The vessel Artemis Atlantic has resumed acquisition of 2D seismic data as planned in the north-eastern part of the Barents Sea. A total of approx. 14 300 kilometres (about 40 lines) of seismic will be acquired in this area, and according to the plan, the work will continue until mid-October. The fis
Dalby Offshore Renewables purchased Boat 12 from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth, after it bought two crew transfer vessels from the Great Yarmouth’s company earlier this year. Prior to purchasing the two crew transfer vessels, Dalby put the Alicat through its paces with various sea trials and an
The Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention has approved Shell UK’s plans to remove oil contained in the Gannet pipeline. The operation will recover the majority of the oil remaining in the carrier pipe, at a water depth of 91m (300ft), following an oil leak from th
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo returns home to the HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, today (16 August) after a 19 month deployment. The ship has been away for 593 days with 421 actually at sea and has sailed about 74,000 miles – 2.5 times around the equator. The ship made 24 stops in [&hellip
Ennsub to focus on the design and provision of specialised products and equipment and bespoke engineering services to the subsea-sector of the offshore oil and gas industry. In response to continuing high-levels of activity in the subsea industry, a group of senior professionals with extensive track
Octopus, a 414 foot megayacht, one of the world’s largest private superyachts, is the latest to set sail on an expedition to study a British battleship lost during World War II. The HMS Hood was sunk during a battle in the North Atlantic in 1941. This 40,000 ton wreck, which was located 11 years [&h
FoundOcean has completed foundation grouting for three new platforms in the North Sea. The contracts were awarded by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC). All three jackets were designed using pile-to-sleeve connections and fabricated with grout line connections above the waterline. The first project wa
Seajacks Zaratan, the newest addition to Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up fleet, was contracted to perform Operation and Maintenance (O&M) work on the Gunfleet Sands offshore windfarm, jointly owned by DONG Energy (50.1%) and Marubeni Corporation (49.9%). This was the first job for Seajacks Zaratan,
Seajacks Zaratan, the newest addition to Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up fleet, was contracted to perform Operation and Maintenance (O&M) work on the Gunfleet Sands offshore windfarm, jointly owned by DONG Energy (50.1%) and Marubeni Corporation (49.9%). This was the first job for Seajacks Zaratan,
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (CoPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with installation of the Ekofisk 2/4 VB facility. The consent for manned underwater operations covers work in connection with the 2/4 VB SSWI project, where CoPSAS is installing a new
The Italian-American Consortium, TITAN/Micoperi, presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the wreck Costa Concordia to representatives from Osservatorio during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The presentation confirmed the previously presented and shared phases
JDR announced the company has been selected by WindMW GmbH as a partner for the Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Windfarm. The project will use 80 wind turbines to generate 288 megawatts of electricity and will be located approximately 23km north of the island of Helgoland, with completion planned for 2013
The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to gener
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues were NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter and NOK 21.7 billion for the first six months of 2012. The latter is 33 per cent higher that the same period in 2011. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding non-recurring items, a
