Operations & Maintenance
GMS Bags First Decom Job in North Sea
Gulf Marine Services announces that one of its Large Class vessels in Europe has been contracted for decommissioning work, a new activity for the Group. The vessel, which has been supporting well service and maintenance work in the Southern North Sea for an international oil company since Q3 2012, w
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
Subsea 7 Lands Australia EPRS Deal with Chevron, Inpex
Subsea 7 has been awarded four contracts by Chevron Australia and INPEX for the engineering, procurement and construction of an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) to be used offshore Australia. This EPRS project consists of developing a process of repair, including both equipment and contingenc
WATCH: Gullfaks Subsea Wet Gas Compressor Installed
After several years of technology development, construction and testing the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea. In May and June Gullfaks subsea compressor project (GSC) completed successful structure and module installation campa
Gode Wind 2 Foundations in Position
GeoSea has successfully installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohammer S-3000 and newly developed NMS-8000 together with a big bubble curtain, all piles have been realized on time and within German underwater noise
SPSL Develops Pipeline and Cable Crossing for Tampnet
Scour Prevention Systems (SPSL) has successfully delivered its first commercial project in the offshore oil and gas industry, providing an innovative scour solution to pipeline and cable crossings in the North Sea. Lowestoft-based SPSL has developed an innovative and patented solution, using a matri
WATCH: Saipem Presents Normand Maximus OSCV
The following video presents Saipem’s future addition to its fleet, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contractor aims to combine SURF installation with field development activities in ultra-deep water. Saipem signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) wi
Van Oord Places First Gemini Monopile
The first monopile at the Gemini wind park has been successfully installed. The wind park, owned by Northland Power (60%), Siemens (20%), Van Oord (10%) and HVC (10%) will consist of 150 monopiles. Gemini will be built in the North Sea, and the building process is taking place over a three year peri
Scientists Find Limited Risk from Subsea CO2 Leakage
The results from the world’s first experiment into the realistic simulation of the potential environmental impact of a submarine CO2 leakage, which featured several studies by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University of Southampton, have been published in a special issue
Subsea in June
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of June has seen many companies announcing job cuts and business restructuring. Red7Marine has gone into administration with 47 jobs lost, Aker Solution
Tenders invited for additional O&M at Swansea’s tidal lagoon
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc will today begin the tendering process for three main operations and maintenance (O&M) contract packages to support the £1billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Having previously named General Electric and Andritz Hydro as preferred bidders to manage the operations and mainte
Nord Stream Pipeline Survey Checks Out
Nord Stream has completed an external inspection of the two pipelines. The job was executed using an ROV, equipped with digital cameras, specific sensors and operated from a dedicated support vessel. The visual and instrumental (geophysical) inspection was performed on the whole length of the pipeli
CIS Delivers Piling for Subsea 7
Conductor Installation Services (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, has successfully completed a subsea piling operation for Subsea 7 in the UK North Sea. The operation was executed as part of the Cladhan field development, located approximat
Reach Subsea and MMT in Survey Alliance
Reach Subsea and MMT have established a Joint Venture agreement primarily for survey services. Consequently, the two parties have performed a charter restructuring arrangement, which should, according to Reach, add more flexibility to the business model and strengthen the companies’ combined market