Operations & Maintenance
Trelleborg Sets Up GoM Buoyancy Repair at Chet Morrison Contractors
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has formalized its Drill Riser Buoyancy Module (DRBM) repair offering for the Gulf of Mexico through its partnership with the Deepwater Riser Services division of Chet Morrison Contractors. DRBMs are installed to reduce a drilling riser’s net weight in water, and ensu
Penguin hits EMEC waters
Wello’s Penguin wave energy device has been installed over the weekend at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
Aker Solutions in Pil & Bue FEED
Aker Solutions has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from VNG Norge for the Pil & Bue development in the Norwegian Sea. The FEED is for the subsea production system that will be used in a tieback of Pil & Bue to the Njord A platform. It will compete against a design from [&h
Minesto scores over $8 million for Deep Green
Minesto has closed the subscription for its TO1 warrant program having secured approximately SEK 75 million ($8.35 million) in proceeds.
SGS Adds All-Sea Underwater Solutions
Lariat Partners’ portfolio company, Subsea Global Solutions (SGS), has acquired All-Sea Underwater Solutions (All-Sea), to strengthen its services portfolio in providing underwater ship maintenance, repair and marine construction solutions. “We are excited to add All-Sea to the Subsea Global Solutio
DeepOcean in Foinaven Subsea Project for BP
DeepOcean has received a call-off under its new master service agreement (MSA) with BP. The call-off covers the installation of a new flexible water injection riser and the recovery of the existing water injection riser in the Foinaven field, West of Shetland, in a water depth of 460 metres. The wor
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 27– March 05). Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has substantially narrowed its loss, compared to the prior-year quarter, and bounced back in black on an annual basis, after implementation of cost reducti
Minesto seeks engineers
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is looking to expand its team by filling out two newly opened engineering positions within the company.
SEENEOH tidal test site fully connected
All three testing berths have been connected to the grid at the SEENEOH tidal test center on the Garonne river in Bordeaux, France.
SR2000 to restart EMEC trials next week
Scotrenewables Tidal Power plans to redeploy its SR2000 tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) next week.
Dutch Province Sets Up Offshore Wind Employment Services Company
Several businesses, organisations and government bodies in Dutch province of Zeeland have joined forces to found a new company – The Wind Technicians – which will provide offshore employment services.
Normand Pacific Set to Carry Out Western Link Route Survey
Post lay survey works for the installed cable sections on the Western HVDC Link route are due to be start in early March 2017, AWJ Marine informs. Survey work in Liverpool Bay, the Irish Sea, the North Channel and the mouth of the Firth of Clyde is due to be conducted by the vessel Normand […
Geo and NCT Offshore Team Up with New Drillship
Danish engineering consultancy Geo and NCT Offshore have launched the drillship Freja as part of a new strategic collaboration. Freja is an S-Class ROV support DP2 vessel, and according to Geo is the only drillship of its calibre and type in the Nordic countries after the rebuild. The drilling setup
Bauer Renewables in Relief Drilling Campaign for Beatrice Piles
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has awarded Bauer Renewables Ltd. (BRL) a subcontract to design, build, test and operate – the Bauer Dive Drill C40 – to execute relief drilling services for the foundation piles at the Beatrice offshore wind farm. SHL will install 84 jackets for the foundation of the Beat