Operations & Maintenance
FMC Technologies’ Subsea Systems for Total’s Fields
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Total to supply subsea systems for its Edradour and Glenlivet fields offshore in the West of Shetland area. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply consists of subsea equipment including manifolds and associated connections and controls equipment, wellhead
Det norske Completes Marathon Oil Deal
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has finalised the acquisition of Marathon Oil Norge AS. Following the integration, Det norske will have close to 500 employees. In 2013, combined production from the two companies amounted to approximately 84 000 barrels of oil per day, making Det norske one of the largest
GeoSea Buys HOCHTIEF’s Offshore Assets, Becomes Full Owner of ‘Innovation’
DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea acquires offshore assets of HOCHTIEF, one of Germany’s leading international construction groups. HOCHTIEF is selling offshore assets to marine contractor and long-term partner GeoSea. GeoSea has had decades of success in marine engineering and is now acqu
Mojo to Work with JMFS on MeyGen
Mojo Maritime has signed a contract with James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) which will see them provide significant marine operational and engineering expertise to the construction phase of the MeyGen Inner Sound tidal project. Over the next two years, Mojo will work closely with JFMS carrying out
WGK Wins Pipeline FEED on Peterhead CCS Project
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded the front end engineering design (FEED) for the subsea and pipeline element of the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire. The project, the world’s first full-chain CCS project on a gas-fired power station, is being developed by Shell, w
Ballast Nedam Bags Butendiek Subsea Inspection and Maintenance Contract
Ballast Nedam has been awarded the contract for the subsea inspection and maintenance of Offshore Wind Farm Butendiek by OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co KG, a company managed by German developer and wind farm operator wpd AG. The contract commences on 1 January 2015 and has an initial duration of 5 years. T
Barge Master Installs Its First BM-T40 System on Walk-to-Work Vessel
Barge Master is nearing the completion of the construction of the first BM-T40 system. On the 14th of October, the Barge Master motion compensated knuckle boom crane pedestal was installed on the new Wagenborg Walk-to-Work vessel, designed and built by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel and Barge Mas
Barge Master Installs Its First BM-T40 System on Walk-to-Work Vessel
Barge Master is nearing the completion of the construction of the first BM-T40 system. On the 14th of October, the Barge Master motion compensated knuckle boom crane pedestal was installed on the new Wagenborg Walk-to-Work vessel, designed and built by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel and Barge Mas
Promar Shipyard Hits VARD Profit
Singapore listed shipbuilder Vard Holdings, subsidiary of Fincantieri, has informed that slower-than-expected improvements in throughput and productivity at the new Promar shipyard in Brazil are impacting profitability during the ramp-up phase. Additionally, the cost was also incurred for the two ve
RNLI Helps Diver with Decompression Sickness
On Tuesday, October 14, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Longhope Lifeboat was requested to launch by the Coastguards. They had been called out to assist a diver who was showing symptoms of decompression sickness aboard the dive boat Radiant Queen. The casualty was transferred to the l
Kongsberg’s Two Subsea Observatories for CAGE
CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate has selected Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver two ocean observatories. The observatories will be deployed off the coast of Svalbard (Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean) during 2015, to monitor methane leaks from the seabed. The
INTECSEA and OPC Team Up on R2M Concept
OPC has formed an alliance with INTECSEA and signed an MOU that brings together the subsurface expertise of OPC and the subsea facilities, pipeline and topside engineering expertise of INTECSEA/Worley Parsons Group to offer a fully integrated Reservoir to Market (R2M) concept. The R2M model aims t
ROVOP in New HQ by Year-End
Subsea specialist ROVOP is investing more than $6.4 million (£4million) in a new purpose-built headquarters (HQ) including training facilities, a full ROV underwater test facility and an internal 40-tonne overhead crane. The next generation facility at Aberdeenshire’s Westhill area, known as the sub
Statoil’s CEO Resigns
President and CEO Helge Lund has informed Statoil’s board of directors that he will resign. Helge Lund has chosen to leave Statoil to take up the position as CEO of another international oil and gas company. The board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as acting president and CEO of Statoil with