Xodus has appointed Enrico Salardi as its decommissioning director to lead the company’s ‘decom division’ formed in 2015. Salardi joins Xodus from Quadrant Energy where he was senior project manager for a number of decommissioning programmes in Australia. “Xodus has been ahead of the game when it co
The Decision-making Committee, appointed by the Board of the Environmental Protection Authority to decide a marine consent application by Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), has granted consent, subject to conditions, for the company to mine iron sands off the South Taranaki Bight. However, members of the
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Shell for the disposal and demolition of the subsea compression pilot at Nyhamna. The scope of work consists of removal and demolition of approximately 2 200 tonnes of modules. The modules will be transported from Nyhamna to Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord fo
M² Subsea, provider of ROV services, has formed an alliance with leading vessel operator, Harvey Gulf Marine International to provide subsea ROV services in the Gulf of Mexico. The alliance will see M2 Subsea’s ROVs utilized on board Harvey Gulf’s DP2 survey support vessel, the Harvey Bronco. The of
Offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics has through its subsidiary agreed to a one well contract at an undisclosed day rate for operations offshore Northwest Africa with Kosmos Energy Ventures for the ultra-deepwater rig, the Atwood Achiever. The new contract will start immediately following th
Deep sea sediment corer manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have released a convenient accessory for their Giant Piston Corer, an accelerometer, which should aid operators with deployments. The accelerometer can calculate the attitude of the corer head on penetration of the corer
Anchoring and mooring solutions specialist Vryhof is expanding its global footprint with its companies, Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) opening a new office in Aberdeen, and Vryhof Anchors appointing Singapore-based Franklin Offshore as its exclusive representative for selling Vryhof solutions in a number of
Repsol Norge has awarded oil services player Archer a four-year contract for the provision of plugging and abandonment (P&A) rig operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract scope includes permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells on the Gyda platform. In addition to the firm co
ABB has won an order from Baltic Cable AB, a subsidiary of Norway’s Statkraft, to upgrade the Baltic Cable HVDC power transmission link. The link goes under the Baltic Sea and connects the power grids in Germany and Sweden. As part of the modernization project, ABB will upgrade the control and prote
HydraWell has been awarded a frame agreement by an undisclosed supermajor to provide technology and services for plug & abandonment (P&A) and well repair operations on the UK continental shelf. HydraWell’s HydraHemera second generation high pressure Perf, Wash & Cement, PWC jetting system has been c
Angola Cables took a step closer to completion of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) at an official launch in Sangano, Angola. SACS is the first direct link between Africa and South America. The installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) – a subsea cable with 40 Tbps of capacity that
Bumi Armada has set up a direct wholly-owned subsidiary and two indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries in the Netherlands. The company said that formation of a Netherlands holding company structure is part of Bumi Armada’s ongoing initiatives to streamline its corporate structure, create a corporate and
Ofgem, regulator of the UK energy industry, is hosting consultations this month in Shetland to gather the public’s views on plans to service the isles’ energy needs through a subsea cable from the Scottish mainland. Lerwick Power station is reaching the end of its operating life. Ofgem, regulator of
Following a competitive tender process, Venko Offshore has been awarded an offshore wind farm framework agreement for maintenance and integrity services to an undisclosed blue chip client.
