Operations & Maintenance
WATCH: Subsea Pump Control Module Lands on Draugen
The subsea pump control module (PCM) was lifted onto Draugen platform by the heavy lift capacity vessel Thialf in May this year. The 220-ton control module will be connected to the first subsea mudline booster pump ever deployed by Shell. The subsea pump system is planned to be commissioned later in
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier ‘s Bayards 500 Days without Lost Time Injury
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier A/S’s Bayard vessels celebrated 500 days without a lost time injury (LTI) on 2 June 2016. With a total exposure of 115,617 hours, the fleet of seven Bayards have been active at Walney 1+2, Butendiek, Baltic 2, Femern Belt, Borkum Riffgrund, Gwynt y Môr and the Gode Wind 1. Du
PT.OSI Kicks Off ONWJ Campaign
PT.OSI (Offshore Services Indonesia) has started phase 1 of the 3-year technical services contract, awarded by oil & gas company Pertamina ONWJ, for the provision of DP II saturation diving DSV and all associated services. The diving support vessel (DSV) Crest Odyssey 1 has departed Jakarta after co
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 30 – June 05). Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from
Prysmian Starts Ostwind 1 Cable Laying Ops
The laying of the first kilometers of the subsea cable for the Ostwind 1 project has officially kicked off, German transmission system operator 50Hertz informed on Friday. The Ostwind 1 project is part of the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster and includes the connection of the Wikin
Scotrenewables’ SR2000 heads to Scotland
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 floating tidal turbine has started its journey to Scotland from the Belfast Lough.
Cape Sharp Tidal holds up turbine deployment
Cape Sharp Tidal has once more postponed the deployment of tidal turbine at the FORCE site in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
Siemens Leaves Heavy Lifting to ALE
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
Siemens Leaves Heavy Lifting to ALE
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
Djibouti to Build New Submarine Cable System
Seven telecom service providers from the Horn of Africa, East Africa and Middle East have signed a construction and maintenance agreement to build the Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE) submarine cable system. The regional submarine cable system is expected to be completed by May 2018. The DARE
Helix and Petrobras Update Well Intervention Services Deal
Offshore services player, Helix Energy Solutions, has completed its contract renegotiations with Petrobras and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2, offshore Brazil. The contract for the Siem Heli
Tekmar in Walney Extension Win
Tekmar Energy, the offshore wind farm cable protection specialist, has been awarded a contract with DONG Energy to supply 184 of its TekLink CPS on the Walney Extension. This comes after Tekmar’s previous involvement in the Walney 1 and Walney 2 projects where the company supplied earlier generation
GE Lands Johan Sverdrup Contract
GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a surface wellhead & christmas tree equipment and services contract by the Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil for its Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea. With the new multi-year agreement, GE Oil & Gas will manufacture, deliver and install its standardized surfa
Green Light for Leviathan Plan
Noble Energy has received approval from the Petroleum Commissioner in the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources for the development of the Leviathan project offshore Israel. The approved plan of development (POD) contemplates a subsea system that connects production wells t