Operations & Maintenance
McDermott Bags Abkatun-A2 EPCI from Pemex
McDermott International has been awarded USD 454 million contract from Pemex Exploracion y Produccion for engineering, procurement, construction & installation (EPCI) for the Abkatun-A2 platform. McDermott will provide a vertically integrated, turnkey EPCI solution to build and commission the platfo
Video: Exclusive Atlantis AR1500 assembly footage
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, together with Atlantis Resources, has released the time-lapse footage taken over three months as the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbine was assembled prior to commissioning at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.
WATCH: Mariner FSU Starts Its Journey to Scotland
The 255 meter long Mariner B is now heading home to Scotland from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Mariner floating storage unit (FSU) has a storage capacity of 850 000 barrels of oil and is built to be operated on the field for 30 years without docking. Mariner B is expected to arrive at Ni
Aban Offshore Wins ONGC Contract
Aban Offshore’s step down subsidiary has received a firm letter of award from Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the deployment of the deepwater drillship Aban Abraham. The Aban Abraham, which was retrofited in 2009 by Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore to enable the unit to drill in water depths of up
Top News of the Week, 20 – 26 June 2016
Siemens Lays Out Cost Cutting Strategy Siemens stated that its offshore wind projects from 2025 onward will be capable of generating electricity at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) level below eight euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), with the price also including the costs for grid access to shore
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 20 – June 26). Subsea 7 plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,200. Consultation with employees and employee representatives w
Deltares helps TLP assess tidal lagoons energy production
Dutch institute for applied research for water, subsurface and infrastructure, Deltares, is developing modeling tools to be used by Tidal Lagoon Power for optimal design of future tidal lagoons.
New Brunswick gets onboard Fundy tidal ride
Port Saint John, in partnership with Opportunities NB, will hold the New Brunswick Tidal Power Summit to support local businesses in seizing the opportunities from tidal energy developments in the Bay of Fundy, Canada.
SeaBird in NW Europe Survey Deal
Oslo-listed seismic contractor SeaBird has inked an agreement to supply one 2D vessel for an upcoming survey in North West Europe during this coming summer season. The agreement follows a 2D multi-client survey in North West Europe during Q2 2016 scheduled for approximately two to three weeks, which
Gallery: Atlantis prepares for busy summer
Atlantis Resources is making good progress on the construction of technology and infrastructure required for the installation of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal energy project.
Quintillion to Begin Subsea Cable Laying in July
Quintillion will start laying subsea cable offshore Alaska’s Nome coast in the first week of July, Alaskan media informed. Quintillion’s vice president of external affairs, Kristina Woolston, said: “We actually are going to start a little bit early here in Nome than what we had thought because we ha
Shell to Restart Ops Off Nova Scotia After Drilling Incident
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has permitted Shell Canada to resume drilling with restrictions at its Cheshire L-97 exploration well. Drilling was halted on March 5, 2016 after an operations incident on the Stena IceMAX drillship. After securing the exploration well with tw
Subsea 7 and Petrobras Agree to Swap PLSV Contract
Subsea 7 has entered into an agreement to substitute a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) working on a day-rate contract for Petrobras, offshore Brazil. Namely, the companies agreed to substitute the owned PLSV Seven Mar for the chartered PLSV Normand Seven in the existing Normand Seven contract. To remi
iXblue Inaugurates New Survey Vessel
iXblue has baptised its new survey vessel Felix as the latest addition to its iXSurvey fleet. The Felix is a 25-meter catamaran designed to conduct hydrographic, biological and oceanographic missions. The vessel is developed and built by H2X, iXBlue’s shipyard in La Ciotat. Built in composite materi