Operations & Maintenance
Global Tech I Officially Turned On
Germany’s 400MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm has been inaugurated. The ceremony was attended by Olaf Scholz, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Dr. Carsten Sieling, Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Bremen, and Olaf Lies, Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of Lower Saxon
Xodus Inks North Sea Decom FEED Contract with Nexen
Xodus Group has been awarded a contract with Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited to provide Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) services in support of the decommissioning of the Ettrick and Blackbird fields in the central North Sea. The workscope will assess the best practice decommissioning methods fo
Magseis Starts Barents Job
Norwegian ocean bottom seismic player, Magseis, has kicked off a multi-client program in the Barents Sea, following the completion of work for Chevron in the UK sector of the North Sea. The company’s vessel Artemis Athene will be used to execute the survey, building on previous work conducted in the
Natural Power boosts technical team
Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy, has hired Leanne Ramage as Head of Projects in the technical department, and appointed Selena Farris as a Senior Technical Manager. Both roles will be based at the company’s Ochil House office in Stirling, Scotland, and will support the company’s Direct
PLB Helps Locate Missing Diver Off Cornwall
The UK Coastguard, RNLI and Royal Navy have, in a combined rescue operation, helped recover a missing diver off the Cornish coast. The diver became separated from his buddy after diving a wreck several miles off the Lizard Peninsula. A mayday call was sent by their dive boat at around 2:30pm on Tues
PGS to Cold-Stack Another Ramform
Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has decided to cold-stack its vessel Ramform Viking after it wraps up a multi-client project offshore East Newfoundland in late October this year. The vessel was originally scheduled for a yard stay and classing in Q1 2016, which will be deferred. In-sea equi
PHOTO: Normand Maximus Taking Shape
The BN 830 Normand Maximus was spotted during construction at Vard Tulcea and Contsanca in Romania. The vessel is a VARD 3 19 design, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund. After the vessel’s hull is completed in Romania, the final outfitting of the vessel is scheduled for late 2015, at Vard Brattvaag
Bibby HydroMap finalizes Holyhead Deep Green survey operation
Bibby HydroMap has completed survey operations on the €30 million Deep Green tidal energy project off Holyhead, for consultant Xodus Group on behalf of developer Minesto. According to Bibby HydroMap, the objective of the survey was to provide a detailed understanding of the seabed levels, characteri
CGG Reorganizes
CGG has announced a transformation plan to adapt to the new environment and market conditions. French seismic contractor has now deployed a more centralized organization which should, according to CGG, ensure the strongest possible foundation from which to operate and grow in the future. Namely, as
Bibby HydroMap Wraps Up Deep Green Survey
Bibby HydroMap has completed survey operations on the €30-million Deep Green marine energy project based off Holyhead for consultant Xodus Group on behalf of developer Minesto AB. The objective of the survey was to provide a detailed understanding of the seabed levels, characteristics and shallow ge
Mariner Jacket Lands on The Seabed
The steel jacket for the Statoil-operated Mariner field on the UK Continental shelf (UKCS) has now been safely placed on the seabed in the field. Following the sailaway from the Dragados Offshore yard in Cadiz, Spain on August 10, the Mariner jacket recently spent a week in the sheltered Boknafjorde
Subsea 7 Wins Culzean SURF Prize
Subsea 7 has been awarded a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil with a value in excess of USD 150 million for the Culzean development. The ultra-high pressure, high temperature field, one of the largest gas discoveries offshore UK, is located in Block 22/25 of the Cen
Flexlife Secures North Sea and GoM Projects
Flexlife has been awarded Flexible Riser Annulus Testing projects on six installations for three different Operators in the North Sea, and two Flexible Riser Annulus Testing projects on two installations for two different Operators in the US Gulf of Mexico. According to the Aberdeen-based company, t
Anholt OWF Cable Change Faces Delays
Danish transmission operator, Energinet.dk has informed that it must postpone the replacement of two parts totaling approximately 4.5 km of subsea cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid on land. “Cable supplier is still preparing the replacement cable. There was an error in re