Operations & Maintenance
Det Norske to Develop Alvheim Pair
Det norske has decided to develop Viper-Kobra. The project comprises two small discoveries in the Alvheim area. According to plan, approximately 7 500 barrels will be flowing into the Alvheim FPSO every day around Christmastime 2016. Viper-Kobra is located in the Alvheim area and consists of two sep
Alcatel-Lucent to Boost ACE Submarine Link
Alcatel-Lucent and the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium have successfully completed a field trial on the existing ACE system, which connects France to the west coast of Africa, based on 300 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) and 400 Gbit/s technology. They achieved a breakthrough transmission of 12.
Schlumberger Cuts 9000 Jobs
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has decided to reduce its overall headcount, in response to lower commodity pricing and anticipated lower exploration and production spending in 2015. The company, which employs approximately 120,000 people in more than 85 countries, recorded a $296 million cha
SST Delivers Tool Detection Alarm for Safer Well Intervention
Severn Subsea Technologies (SST) has developed Zone 0 rated, tool detection sensor technology to reduce the risk of damage to the riser assembly during drilling and intervention operations, as the tool string is recovered to the surface. The Tool Detection Alarm (TDA) offers a safer method of locati
Assembly process for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine begins
The assembly process for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine has begun in the port of Brest, Sabella announced. The base for the tidal turbine which will be installed in Fromveur Passage has arrived to the port of Brest. The base is 20 metres by 20 metres in size, and it will carry a turbine of 10 […
VBMS Bags Another Wintershall Contract
VBMS, a strategic joint venture of VolkerWessels and Boskalis, has been awarded another contract by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The scope of work includes the installation, burial, survey and pull-ins of an 18.5km control umbilical which connects the Ravn platform to A6-A, located in the Danish and Ge
McDermott, GE Start ‘io Oil & Gas’ Venture
GE Oil & Gas and McDermott International have launched io oil & gas consulting, a new independent venture to transform the development of front-end solutions for offshore fields. io aims to deliver greater certainty into the design and planning of the offshore oil and gas field and overhaul the curr
Total Starts Production from West Franklin Phase 2
Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total co
Industry Joins on Subsea Cable Performance
A collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries and drive down whole life network costs. New, mo
ESS Wraps Up Westermost Rough Seabed Clearance for DONG
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has successfully completed a boulder clearance and seabed preparation campaign on behalf of DONG Energy. The subsea engineering specialist cleared almost 50,000 boulders and other obstructions from 33 routes spread over a distance of 40km at the Westermost Rough wind farm
Huawei Completes Repeater and Branching Unit Trials
Huawei Marine, a global submarine network provider, announced the successful completion of sea trials for its second-generation Repeater, RPT 1660 R2, and Branching Unit, BU 1650 R2. Both innovative second-generation products were recently tested in the extreme winter conditions of the Atlantic Ocea
Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs
Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and
Deep BV Conducts Borssele Wind Farm Zone Geophysical Survey
Deep BV, a Dutch company specializing in hydrography, geophysics and oceanography, has been awarded a five-year framework agreement to undertake geophysical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the company has sealed the deal for its first job within the
Bridon Buys Moorings Business
Bridon Group, a manufacturer of wire and fibre rope, has acquired the moorings business of ScanRope from the Parker Hannifin Corporation. Bridon is a global business with a UK Head Office in Doncaster that manufactures wire and rope solutions for applications across several sectors including Oil and