Operations & Maintenance
NOC to Lead Project on Monitoring of Marine CCS in North Sea
The world’s first ‘real world’ deep-water controlled experiment simulating emission from a submerged carbon dioxide storage reservoir is to take place in the North Sea, with the aim of further verifying the safety of offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS). Reportedly, small quantiti
Trelleborg Thermal Insulation and Coating for Shah Deniz 2
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded its largest single order for thermal insulation and corrosion coating services for phase II of the BP Project, Shah Deniz, contracting directly to BOS Shelf LLC. The contract represents the most significant order Trelleborg’s offshore operation has re
WATCH: Statoil Begins Production Drilling on Johan Sverdrup
Drilling has started on the first of a total of 35 wells to be drilled in the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field development, Norway’s Statoil informed today. According to the company, the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig kicked off at 00:00 on Tuesday, March 1. “The Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig
Plexus Secures Equipment Order from Det norske
UK’s Plexus has received an additional purchase order from Det norske to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore Norway. The value of this latest order with Det norske is estimated at approximately £0.6 million ($836
Farstad Lets 26 Go
Norwegian shipowner Farstad Shipping has decided to reduce the size of the organization at the office in Aalesund with 26 positions. In January, the company started a process with the aim of reducing administrative expenses at the office in Aalesund. Farstad Shipping recorded a net loss of NOK 1.32
Pharos Offshore Recovers Faulty Cable at Walney OWF
Pharos Offshore’s hydraulic cable grab and offshore personnel have successfully supported and completed the recovery of a faulty cable section at the 367.2 MW Walney offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The cable grab had been built to client specification for this project and was delivered to Liver
Aquatic Aims at Forging Alliances in Subsea Services Arena
Aberdeen-based provider of flex-lay solutions for the subsea industry, Aquatic, is a company with more than 40 years experience in onshore and offshore installation projects. As part of Acteon’s subsea services group of companies, Aquatic is set up as an independent operator of modular carousels, re
Dalby Cleared to Turn Endeavor Wharf into O&M Centre
Dalby Offshore Services will move its headquarters to Endeavor Wharf at Whitby Port and start to develop the site as Yorkshire’s renewables and offshore services centre following last week’s decision of Scarborough Borough Council Cabinet to lease the site to the company. Including offices, a marine
Olympic Scores Deals for Four Vessels
Olympic Ship has secured contracts with undisclosed international contractors for its vessels Olympic Zeus and Olympic Hera, the company informed on Monday. The vessel M/V Olympic Zeus has been chartered for a period of up 9 weeks, including options. The vessel will be carrying out project work in W
Gemini Starts Producing
The construction of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands has reached an important milestone after the farm’s first wind turbines started producing electricity and feeding it into the grid. Following the construction of the electric infrastructure last year and the ins
Gemini Starts Producing
The construction of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands has reached an important milestone after the farm’s first wind turbines started producing electricity and feeding it into the grid. Following the construction of the electric infrastructure last year and the ins
Harkand Bags Apache Subsea Gig
Harkand has been selected to deliver installation work to support Apache with its existing drilling campaign in the Nevis South Field in the North Sea. The project will see Harkand provide project management and engineering services and deploy its personnel and one of its dive support vessels (the H
Impairments Hit Polarcus Result
Seismic contractor, Polarcus has posted quarterly loss as it took high impairment charges and 22 percent revenues drop due to the weak market. The Oslo-listed company reported net loss for the quarter of $287.3 million or $4.29 per share, versus the net loss of $80 million or $0.12 per share in Q4 2
SeaBird in North West Europe Shoot
SeaBird has inked a new deal to carry out a pre-funded 2D multi-client survey in North West Europe during the upcoming summer season. According to Oslo-listed seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, the project is scheduled to start during the second quarter of 2016 and it’s expected to las