Operations & Maintenance
Spectrum Wraps Up Another 2D Seismic Campaign Off Brazil
Spectrum has announced the completion of the 17,700 km Santos Campos Phase 2 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The new acquisition program is an outboard extension of Spectrum’s 2012 Santos Campos Phase 1 survey, and ties other programs in the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo Basins producing a co
Polarcus Scores More Work
Polarcus has finalized a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia, and secured a 30-day extension to the West African campaign. The Australia program should deliver broadband data-set utilizing one of the Polarcus X-bow vessels. The project is due to start in Q3 2017 and will run for
AGR Bags New Wintershall Contract
Wintershall Norway has awarded AGR a contract for a feasibility study in the Barents Sea. The contract will see AGR monitor and identify the optimum design, drilling and testing techniques required to carry out efficient exploration activity. The study will also include the evaluation of emergency p
Bardot Group maps Indonesia for OTEC projects
French engineering company Bardot Group has shown interest to develop ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) projects in Indonesia.
Nautricity all set for CoRMaT turbine deployment
Nautricity plans to begin with the installation of its CoRMaT tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in two days time.
Polarcus Extends South America Shoot
Seismic contractor Polarcus will be staying on the 3D marine seismic project in South America for additional month after its client exercised the option to further expand the survey area. The company received the project award in December 2015, and completed the first phase in August 2016. The secon
Prysmian Sets Up Wikinger Inter-Array Cables
Italian subsea cable specialist Prysmian said it has completed the laying phase for the Wikinger offshore wind farm ahead of schedule. Termination and testing works are currently in progress. “This milestone, which is quite uncommon in the offshore wind market, highlights the Group’s capabilities in
EMEC looks for micro-grid solutions
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a tender for a micro-grid solution to facilitate the testing of marine energy converters.
Siem Offshore Contractors Hires NSW for Trianel Windpark Borkum II Cables
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) for planning, producing and delivering of the inner-array cable for the Trianel Windpark Borkum (Phase II). The contract between NSW and SOC was signed in Leer, Germany in January this year. The order inc
University of Exeter wraps up novel mooring ropes tests
The University of Exeter has carried out performance and durability tests of a set of elastometric mooring tethers as part of the H2020-funded OPERA wave energy project.
Wood Group Starts Leviathan Platform Engineering
Wood Group has started the detailed engineering for the Noble Energy’s Leviathan field project platform – including the topsides and the jacket. The work follows the completion of the seven-month front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Leviathan field located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Th
Subsea 7 Books $418 Million Profit in 2016
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 reduction measures in order to adjust to current offshore oil & gas market. To remind, Subsea 7 has since the start of 2014 reduced
McDermott Clinches Subsea Tieback Deal from Hess
McDermott International has been awarded a contract from Hess Corporation for subsea tieback work for the deepwater Penn State Deep (PSD) field in the Gulf of Mexico. Scott Munro, McDermott’s vice president for Americas, Europe and Africa said: “This marks our first project with Hess Corporation in
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Strikes Shell EPCM Deal
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has signed an enterprise framework agreement (EFA) for providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Shell projects in the Middle East, South East Asia and India. The EFA is f