Operations & Maintenance
OSM to Manage Forland Ships
Norwegian owner of subsea vessels Forland has signed agreements with OSM Offshore (OSM) in Arendal, to outsource the technical management of its two vessels “Fugro Saltire” and “Lewek Inspector”. The technical management of the vessels will in practice be taken over by OSM during the next couple of
PDO for Utgard and Byrding Approved
The plan for development and operation for the Utgard and Byrding fields in the North Sea has been approved by the authorities, Norwegian oil & gas giant Statoil said on Tuesday. Utgard is a gas and condensate field on Norwegian and UK continental shelf while Byrding is an oil and gas field north of
Prysmian Hooks Up Veja Mate to Borwin2
Prysmian informed that the interconnection between the Veja Mate offshore wind farm and the offshore grid connection system Borwin2 in the German North Sea has been successfully plugged in. The project was awarded to Prysmian by TenneT, the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO). Assodivers
Route Survey for Hawaiki Subsea Cable Complete
Hawaiki Submarine Cable and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, have completed the route survey for Hawaiki transpacific cable system. In addition, cable and repeater manufacturing for the system continues at SubCom’s Newington facility, with more than 4,500 km of completed cable and more than 25
Carnegie takes part in materials examination for WECs
Carnegie Clean Energy is participating in two Wave Energy Scotland-funded research projects to examine different materials for use in constructing wave energy converters.
Atlantis applauds ETI’s report
Atlantis Resources has welcomed the report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) which supported tidal stream generation in the UK.
Statoil Discovers Oil and Gas Near Norne
Statoil has made an oil and gas discovery close to Norne estimated at between 20 and 80 million barrels, one year after the licence award. “It’s great kicking off the new year with a discovery,” said Jez Averty, senior vice president for exploration in Norway and the UK. The drilling of the Cape Vul
TechnipFMC Marks Its Official Start
TechnipFMC has started operating as a unified, combined company following completion of the merger of FMC Technologies and Technip. TechnipFMC today unveiled its new brand identity and logo, which represent the joining together and integration of two established entities. “This is a transformational
Subsea 7 Looks to Snap Up Seaway Heavy Lifting
Subsea 7 said that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has made an offer to acquire the 50 percent shareholding in Seaway Heavy Lifting currently owned by K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus). The terms of the offer are binding on Subsea 7 until July 1, 2017. During this period the Works Council representi
Siemens Sticks With Acergy Viking
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded another contract with Siemens Wind Power for the service operation vessel Acergy Viking. The Acergy Viking will commence a new six-month contract plus options for Siemens Wind Power in the German offshore wind sector in June 2017. The two companies signed
FPP targets €10M capital raise for wave and wind hybrid
Floating Power Plant (FPP), a clean technology company headquartered in Denmark, is looking to raise €10 million to drive forward wind and wave hybrid technology projects in UK.
PSA Audits Statoil’s Gullfaks Subsea Compression
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an inspection of Statoil’s management of the subsea compression project at Gullfaks. Statoil began operation of a subsea facility for compression of wet gas from Gullfaks Sør in 2015. The gas is transported through a 15 kilometer-long pipeline
DONG Energy and GIB Hammer Out Lincs O&M Contract
DONG Energy has agreed to enter into a long-term contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services to the Lincs offshore wind farm located off the coast of North East Lincolnshire, UK. The new O&M contract for the wind farm follows the news that Centrica and Siemens Project Ventures agree
DONG Energy and GIB Hammer Out Lincs O&M Contract
DONG Energy has agreed to enter into a long-term contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services to the Lincs offshore wind farm located off the coast of North East Lincolnshire, UK. The new O&M contract for the wind farm follows the news that Centrica and Siemens Project Ventures agree