Operations & Maintenance
Vroon and Rhenus Keeping German Offshore Substations Supplied
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has started cooperating with the German-based Rhenus Offshore Logistics on the provision of offshore supply services to wind farms on the German Continental Shelf. According to the agreement, Vroon is in charge of delivering bulk, containerised and project cargo to wind
ASV Global, TerraSond Deliver First Unmanned Hydrographic Survey
ASV Global and TerraSond have completed a 5172 nautical mile survey mapping the seafloor in the Bering Sea, off Alaska. TerraSond used the C-Worker 5 autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) alongside its Q105 survey ship for a duration of 36 days. The C-Worker 5 completed 2275 nautical miles of survey line
WindEurope CEO: The Future of Oil and Gas Sectors Is in Offshore Wind
Companies across the oil and gas value chain stand to benefit significantly from the further development of offshore wind industry, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said in his speech at the annual Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) event in Stavanger, Norway. In his speech, Dickson described how some oil and
Chevron Starts Bangka Gas Flows
Chevron Indonesia said it has achieved natural gas production from the Bangka field development project, the first stage of the Chevron-operated Indonesia deepwater development (IDD) project in East Kalimantan. “First gas for the Bangka Project is a significant milestone and highlights Chevron’s com
Companies Team Up to Establish New Offshore Services Player in Den Helder
DHSS (Den Helder Support Service), DHAS (Den Helder Aircraft Systems), Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz have set up a joint venture to provide a complete package of specialized services above and below water in the offshore energy industry. The joint venture, called Offshore Project Support (OPS), has res
Offshore Project Support All-Rounder Formed in Den Helder
Den Helder Support Service (DHSS), Den Helder Aircraft Systems (DHAS), Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz have formed a joint venture – Offshore Project Support (OPS) – to provide a complete package of specialized services above and below water in the offshore energy industry. The joint venture, called OPS,
Aker Solutions Sets Up New Leadership
Aker Solutions has introduced a new executive management team as part of the company’s broader reorganization. The new organization will have five delivery centers: Customer Management, Front End, Products, Projects and Services. According to Aker Solutions, this set-up will help drive further stand
TE SubCom Delivers Third Upgrade to SJC Subsea Link
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has completed its third network upgrade to the South-East Asia Japan Cable (SJC) system. The upgrade of the system, which connects Brunei, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the Philippines, increases system capacity by 6.3 Tb/s using TE SubCom’s 10
Inertial Labs Launches Its New Motion Reference Unit
Inertial Labs has launched an inertial sensor-based orientation, positioning, and control solution for marine and subsea applications following qualification tests at Norwegian Motion Lab. According to the company, the so-called Motion Reference Unit (MRU-B2) was designed to meet the exacting standa
Eni Completes Fifth Well in Zohr Campaign
Eni has informed that Zohr 5x, the fifth well on Zohr structure, has been drilled to the final TD of 4,350 meters. The Zohr 5x well is located in 1,538 meters of water depth and 12 kilometersm south west from the discovery well Zohr 1x. The well proved the presence of a carbonatic reservoir and [&he
Topaz Cable Layer Stays on ABB Job
Topaz Energy and Marine has renewed its contract with ABB for the specialized cable laying vessel Topaz Installer. Under the terms of the contract, the Topaz Installer will provide ABB with cable-laying services in support of wind farms in the North Sea for a period of one year plus options of at le
New Chairman for Decom North Sea
Decom North Sea has appointed Nigel Lees as the new chairman of the board. As vice president responsible for decommissioning at Wood Group, Lees has been an active member on the Decom North Sea board of directors for the past five years. His election follows the decision of Callum Falconer to step d
PHOTO: UXO Cleanup at Nordergründe OWF Site
James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea) in cooperation with their German partner GSS Hansa Offshore (GSS) were contracted by the windfarm developer OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co KG to help clear unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from the site of the proposed Nordergründe wind farm. The Nordergründe 111 MW offshore wi
Highlights of the Month: August 2016
USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media on 18 August. Bilfinger Exits Offshore Wind Foundations Business Germany’s VTC Group Munich has bought Bilfinger’s share in Bilfinger Mars