy infrastructure
The European Commission has opened a second call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to help finance key trans-European energy infrastructure projects.
Kleven Delivers Mineral Exploration Vessel to Debmarine Namibia
Debmarine Namibia has taken delivery of its new diamond sampling and exploration vessel, the SS Nujoma, in Geirangerfjorden, Norway. The vessel, named after Namibia’s founding president, Dr. Sam Nujoma, was launched on January 9, 2016 at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik in Norway. It will be
Bibby Offshore Apprentices Get Hands-On ROV Experience
The Underwater Centre has linked up with Bibby Offshore to provide ROV apprentices with the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience. The apprentices, who are employed by Bibby Offshore will benefit from operational experience in the field with live ROVs and will undertake a variety of task
inApril Lands Seabed Seismic Systems Deal with Geo Energy Group
inApril, the Norwegian offshore technology company, has struck a deal, potentially worth $25-30 million, for Venator, its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system. The company has signed the letter of intent (LOI) with the Kazakhstan company Geo Energy Group (GEG) to supply a Venator system, sta
PGS Starts Bréanann Seismic Shoot Off Ireland
Norwegian seismic player, PGS, has kicked off the Bréanann 3D seismic programme for Woodside on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/14 in the Porcupine Basin, Irish Atlantic. The survey programme will cover over 2,400 square kilometers, of which circa 40 percent relates to FEL 3/14, Petrel, which h
NOC to Deploy New Tech for Deep Sea Minerals Detection
National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is leading a research cruise this summer which will address technical challenges in exploring for seafloor mineral deposits. This expedition will take place on board the RRS James Cook, marking a decade of service that has seen this ship travel 218,972 miles in pur
OPT teams up with WCS for wildlife monitoring
US-based wave energy developer, Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to advance wildlife monitoring in OPT’s PB3 PowerBuoy.
French tidal firm to retrieve turbine early July
Sabella, a French tidal energy company, plans to retrieve its D10 tidal turbine early in July, subject to metocean conditions.
Searcher Wraps Up Seismic Surveys Off Norway and Australia
Searcher Seismic in cooperation with BGP, has acquired new surveys offshore Norway and offshore Western Australia. Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye 3D seismic survey in the Barents Sea expands existing Phase 1 3D coverage of the Hammerfest Basin to further highlight the potential of this area in the Barent
Vroon’s Subsea Support Vessel Ready for Its First Task
Vroon has christened its subsea support vessel (SSV) VOS Star, in a ceremony held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, The vessel was named by Lianne Maandag, wife of Evert Maandag, Vroon Head QHSE. The 68 meters long VOS Star is one of the two newbuilding SSVs to have been constructed at Fujian Southeast