Operations & Maintenance
N-Sea Secures $161 Mln in Global Contracts
N-Sea Offshore has been awarded major contracts to the value of over £100 million, since the beginning of the year. N-Sea is known for its innovative work in the North Sea as an independent offshore subsea contractor. The company has secured a significant number of major, long-term contracts in the
STATS Performs Forties Pipeline Isolation
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has successfully completed a complex isolation of the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea. STATS was contracted by Apache North Sea Ltd to safely isolate the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) so that subsea isolation valves (SSIV) and piping spools coul
Statoil in Final Trials of Gullfaks Subsea Wet Gas Compressor
The world’s first subsea wet gas compressor station is now ready for the final testing at Horsøy outside Bergen before being prepared for installation and hook-up to Gullfaks C in 2015. By adding 22 million extra barrels of oil equivalent from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir the compressor will h
Subsea Vision Expands ROV Fleet
Subsea Vision has added another Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. The compact concept is especially suited for working in strong currents and where the spread of equipment is small enough to need little deck space. The addition to their fleet follows expanded opportunities coming to th
ABB Bags Butendiek OWF – SylWin Alpha Subsea Cabling
ABB has won an order from TenneT to design, engineer, supply and install an Alternating Current (AC) power transmission cable system that will connect Butendiek, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC converter platform SylWin alpha. The cable will link the AC platform of the But
Cammell Laird Appoints Agent for Norway
Cammell Laird has named Octagone AS shipping consultancy to act as their sole agent in Norway, primarily to win more repair and conversion work on Norwegian vessels operating near the UK. Paul Ashcroft, Cammell Laird’s technical manager, said the company is excited by the agreement as it will raise
BP, CGG in Marine Seismic Source Project
CGG and BP have today announced an agreement for collaborative research and development in the field of new types of marine vibratory seismic sources. The agreement combines the companies’ research efforts and expertise to develop and deploy innovative seismic source technology, and builds on succes
Technip Lands Kraken Job for EnQuest
Technip has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract by EnQuest for the Kraken development located in the North Sea, 400 kilometers North-East of Aberdeen and 130 kilometers East of Shetland, at a water depth of approximately 120 meters. Technip’s
Statoil Gets Nod for Gullfaks Sør Ops
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility for drilling and well operations at Gullfaks Sør. The consent covers production drilling and work on existing production wells, in addition to permanent plugging and abandonment of thr
Jee to Run New Subsea Courses in Norway
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, is expanding its subsea engineering public courses programme to Stavanger, Norway in 2015. Jee’s Head of Courses, Jenny Matthew said: “We’re continually developing our extensive training programme and in 2015, in response
Ashtead Tech Launches Subsea Academy
Ashtead Technology has set up, a first-of-its-kind, subsea training academy in Aberdeen in the world-renowned subsea centre of excellence at Westhill. The subsea technology training academy will meet global demand for improved competency in the configuration, operation and maintenance of increasingl
MMT Scores High on Achilles FPAL Verify
MMT, a specialist in high-resolution marine surveys, has achieved high scores on the Achilles FPAL Verify audit. The Achilles FPAL community serves the procurement needs of the wider European oil & gas market. FPAL Verify is a supplier assessment that involves a two day visit to a nominated supplier
Ofgem Approves Lower Funding for Scottish Subsea Link
Ofgem has today set out proposals to allow £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s proposal is £173.9 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The
IRM Systems Expands Its Team
IRM Systems, the independent authority in the design of emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS), has expanded its staff to meet growing demand for its services. The new full-time personnel are based at its headquarters in the Netherlands. Over the course of this year, IRM Systems has landed four ne