Operations & Maintenance
Saipem Hires GAS to Support Its Kazakh Pipeline Project
Saipem, through its subsidiary ERSAI Caspian Contractor LLC, has awarded GAS KCO (Kazakh subsidiary of GAS Italy) a contract for the survey and positioning services. GAS was recruited to provide these services during the construction of two pipelines of 95 km each which will connect D Island in the
EMGS Starts PEMEX Gig
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has informed it will return for 3D EM acquisition for PEMEX in Mexico. According to the company, the vessel BOA Galatea is currently transiting to production site and is expected to re-start the work for PEMEX in the beginning of next week. The duration of
SHEPD Looks for Feedback on Subsea Cables Installation
The distribution network operator Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has launched a six week consultation to understand people’s views on whether the 111 submarine electricity cables in Scottish waters should be protected within the sea bed or laid on top of it. The consultation runs
Xtera to Deliver Another Repeatered Subsea Cable Boost
Xtera Communications has completed the loading of its second repeatered submarine cable system that will be deployed within the next 2 months in the Atlantic Ocean. This new repeatered project will go live after the successful upgrade of the High capacity, Undersea Guernsey Optical-fiber (HUGO) subs
Bourbon to Stack Up to 35 Vessels as Loss Widens
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, will pull out up to 35 supply vessels from operation as it tries to adapt to challenging market conditions and maintain its focus on cost control. The company informed in its 1H 2015 financial report it will continue to tempora
DBB Jack-Up Earns Two More Years of MHI Vestas O&M
DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S have extended their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services until the end of 2017. The companies signed a framework agreement for offshore wind O&M services in December 2014. “During 2015 we have experienced
DBB Jack-Up Earns Two More Years of MHI Vestas O&M
DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S have extended their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services until the end of 2017. The companies signed a framework agreement for offshore wind O&M services in December 2014. “During 2015 we have experienced
Aker Solutions Selects President for UK and Africa Region
Aker Solutions has appointed David Clark as regional president of the UK and Africa to oversee an expansion and support operations in these markets. Clark, a UK national, has most recently been engaged as vice president of production facilities for Schlumberger. He has also held leadership positions
Canyon Offshore Wins Dudgeon OWF Trenching Gig
Canyon Offshore, the robotics subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has been awarded a multi-million pound project with VBMS on the Statoil, Masdar and Stakraft Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for trenching services for inter array cables. As part of the cable contract, VBMS will be responsible for
Oceaneering Umbilicals for Appomattox
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Shell Offshore to supply umbilicals for the deepwater Appomattox development located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The order is for electro-hydraulic steel tube control umbilicals, totaling approximately 60 kilometers
GE Secures Statoil Subsea Services Deal
GE Oil & Gas has signed a framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services for the company’s operated fields Tordis, Vigdis, Snorre and Troll, located north west off the coast of Stavanger. GE Oil & Gas will run the services from their Dusavik site, providing subsea operations
Technip Nets Petronas Flexible Pipe Job
Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for D18 Project. The project covers the procurement and installation of two 8” water injection flexible pipes totalling 9.5 kilometers. The flexible pipes will connect th
Bibby Offshore Wraps Up Two Decom Projects on UKCS
Bibby Offshore has delivered two multi-million pound decommissioning contracts to the UK Continental Shelf. Endeavour Energy appointed Bibby Offshore to perform operations in the Renee and Rubie fields located in blocks 15/27 and 15/28 of the Central North Sea, approximately 115km east of Aberdeen.
Fugro to Install Rampion Cables
Fugro has been awarded a contract for the installation and burial of array cables at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The development in the English Channel, 13 kilometres off the Sussex coast, is being built by E.ON alongside partners, the UK Green Investment Bank plc. According to Fugro, the engine