Operations & Maintenance
TMT Nets Murphy Malaysia ROV Gig
Australia’s Total Marine Technology (TMT) has been contracted to support Murphy Malaysia during 2015/17 deepwater and shallow water operations. According to the company, the work scope includes the call out of up to five ROV systems over the contract period. “TMT look forward to delivering innovativ
Fluxys Buys Gasprom’s Interconnector (UK) Stake
Belgium-based natural gas transmission system operator, Fluxys, has acquired Gazprom’s 10 per cent stake in Interconnector (UK), owner and operator of the subsea pipeline between the UK and Belgium. The Interconnector is bidirectional transmission link connecting the UK to Continental European marke
PHOTO: HFG Cuts First Steel for Maersk Culzean CPF & ULQ jackets
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has kicked off the Maersk Culzean central processing facilities platform and the utility & living quarter platform (CPF & ULQ) jackets project, following a steel cutting ceremony at Heerema Vlissingen. The EPC contract, announced in September this year, is the second
EnBW Invites Tenders for Marine Warranty Surveyor
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued an invitation to tender for the services of a Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) at the proposed 500 MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. EnBW Hohe See is located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea, about 90 km north of B
Atlantis to Buy ScottishPower Renewables Tidal Energy Assets
Atlantis and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) are teaming up to develop a joint portfolio of projects for the tidal sector. Namely, Atlantis’s Scottish project development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL), will acquire SPR’s portfolio of tidal projects in exchange for a 6% shareholding in
Seabased Hooks Up Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant to Swedish Grid
The 120-ton subsea generator switchgear of the Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant on the Swedish West Coast has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10 km long subsea cable. A number of Wave Energy Converters (generators) were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave par
Global Marine in Bali – Lombok Subsea Cable Project
Global Marine Systems has secured a sub-contract to install approximately 48 km of optic cable between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok. The main contract of this project was signed to the turnkey solution provider Huawei Marine. The main lay of the project will see cable surface laid betwe
PHOTO: Keel Laid for Maersk Subsea Support Vessels
The keel laying ceremony for all four subsea support vessels under construction for Maersk Supply Service (MSS) at COSCO Dalian Shipyard took place on December 9, 2015, the company informed through its social media. COSCO secured this USD 470-million construction contract back in August last year. T
Peel Ports Buys Great Yarmouth
UK port owner and operator Peel Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC), a river and sea port situated on the east coast of England with proximity to the development sites of some of the UK’s largest offshore wind projects. The port has been actively i
UTEC Bags Total UKCS Positioning Deal
UTEC NCS Survey, has been awarded a multi-year rig move and positioning framework contract with Total E&P UK Limited. Total E&P UK Limited recently awarded the three-year contract with the opportunity to provide positioning services on any of their fleet of rigs and support vessels in the UKCS regio
Sweden gets grid-connected wave energy plant
Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant, developed by Seabased in cooperation with Fortum and Swedish Energy Agency, has been connected to the Swedish national grid. The first 1 MW of the wave energy farm was connected to the Swedish national grid via a 10 km subsea cable after the 120 tonnes subsea generator was
Wood Group Wins Another Browse FEED
Wood Group has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Woodside-operated proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development. Under a new 12-month contract awarded by Shell, Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will carry out flow assurance and process integration studies
Atlantis, ScottishPower Renewables join forces for tidal
Atlantis Resources and ScottishPower Renewables are teaming up to a develop a joint portfolio of projects for the fast growing tidal energy sector. Atlantis’ Scottish project development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Ltd (TPSL), will acquire ScottishPower Renewables’ (SPR) portfolio of tidal project
Eidesvik Sets Up Ghana Base
EGL (Eidesvik Ghana Ltd) has been established with office in Takoradi, which is the operational centre for the oil industry in Ghana. The establishment of EGL was done in collaboration with Ghanaian partners as a platform to serve the oil industry in Ghana and West Africa. The first task of EGL is t