Operations & Maintenance
Gallery: Seapower WEC deployed in Foynes Port
Ireland-based wave energy developer Seapower is conducting wet tests on its 1:4 scale wave energy device at the Foynes Port, Ireland.
Nexans’ Umbilicals for Greater Enfield Development
Nexans has secured an order from OneSubsea to supply umbilical and accessories for Greater Enfield development off the coast of Exmouth, Western Australia. The project, worth around EUR 20 million, will be Nexans’ first to be installed in Australia, the company informed. The umbilical will be manufa
SapuraKencana Secures Pemex Contract in Mexico
SapuraKencana’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V., has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 113 million from Pemex. The contract is for the procurement and construction of a 36” x 18 km sour gas pipeline (KMZ – 76) from platform E-KU-A2 to platform CA-AJ-1 (
Van Oord Wraps Up Burbo Bank Extension Foundations Installation
Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen has completed the last of the 32 foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension project. With a total of 32 Vestas wind turbines of 8 MW each to be installed, the offshore wind farm will have a total capacity of 258 MW. The offshore wind farm will provide el
Image of the day: Atlantis lines up MeyGen foundations
Atlantis Resources is conducting final preparations on its tidal turbine foundations which will be used for the MeyGen tidal array project.
Navantia Hands Over First Jackets to Iberdrola
Navantia has delivered the first jacket foundations to Iberdrola for its Wikinger offshore wind farm located in the German part of the Baltic Sea.
Spectrum Begins 2D Shoot Offshore Brazil
Spectrum has started 15,000 km multi-client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Santos and Campos Basins. The new acquisition program is an outboard extension of Spectrum’s 2012 Santos Campos Phase 1 survey, and will tie other programs in the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo Basins. Data is being acqu
Minesto awards seabed foundation contract
Minesto has hired a Welsh-based engineering consultancy Ocean Resource to provide seabed foundation for its Deep Green tidal project.
Boskalis Bags Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The project will consist of eleven wind turbines with a capacity of 92.
Celtic Interconnector Project Enters Next Phase
The French President and An Taoiseach Enda Kenny have launched the next stage of the Celtic Interconnector, a proposed €1 billion subsea electricity cable linking Ireland and France. The capacity of the Celtic Interconnector is estimated at approximately 700 megawatts (MW), enough to power 450,000 h
Noble Starts Up Gunflint (GoM)
Noble Energy has started production at the company’s Gunflint oil development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Gunflint development, located at Mississippi Canyon Block 948, is a subsea tie-back to the Gulfstar One facility owned by Williams Partners and Marubeni Corporation. The two-well field
L&T and EMAS Chiyoda Clinch USD 1.6 Bln Saudi Aramco Award
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) in consortium with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) has concluded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Saudi Aramco. The contract valued at over USD 1.6 billion is for the development of the second phase of Hasbah offshore gas fi
Petronas Hands Over Berantai Job to Vestigo
Petronas has appointed its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vestigo Petroleum to continue the operations and maintenance of the Berantai field on its behalf. Located about 150 km offshore Peninsular Malaysia, the Berantai field produced first gas in October 2012. The field comprises a wellhead platform conn
PGS Shrinks Q2 Losses
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), has narrowed its quarterly net loss despite a 28 percent decline in revenue during the second quarter of 2016. The Oslo-listed seismic player, posted net loss of $51.8 million or 22 cents per share for the second quarter of 2016, compared with $63.8 million net loss or