Operations & Maintenance
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 14 – December 20). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil consent for manned underwater operations in 2016. The services are to be supplied by Te
Wave Hub opens cable extensions tender
Wave Hub, a test site off Cornwall, has issued a tender for installation of cable extensions connecting the test site’s four berths to its central tie-in point.
Polarcus in 4D Shoot for Maersk Oil
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Maersk Oil on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) for a 4D marine seismic survey offshore Denmark. According to the company’s Oslo filing, the project will start in the second quarter of 2016 and will run for approximately 3 months. “
Statoil Presents Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Plan
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 to the authorities on Friday. Statoil and its licence partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. They are
MMT to Showcase at Subsea Expo 2016
Swedish marine survey specialist, MMT, will be exhibiting at Subsea Expo 2016 to present its new fast survey method with Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV). The Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference takes place in Aberdeen AECC on February 3-5. At the last year’s event, MMT presented
Aker Solutions and Saipem Join Forces
Aker Solutions and Saipem have agreed to cooperate on targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies will through a joint work group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker Solutions’ capabilities in subsea products and technologi
Fluxys Buys Gasprom’s Interconnector (UK) Stake
Belgium-based natural gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, has acquired Gazprom’s 10 per cent stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK and Belgium. The Interconnector is bidirectional transmission link connecting the UK to Continental European marke
PHOTO: HFG Cuts First Steel for Maersk Culzean CPF & ULQ jackets
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has kicked off the Maersk Culzean central processing facilities platform and the utility & living quarter platform (CPF & ULQ) jackets project, following a steel cutting ceremony at Heerema Vlissingen. The EPC contract, announced in September this year, is the second
EnBW Invites Tenders for Marine Warranty Surveyor
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued an invitation to tender for the services of a Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) at the proposed 500 MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. EnBW Hohe See is located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, about 90 km north of B
Atlantis to Buy ScottishPower Renewables Tidal Energy Assets
Atlantis and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) are teaming up to develop a joint portfolio of projects for the tidal sector. Namely, Atlantis’s Scottish project development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL), will acquire SPR’s portfolio of tidal projects in exchange for a 6% shareholding in
Seabased Hooks Up Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant to Swedish Grid
The 120-ton subsea generator switchgear of the Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant on the Swedish West Coast has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10 km long subsea cable. A number of Wave Energy Converters (generators) were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave par
Peel Ports Buys Great Yarmouth
UK port owner and operator Peel Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC), a river and sea port situated on the east coast of England with proximity to the development sites of some of the UK’s largest offshore wind projects. The port has been actively i
UTEC Bags Total UKCS Positioning Deal
UTEC NCS Survey, has been awarded a multi-year rig move and positioning framework contract with Total E&P UK Limited. Total E&P UK Limited recently awarded the three-year contract with the opportunity to provide positioning services on any of their fleet of rigs and support vessels in the UKCS regio
Sweden gets grid-connected wave energy plant
Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant, developed by Seabased in cooperation with Fortum and Swedish Energy Agency, has been connected to the Swedish national grid. The first 1 MW of the wave energy farm was connected to the Swedish national grid via a 10 km subsea cable after the 120 tonnes subsea generator was