Operations & Maintenance
Kongsberg Inks Statoil Deal
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed a frame agreement with Statoil for services related to Statoil’s dynamic process simulators. The frame agreement includes that Kongsberg will maintain, modify and upgrade Statoil’s existing dynamic proce
Atlantas Marine Makes Video Tool for ROV Surveys
Yeovil-based small ROVs and survey services provider, Atlantas Marine, has made its first move into ROV instrumentation with the design and manufacture of a video overlay device intended to make cathodic protection surveys easier and faster. Being shown in public for the first time at Oceanology Int
iSURVEY Bags AGR Extension, Gets New Business Development Manager
iSURVEY Group has boosted its North Sea presence following a number of contract wins and the appointment of a new business development manager. Following the recent announcement of a contract extension with Nexans Norway, iSURVEY has also been awarded a second contract extension with AGR to provide
IAGC Advocates New Seismic Campaigns on Atlantic OCS
The US Atlantic OCS has been excluded from the five-year planning process for several decades, based mostly on the position that the resource prospects were not of importance, the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) said Monday. However, according to IAGC chief operating offi
Jan De Nul, Prysmian Chosen for Tahkoluoto OWF Work
Wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has chosen Jan De Nul Group as the main contractor of marine construction for the new Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Pori, Finland. The cable manufacturer Prysmian Finland will supply the undersea cable. Construction of the wind farm will begin in April. Ja
Harkand to Support Maersk Oil’s Flyndre Development
Harkand has been awarded a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK to deliver subsea support services including a commissioning support campaign for the Flyndre development. The Flyndre development is located in the south-eastern part of the Central Graben Basin in the North Sea. H
Van Oord Believes in Offshore Wind Despite Risks
Offshore wind has proven to be ”a solid third foundation” in Van Oord’s business strategy in recent years, but the industry is set to remain a high-risk proposition due to its dependence on the political support of governments in northwest Europe, the Dutch dredging, marine engineering, and offshore
Van Oord Believes in Offshore Wind Despite Risks
Offshore wind has proven to be ”a solid third foundation” in Van Oord’s business strategy in recent years, but the industry is set to remain a high-risk proposition due to its dependence on the political support of governments in northwest Europe, the Dutch dredging, marine engineering, and offshore
Petrex in Maersk Leadon Decommissioning
Aberdeen-based subsea specialist, Petrex Developments has recently been awarded a five-figure contract from Maersk Oil North Sea (UK) to provide support to the Leadon decommissioning programme. The Leadon field is situated in block 9/14 of the North Sea, approximately 190 miles North, North-East of
EIVA Presents Its Survey Navigation and Positioning Solution
EIVA has introduced new survey navigation and positioning solution, the NaviPac 4, as part of the NaviSuite software suite for offshore and shallow water operations. The flagship of the software suite from the Danish engineering specialist was announced on Tuesday at Oceanology International 2016 in
WATCH: Monitoring Submarine Volcano
As part of the National Science Foundation Ocean Observing Initiative (NSF-OOI) Cabled Array project SubC Imaging was selected as the vendor for providing underwater cameras (1Cam) and lights (Aquarea LED) to the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington for the CAM HD instrument. T
Aker Solutions Lines Up Another 600 Layoffs
Aker Solutions is reducing management and other staff of its subsea business in Norway. As many as 600 permanent positions at facilities in Fornebu, Moss, Tranby and Ågotnes may be affected. Workforce reductions will be made through normal employee turnover and redundancies. “These are tough but nec
N-Sea Subsea Services for French Renewables
N-Sea, the subsea IMR provider, has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with CERES and TechSub to provide subsea survey, installation and remediation services to the French offshore wind industry. Gerard Keser, CEO of N-Sea, said: “N-Sea has developed a strong track record in UXO management, constructio
Shell Launches Phase III of Parque das Conchas Off Brazil
Shell and its joint venture have started oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), at peak production