Forland Subsea said it has changed the flag and renamed its light construction/inspection, maintenance & repair vessel. The vessel, previously known as Lewek Inspector, has been renamed to Forland Inspector and will now be sailing under the Cyprus flag. The vessel owner changed the flag from Malta o
Eneco Windmolens Offshore B.V. is looking for a provider of turbine gearbox supply and refurbishment services on the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) in the Dutch North Sea. The anticipated scope of work comprises providing gearboxes, new or refurbished, for the purpose of
Polarcus said it has been awarded a contract for a broadband 3D marine seismic project in Asia Pacific. According to the Oslo-listed seismic contractor, the project is is due to begin imminently, and it is scheduled to last for one month. This contract, with an undisclosed client, restores backlog i
The Competition and Markets Authority CMA has today determined that the acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler by Wood Group gives rise to competition concerns in the supply of engineering and construction (E&C) services and operation and maintenance (O&M) services on the UK continental shelf. Recognisi
Vroon Offshore Services and Rhenus Offshore Logistics B.V. have been working together on a maintenance campaign at two offshore substations on the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons, recently facilitated a dry hyperbaric welding trial for Subsea 7 within its saturation diving complex in Aberdeen. Ten diver welders were welcomed to JFD’s National Hyperbaric Centre in May and were accommodated for 13 days at a depth of 43msw within the saturatio
Offshore wind farms in Germany generated 8.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first six months of 2017, a 47.5 percent increase compared to 5.9 billion kWh of electricity generated in the first half of 2016.
ZTT Group has been awarded a contract by Fugro to supply one 15.3-kilometer 33kV XLPE insulated submarine composite cable to Kangaroo island. It will be the third submarine composite cable by SA Power Networks (SAPN) to connect southern Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide and the island. The new 3
Oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded a contract from Maersk Oil for the provision of subsea and well test services on two offshore units in the North Sea. The contract will extend the long-standing partnership between the two companies until 2020, for well abandonment services on two r
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has launched a new product that should enable offshore operators in the oil and gas and offshore renewables market to ensure the quality and strength of grout during installation operations. The technology, known as Tracerco Diagnostics Grout Monitoring, is able to
Dutch geo-consultancy Fugro has begun an area survey of the Hollandse Kust (Noord) Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea, in preparation for the offshore wind farm tender scheduled for 2019. With a total capacity of 700 MW, the wind farm will be able to supply electricity to an estimated 800,000 household
Subsea Innovation said it has completed testing on its 10th pipeline repair clamp in the last 9 months. The clamps form part of an ’emergency pipeline repair system’ (EPRS), that are supplied complete with a releasable hydraulically activated tensioning system. The spreads also included adaptable in
Centrica has awarded HydraWell a three-year frame contract to provide plug & abandonment (P&A) technology and services for its“A Fields” in the southern part of the North Sea. Centrica has recently submitted a proposal to British authorities for the decommissioning of the “A Fields” development, inc
Forland Subsea II AS, which bareboat charters the Fugro Saltire from E Forland AS, has received a notice of termination for convenience from time charterers Fugro Subsea Services. The MV Fugro Saltire was built in 2008 and is under a long-term contract with Fugro Subsea Services. The 11-meter vessel
