Operations & Maintenance
InterMoor Bags Marine Services Contract from Maersk
InterMoor UK have been awarded a Marine Services contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd. The contract will be serviced from InterMoor’s Aberdeen offices and will support Maersk in the following operational activities within the UKCS :Field Flowline and Well tie-ins; FPSO & FPU Mooring Inspections
Reef Subsea Moves to Port of Blyth Premises
Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new facility provides 1800m2 of serviced internal and external storage space for asset maintenance and storage combined with
Anholt OWF Cable Repaired
The cable connecting Anholt offshore wind farm and the Danish power grid, which was out of operation from September 30th, is now repaired. Energinet.dk announced the news on its official website and added that the Anholt wind turbines can again send power to land. The failure occurred on Tuesday, Se
‘RRS Ernest Shackleton’ Stays at BAS
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has declared its second option for a one year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2015. “RRS Ernest Shackleton” has been on a long-term charter with BAS since August 1999. BAS further holds three annua
Centrica Starts Ivory Well Drilling
Atlantic Petroleum has started drilling of the Ivory well (6707/10-3 S) in PL 528B located in the Norwegian Sea. Atlantic Petroleum Norge has a 9% working interest in PL 528B. The licence is located adjacent to the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field development which is due to come on stream in 2
Top News of the Week of Sep 29 – Oct 05, 2014
1. EMAS Offshore Launches Singapore IPO EMAS Offshore, formerly known as EOC, has launched public offering of shares following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in conjunction with the proposed listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Secur
Cape Nets Magnus Life Extension Project from BP
Cape plc, an international leader in the provision of critical industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors, announces the award of a contract with BP to supply its services within the Magnus Life Extension project, MLXP. MLXP is a project being undertaken by BP as part of its Nor
Oceanographic RV “Admiral Vladimirsky” En Route to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Oceanographic research ship of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet (BF) “Admiral Vladimirsky” left the port of Pevek and is heading for the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The vessel is expected to arrive at its destination in about 10 days. During the visit to Pevek the crew met with local of
Pelamis Redeploys Wave Measurement Buoys at Farr Point
Continuing the work of Pelamis Wave Power on wave farm project development in parallel with technology demonstration and development, two wave measurement buoys have now been redeployed off the north coast of Scotland, at the location of the Farr Point wave farm site. The wave buoys, which were firs
Eolien Plans OWFs Seabed Clearance Off France
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has issued a tender for seabed surveys to be carried out at a number of locations offshore France. The company requires side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder survey services to execute seabed clearance on appr
DeepOcean in NCS Seabed Survey for Statoil
DeepOcean AS, subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a contract for Seabed Survey Services for 2015 by Statoil. The Contract awarded by Statoil, covers services on Norwegian Continental Shelf and supports DeepOcean’s position as a provider of advanced light construction and seabe
NOC Co-Ordinates Marine Robotic Vehicles Survey (UK)
A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300 miles over the next 20 days, and will be collecting scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.
Port of Grimsby Gets GBP 5 Mln to Become Offshore Wind Hub
A £5 million investment in a new lock system at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby will make its Royal Dock more attractive to energy companies looking to base their offshore wind operations and maintenance activities at the port. The project forms part of an agreement between ABP and D
Deutsche Windtechnik Develops Special Erosion Protection for Rotor Blades
In cooperation with the paint manufacturer, Colorvision, Hamburg, Deutsche Windtechnik has developed a special coating for rotor blades on wind turbines which meets the extreme requirements of erosion protection needed for rotor blades. The abrasion resistance of the Leading Edge Protector (LEP) req