Operations & Maintenance
Wiking Gets First Airbus Offshore Chopper
German offshore flight specialist Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus H145 helicopters configured for offshore use. The two helicopters will be used to drop off harbour pilots, fly air rescue missions over the North Sea, and transport service technicians to o
Technip Increases Q3 Profit and Full-Year Target
French oil services provider, Technip, has boosted its third quarter 2016 result as it continues its cost reduction plan due to extended oil industry slowdown. In the second quarter 2016, Paris-based subsea major generated adjusted revenue of €2.9 billion, down some 6% compared to €3.1 billion in 3Q
McDermott Ups Profit Despite Revenue Drop
Houston-based McDermott posted quarterly net income of $16.1 million, or $0.06 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $3.7 million, or $0.01 per fully diluted share same time last year. Adjusted net income, before restructuring charges, came to 9 cents per share, flat with the correspond
#OEECLive: The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind
As previously announced, readers/viewers of Offshore WIND on Wednesday had a chance to follow a live stream of the on-air talk show themed “From bust to boom,” recorded on the exhibition floor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The session had
OEECLive: Watch Two Live Streams on Wednesday!
Offshore WIND crew are at the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. On the second and final day of the event, we will be live streaming two talk shows from Community Square at the exhibition floor. First up is a talk show themed “From bust to boom” where there will
OEEC: Subsea Processing and Infrastructure Technical Session
This year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) being held in Amsterdam has provided another successful technical session on Subsea Processing. The session, moderated by Pieter Swart, Subsea Pipeline Principal, Shell Projects & Technology, discussed the latest developments in subsea and
Iberdrola’s Renewables Unit Posts Weaker Results
Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s renewables division recorded a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of EUR 1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2016, down 3.3% compared to the first nine months of 2015, due to the poorer performance and the exchange rate effect in the United Kingdom. The company’s
Fugro in Another Geotech Survey for US Wind Development
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Vineyard Wind, formerly named OffshoreMW, to perform a marine geotechnical site investigation within its wind development lease, offshore Massachusetts. The company’s 105-meter drilling vessel M/V Fugro Synergy will perform the study, which will include numerous
SeaPlanner Eyes Southeast Asian Offshore Wind Market
UK based company, SeaPlanner Ltd, is to launch an international tender for businesses in the South East Asia offshore wind market interested in entering a reseller agreement for the company’s marine management software solution – SeaPlanner. SeaPlanner is a management and monitoring system which has
OEEC: O&G Supply Chain Can Benefit from Renewables
Oil & gas supply chain sector should start looking into ways to diversify into renewables as oil is expected to gradually lose its share in the fossil fuel mix and renewables are projected to be the fastest growing fuel source, Paul Appleby, BP’s head of Energy Economics, said during a panel discuss
OEEC: O&G Supply Chain Can Benefit from Renewables
Oil & gas supply chain sector should start looking into ways to diversify into renewables as oil is expected to gradually lose its share in the fossil fuel mix and renewables are projected to be the fastest growing fuel source, Paul Appleby, BP’s head of Energy Economics, said during a panel discuss
Neptune jack-up wraps up MeyGen foundations installation
Atlantis Resources informed that the installation of four Turbine Support Structures (TSS) has been completed at the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
Fugro Set to Carry Out Verbier Survey
A geophysical survey vessel MV Fugro Galaxy, has arrived on location to acquire a site survey over the Verbier prospect in the UK Central North Sea, Jersey Oil & Gas informed on Wednesday. The Verbier prospect is located within the UK Seaward Licence area P.2170, blocks 20/5b & 21/1d (P.2170 licence
IKM Scores DOF Subsea OZ Work
IKM Testing Australia has been awarded a pipeline pre-commissioning services frame agreement by DOF Subsea. According to IKM, the contract has been agreed for 3 years, with the provision to be extended by a further two years. “DOF Subsea are a global team with a fleet of state-of-the-art, purpose-bu