Operations & Maintenance
Solstad Wins Gulf of Thailand Gig
Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with CUEL Limited, Thailand for the provision of transportation and installation for Phase 4 of JDA Block B-17-01 in the Malaysia – Thailand Joint Development Area utilising the Derrick Lay Barge “DLB Norce Endeavour”. The DLB Norce Endeavour will install
Plexus Scores Another Oman Deal
Plexus has been awarded an order for a second well from Masirah Oil, a BVI based company majority owned by REX International Holdings. The new contract will see Plexus supply Masirah with its POS-GRIP Tersus Mudline equipment and 10,000psi adjustable rental exploration wellhead for the Karamah-1 exp
NOAA Places Coast Survey Navigation Team at Stennis Space Center
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey said it will homeport one of their six navigation response teams at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The team will be co-located with NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and adjacent to other federal and state partners involved in seafloor mapping and
AccessESP Delivers Cost-Effective Pump Replacement Solution
AccessESP, the provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, has showcased its rigless ESP conveyance system in the industry’s first pump swap for an operator on the North Slope of Alaska. In two days, through a live well intervention, the AccessESP system enabled retriev
Scotland ponders future of Crown Estate
Scottish government has launched a 12-week consultation on the long-term framework for the devolved management of the Crown Estate in Scotland.
McDermott Bags Saudi Aramco EPCI Contract
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platforms offshore Saudi Arabia. The total weight of all structures combined is 11,595 tons. “As the third fast-track jacket contra
Search for MH370 Could Continue?
Fugro Equator, the only vessel left in the search for the missing MH370 flight, continues to conduct underwater search operations using the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vessel has completed ten AUV missions with an average duration of 23 hours, since December 21, 2016, ATSB informed. Fug
Minesto spreads its wings
Minesto has completed the procurement of what is presumably the most distinctive part of its Deep Green tidal energy system – the wing.
COBRAcable Sees Construction Start of Dutch Convertor Station
TenneT and its Danish partner Energinet.dk drove the first pile into the ground for the construction of the Dutch convertor station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. Nienke Homan, a member of the Groningen Provincial Executive, Marijke van
Video: TackReach tidal prototype generating power
The video shows TackReach tidal prototype in operation at Skjoldastraumen sound in Norway.
SubC Partner Inks Maersk Drilling Deal
SubC Partner said it has signed a three-year framework agreement with Maersk Drilling. The deal covers ROV offshore underwater inspection of semi-submersibles and drillships worldwide. The company noted it has developed special solutions that enable the inspection work to be carried out offshore rat
WATCH: DeepOcean SURF Campaign in Norwegian Sea
The video shows DeepOcean’s SURF operations carried out by its construction vessels Edda Freya and Edda Fauna. The project consisted of connecting the Norwegian Sea Maria field to Kristin and Heidrun plaforms for Statoil and Wintershall. The 2016 campaign saw the Installation of 170 Te riser anchor
Maersk Training Completes 1st GWO BMT Course with MHI Vestas Technicians
Maersk Training in Esbjerg has conducted the first Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) course with attendees from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The first Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) was carried out in late November, after Maersk Training in Esbjerg became the first Global Wind Organisation (GWO) certi
Image of the day: Worker inspects wave device at Bimep
Oceantec Energías Marinas has posted an image showing a worker accessing its Marmok-A5 wave energy device for equipment supervision work.