Operations & Maintenance
Maersk Supply Service and DeepGreen in Seabed Minerals Campaign
Maersk Supply Service has partnered with DeepGreen Resources to recover polymetallic nodules from the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. DeepGreen is advancing the NORI Area D Project (NORI D Project) through its wholly owned subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI). The NORI D Projec
Minesto hunts for marine operator
Minesto is looking to enter into a framework agreement of general support services for various marine operational needs for its Deep Green tidal project.
Mexssub and Intecsea Form Subsea Integrity Alliance
Two Houston-based solution providers in the oil and gas industry, Mexssub and Intecsea, have formed a strategic alliance built to deliver permanent riser and pipeline integrity solutions. The alliance should give Intecsea customers additional options for pipeline integrity management, designed to mi
Siemens Visualises Walney Extension Work with Houlder’s Software Tool
Houlder’s Advanced Analysis Group has provided Siemens Wind Power with a bespoke 3D-visualisation software tool to model project logistics and optimise the turbine installation process at DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
Green Light for Dvalin Development
The plan for development and operation (PDO) for the DEA-operated Dvalin development has been approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With development costs of estimated 1.1 billion Euros (10 billion Norwegian Kroner), the Dvalin development in the Norwegian Sea was the largest P
Next Geosolutions to Survey UK-Norway North Sea Link
Next Geosolutions has been awarded two survey contracts for the North Sea Link (NSL) project, the first electricity link between UK and Norway. The first contract, due to start in April, will see Next Geosolutions provide cable protection survey work for Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system o
FORESEA boosts 15 ocean energy developers
An €11 million EU-funded FORESEA initiative has backed 15 offshore renewable energy technologies following its second call for applications.
Eni Names FPU Set for Indonesian Deepwater Wells
Eni has held a naming ceremony of the “Jangkrik” Floating Production Unit (FPU) vessel at Saipem Karimun Yard in Indonesia. The FPU will operate in the Eni-operated Muara Bakau PSC located in the Kutei Basin, in the Makassar Strait offshore for the “Jangkrik Complex Fields”. Ten production deepwater
Ocean Flow Energy ends Sanda Sound tidal testing program
Ocean Flow Energy has decided to cease its tidal testing program at Sanda Sound tidal site due to lack of research funding.
TechnipFMC Awards Prelude PPU Contract to EnerMech
EnerMech has been awarded a pre-commissioning subcontract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, on the Shell Australia operated Prelude FLNG project. The work scope includes the pre-installation filling of the risers, riser leak testing, pressure monitoring of the umbilical and electr
Nokia and Facebook Boost Subsea Fiber Capacity
Nokia and Facebook have collaborated on field trials of new optical digital signal processing technologies over a 5,500 kilometer transatlantic subsea link. To increase the capacity capabilities of subsea fiber, Nokia and Facebook tested Nokia Bell Labs’ new probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS)
BPS’ O-Drive poised to improve grid stability
BioPower Systems (BPS) has produced a power conversion module for wave energy projects called O-Drive with built-in short-term storage that could improve grid stability.
Energinet.dk Pens Subsea Cables Repair Deal with JD-Contractor
Energinet.dk has awarded a framework agreement to JD-Contractor for the contingency repair of its subsea cables. The agreement covers all Energinet.dk subsea asserts in Denmark, among others the transmission systems and the export cables for all Danish offshore wind farms. The contract started in Se
JD-Contractor to Take Care of Energinet.dk’s Subsea Cables
Danish subsea services provider JD-Contractor has signed a framework agreement with compatriot Energinet.dk for contingency repairs of the transmission system operator’s subsea cables.