Operations & Maintenance
Clinton to Survey Natura 2000 Area in Skagerrak
Clinton Marine Survey and AquaBiota are set to begin the survey of the Natura 2000-area called ‘Bratten’ in Skagerrak. The survey was commissioned by Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM), and will include habitat mapping in Bratten. The area is located in the central of Skagerrak be
PT.OSI Wins Indonesia Subsea Gig
PT.OSI (Offshore Services Indonesia) has been awarded a 3-year technical services contract from state oil & gas company Pertamina ONWJ for the provision of a DP II saturation DSV and associated services for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair. PT.OSI founder and managing director, Bob Estridge
Total in Moho Phase 1b Launch Off Congo
Total has brought on stream the Moho Phase 1b project, located 75 kilometers off the coast of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. The project is operated by Total and has a production capacity of 40,000 barrels oil equivalent per day (boe/d). “Moho Phase 1b is our ninth start-up since the beginni
Cape Sharp Tidal Deploys Subsea Cable
Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, has completed the installation of its subsea power cable and the launch of its deployment barge. The operation to lay the Cape Sharp Tidal interconnection cable is the first project component to be deployed. With support from Atlantic To
Woodside: Green Light for GWF-2 Project
The Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) Project off the north-west coast of Australia has been given the go-ahead, Woodside, as operator of the North West Shelf (NWS) Project said Friday. According to Woodside, the GWF-2 Project, the fourth major gas development for the NWS Project in the past sev
seebaWIND Becomes Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service
SeebaWIND Service GmbH will trade under the new name of Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service GmbH as of 01 January 2016. This means that the company, which has has been a part of Deutsche Windtechnik AG since June 2015, is now fully affiliated to the independent provider of wind technology. The renaming d
seebaWIND Becomes Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service
SeebaWIND Service GmbH will trade under the new name of Deutsche Windtechnik X-Service GmbH as of 01 January 2016. This means that the company, which has has been a part of Deutsche Windtechnik AG since June 2015, is now fully affiliated to the independent provider of wind technology. The renaming d
Cape Sharp Tidal lays cables
Cape Sharp Tidal has completed the installation of its subsea power cable and launched its deployment barge. A joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, Cape Sharp Tidal, completed the cable laying operation in a single tidal cycle, while holding position over Cape Sharp Tidal’s berth site at the F
CIS Delivers Conductor Installation Project in Malaysia
CIS Group (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, has completed a conductor installation campaign in Malaysia. CIS carried out the operation to create a subsea template to form the foundation of a new wellhead platform that forms part of an offsh
VIDEO: EEL Energy’s undulating membrane tech
EEL Energy, a French-based tidal energy developer, has released a video that explains the operating principles of their tidal energy device based on undulating membrane technology. Undulation of the structure is caused by marine currents, but according to EEL Energy, the technology works just as wel
PHOTO: Glen Lyon FPSO En Route to West of Shetland
The new Glen Lyon floating production storage and offload (FPSO) vessel has started sea trials as it begins its journey towards the west of Shetland where it will serve as the hub for the 450 million barrel Quad204 development in the North Sea, BP, Shell and OMV, announced today, on behalf of the Sc
Dolphin in Insolvency Alert
The seismic market could see one of its players go under as Norway’s Dolphin struggles to secure sufficient funds to support its business. The Oslo-listed firm looked for ways to solve its debt and obligations, however, it has not reached an agreement with the main stakeholders that would allow the
Lundin Awards DSM Mooring Gig
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a three-year contract with Lundin Norway for mooring equipment services. Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) will provide services and products supporting Lundin’s activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) including mooring equipment for drilling rigs a
Statoil Gets Approval for Modifications at Kristin and Tyrihans
Statoil has received consent for modifications at Kristin and Tyrihans in connection with tie-in of the Maria field. Kristin is a gas condensate field at Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator of the field, which has been developed using a subsea facility tied back to a semi-subm