Operations & Maintenance
Subsea 7 to Axe 5 Vessels and 1,200 Jobs by Early 2017
Subsea 7 has announced a second phase of global resizing and cost reduction measures due to continued difficult business and economic conditions in the oil and gas market. Namely, the Group plans to resize its global workforce to approximately 8,000 by early 2017, down from the current level of 9,20
Delta Subsea and Boskalis in GoM Services Pact
Delta Subsea and Boskalis Subsea Services have reportedly entered into a memorandum of understanding to provide integrated diving and ROV solutions in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreemend follows both companies working together over the past six years on a variety of projects, and reflects their decisi
DolWin2 Disconnected Due to Repair Work
During the test phase of the DolWin2 offshore grid connection, a cable component had failed repeatedly and TenneT decided to power off the system and has asked ABB to address the issue. The companies will now investigate whether an individual case or a systemic material error is in question, and the
PSA Spots Deficiencies in Johan Sverdrup Export Pipelines Project
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of detail engineering of the Johan Sverdrup export pipelines. Johan Sverdrup export facilities consist of 274km long 36-inch oil pipeline to the Mongstad oil terminal and 165km long 18-inch gas pipeline to Kårstø gas terminal for p
Proserv Scores Twice in Gulf of Mexico
Proserv has secured two new contracts with Talos Energy and Hess Corporation to carry out work at the operators’ Phoenix and Conger field expansion developments, in the Gulf of Mexico. Proserv will provide subsea communications and controls solutions to support the brownfield upgrade of the Phoenix
JDR, Bibby Offshore in Cable Maintenance Alliance
JDR has signed a framework agreement with Bibby Offshore for cable maintenance activities. Under the strategic alliance, JDR will provide cable maintenance services and offshore personnel, including high voltage and fibre optic cable jointers and associated competency systems. Bibby Offshore will de
DSA, Mavi Innovations publish new tidal energy study
Dynamic Systems Analysis and Mavi Innovations have issued a study that assessed the impact of floating debris on hydrokinetic energy converters in oceans and rivers as well as the risk of snagging these devices with marine tow cable.
Ithaca Secures Norpipe Pipeline Access for GSA Project
Ithaca Energy informed that the access has been secured to the Norpipe oil pipeline system, allowing oil exports from the Greater Stella Area (GSA) to transfer from tanker export to pipeline export during 2017. The key work associated with creating a connection to the system has been executed as par
Ofgem Greenlights Norway-UK Subsea Link
Ofgem has granted a licence for the Northconnect electricity interconnector between Great Britain (Peterhead Substation, Boddam, Aberdeenshire) and Norway (Sima Substation, Eidfjord). The NorthConnect is a proposed 650-kilometre 1,400 MW HVDC interconnector over the floor of the North Sea. Joint ven
InterMoor Wraps Up Malikai Job Off Indonesia
InterMoor, an Acteon company and part of its foundations and moorings business, has completed its involvement in the Shell Malikai Tension Leg Platform (TLP) float-off operations. The TLP was loaded onto the Dockwise heavy-lift vessel White Marlin at Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) ship
Fugro Bags New Trenching Contracts in North Sea
Fugro has secured three contracts for its Q1400 trenching systems to be deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months for oil and gas clients. At the Wintershall-owned Maria development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, Fugro will deploy the Q1400 trenching system under a contract with S
MeyGen project connected to grid
MeyGen project has been connected to the 33 kV Ness of Quoys distribution network following the installation of one of the longest underground 33 kV power export cables in the UK by the network operator, Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD).
Huawei Marine, Rostelecom Begin SFOTL Construction
Huawei Marine and Rostelecom have started the construction of submarine fiber optical telecommunication line (SFOTL) connecting Kamchatka and Sakhalin. The construction of this 900km submarine cable constitutes the second phase of the Far East cable system that connects the regions of Kamchatka-Sakh
8.2 Consulting and Aarufield Form Renewables Consultancy in UK
German renewables specialists 8.2 Consulting AG has joined forces with the offshore wind advisory, Aarufield, to announce an integrated UK-based consultancy offering technical, commercial and financial advice to wind, solar and biomass industry players – 8.2 Aarufield. Both 8.2 Aarufield partners br