Operations & Maintenance
SapuraKencana Bags $65M in Contracts
SapuraKencana TL Offshore (SKTLO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, has been awarded new contracts for work in Malaysia and in Vietnam with a combined value of approximately USD 65.3 million. The contracts were awarded by Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia, MISC Offshore Floatin
DONG and Siemens Send Maintenance Crew to Gunfleet Sands
DONG Energy and Siemens have deployed a maintenance team to exchange gearboxes and main bearings on two of the turbines at the 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the Essex coast. The maintenance work is being carried out using Ziton’s jack-up vessel Wind Pioneer, DONG confirmed to Offshore
Aqualis Offshore Appoints New Boss in Middle East
Aqualis Offshore, a specialised marine and offshore engineering consultancy and part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has appointed Ben Lazenby as director of the company’s Middle East operation. Ben Lazenby succeeds Reuben Segal, who will now concentrate fully on his role as chief operating officer of A
Report Shows Life Around Trans Tasman’s Proposed Mining Area
A report by the Cawthron Institute shows there are likely to be a good number of important habitats in and around the area where Trans Tasman Resources re-applied for a marine licence to mine the seabed. “That a new report shows plenty of marine life in the South Taranaki Bight in the area a seabed
GC Rieber Sees Red on Fleet Impairment
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has recognised quarterly loss of NOK 453.8 million, compared with NOK 103.4 million profit in the second quarter of 2015, due to impairment of the fleet and low activity levels. Namely, the fleet impairment of NOK 335.5 million, in combination
Profits Fall for Reach Subsea
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has booked lower profit as it saw revenues decline close to 60 percent during the second quarter of 2016. For the quarter, Reach Subsea generated net profit of NOK 3.3 million, or NOK 0.04 per share, on revenue of NOK 89.5 million, versus net profit of NOK 9.1 milli
OGA to Reprocess Seismic Data in Six Areas Around UKCS
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded two contracts worth more than £2.5 million to Schlumberger WesternGeco and DownUnder Geosolutions (DUG), in collaboration with Geopartners, to supply around 15,000km of reprocessed multi-client 2D seismic data in six areas around the UK Continental Shelf (
Vattenfall to Plan OWF Marine Operations with Mermaid
Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations from James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc. Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project’s schedule to com
Vattenfall to Plan OWF Marine Operations with Mermaid
Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations from James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc. Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project’s schedule to com
Wood Group Nets Wintershall Norge Contract
Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall Norge to tender for provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement, which has two three-year extension options and is effective immediately, will be
Cyprus to Send Gas to Egypt via Subsea Pipeline
Cyprus has signed an agreement concerning the transport of natural gas to Egypt via a direct subsea pipeline. The deal was signed in Nicosia on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 by the minister of energy, commerce, industry and tourism of the Republic of Cyprus, Georgios Lakkotrypis, and the minister of pe
Danish Companies Vying for Horns Rev 3 Work
Danish companies are turning their attention to Hvide Sande which is expected to become the centre of activities related to what is to be the largest offshore wind farm in Danish waters – Vattenfall’s 406MW Horns Rev 3, the Danish Wind Energy Association (DWIA) said. The Swedish energy company and i
Clinton Marine Wins Konti-Skan Interconnector Survey
Clinton Marine Survey has been awarded a cable tracking project between Sweden and Denmark. The survey includes cable tracking, ROV video, multibeam, and sidescan sonar on the link. The water depth is ranging between 0 meters to 80 meters and has been conducted with the company’s two survey vessels
US Wind in Cable Route Survey for Maryland OWF Project
US Wind has initiated a marine survey to prepare the final layout design for an 80,000 acre wind power project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. US Wind contracted with Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey and its vessel R/V Shearwater to conduct data collection along the 35-mile route from the project