Operations & Maintenance
Wello’s Penguin arrives to Orkney
Penguin wave energy device has reached Orkney ahead of scheduled deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
Bi-radial turbine for wave project enters final assembly stage
The bi-radial turbine to be used for the EU-funded wave energy cost reduction project dubbed OPERA has entered the final assembly stage.
BP Continues with Sparrows
Sparrows has successfully retained its current North Sea mechanical handling and crane management contract with BP, which will extend the working partnership between the two companies to over 50 years. The contract sees the lifting and mechanical handling specialist operating and maintaining all 21
German TSOs Table Network Expansion Plans
German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW have submitted the first drafts of the onshore and offshore network expansion plans (NEP and O-NEP) covering the period up to 2035 to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).
Wintershall Goes with Subsea Concept at Skarfjell
Wintershall and its PL418 license partners have selected a subsea concept for the development of the Skarfjell field in the Norwegian North Sea. Namely, the proposed solution is that the reservoir would be connected via a subsea template to the nearby Gjøa platform. Skarfjell is situated in the nort
Bergen Group and AAK Energy Services Set Sights on Offshore Wind
Norway’s Bergen Group has entered into a strategic cooperation with compatriot rope access specialist AAK Energy Services AS as the company plans to increase focus on new areas such as offshore wind farms.
Bergen Group and AAK Energy Services Set Sights on Offshore Wind
Norway’s Bergen Group has entered into a strategic cooperation with compatriot rope access specialist AAK Energy Services AS as the company plans to increase focus on new areas such as offshore wind farms.
Ocean Installer Wraps Up Its First Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Ocean Installer said it has recently completed the very first permanent subsea installation at the Johan Sverdrup field, marking the kick-off of the Johan Sverdrup offshore work. The offshore campaign took place late January and involved the installation of a subsea template for water injection. The
Seafloor Systems Presents Its New Unmanned Survey Boat
Seafloor Systems, a provider of customized hydrographic mapping solutions, has designed the EchoBoat-G2 unmanned survey vessel (USV) that is said to be able to execute survey missions via remote control or semi-autonomous, utilizing the company’s mission planner drone software. According to the comp
MMT to Survey Algeria – Spain Subsea Pipeline
Marine survey specialist MMT has entered into a contract with Medgaz in Spain for inspection of the offshore pipeline between Algeria and Spain. The project will be performed within the joint venture agreement between MMT and Reach Subsea utilizing the vessel Edda Fonn. The pipeline transports gas f
New Subsea Player Wins Decom Support Gig in Tunisia
The newly merged Underwater Engineering Services (UES) and Seanic Oceans Systems has secured its first contract in Tunisia. As part of the merger between their parent companies ATR Group and Centurion Group last year, the newly formed business of UES Seanic will support Oceana Subsea on a decommissi
WINDEA one Stays on Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum Duty
The EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) has secured a new charter contract through Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum for the provision of the crew transfer vessel, the WINDEA one. The special ship transports service engineers as well as freight and supply goods into the offshore wind farm, approximately 45
TechnipFMC to Work on Energean’s Project Offshore Israel
Energean Oil & Gas has appointed TechnipFMC as the concept and front end engineering design (FEED) contractor for the Karish and Tanin development programme. This follows Energean’s recent decision to develop the fields using a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to facilitate th
AIS Preps DeepOcean for Upcoming Offshore Wind Projects
AIS Training has secured a contract with offshore cable installation contractor, DeepOcean to upskill its workers as the company prepares to deliver several new contract wins. The scope of the contract will see AIS train up to 100 of DeepOcean’s workers in mandatory global wind qualifications at its