Operations & Maintenance
Ziebel Executes Huldra DFO Sensing Ops
Ziebel, a Stavanger-based provider of specialist well intervention services for the oil and gas industry, has successfully completed a distributed fiber optic (DFO) sensing campaign for Statoil. Ziebel used the Z-Line, its new gravity-deployed carbon composite cable, to gather Distributed Temperatur
Exova Clinches Kaombo Contract
Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded a £2.5 million contract by CRC–Evans Offshore to provide pipeline material, welding and AUT qualification testing for the Kaombo project offshore Luanda in Angola. Pipelaying is expected to begin early 2016 on th
Construction progressing well at MeyGen site
Following the successful punching through of the second bore hole, the construction at the MeyGen tidal array site north of Caithness, Scotland, is making a good progress. According to Atlantis Resources’ social media, the drilling works are progressing well with the company now halfway through the
Damen Boosts Van Oord’s Stornes for Deeper Work
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel, Stornes, has recently been in Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam for a scope of work which allows the vessel to operate at greater water depths in future. Stornes is a 175 meters long, 26.24 meters wide, DP2 vessel used for subsea rock installation to protec
NOAA Starts 2015 Arctic Hydrographic Survey Season
NOAA officially launched its 2015 Arctic hydrographic survey season, in Kodiak, Alaska, in a World Ocean Day ceremony which showcased the deployment of the NOAA ships Rainier and Fairweather. In remarks directed to the crews of NOAA ships, Vice Admiral Michael S. Devany, NOAA deputy under secretary
Fugro Wraps Up Wellhead Monitoring for BP in GoM
Fugro has successfully completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas Inc, measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in 6,000 ft of water depth and utilised the Fugro
Western Isles reach full grid capacity
With the Western Isles grid now operating at full capacity, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) together with representatives from the Comhairle, developers and Community Energy Scotland has set to explore alternative and innovative ways by which to connect additional renewables
Sonardyne’s SPRINT for MMT’s Surveyor Interceptor
Sweden’s MMT selected Sonardyne’s acoustically aided inertial navigation system, SPRINT for its 2,000 metre rated remotely operated vehicle, Surveyor Interceptor. Designed for subsea vehicles, Sonardyne believes, SPRINT makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data including USBL, LBL and Doppler Veloci
Atmocean to deploy wave energy system this week
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, is aiming to deploy its wave energy system off Peru on June 10, 2015. The assemly process of the 1:3 scaled wave energy system lasted four days, following the arrival of the power take-off (PTO) system and buoys, at the deployment location in Ilo, Peru. The scal
Siemens, J–Power Systems Get NEMO LINK Contract
NEMO LINK announced the two winning contractors who will build the first electricity interconnector between Great Britain and Belgium. They are Siemens and J–Power Systems, the Japan-based company, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. The contracts are together valued at about €500m (U
DFI Proceeds Diamond Campaign Off Namibia
Diamond Fields International (DFI ) has announced a restart of offshore marine operations on its Namibian concessions in a joint venture with International Mining and Dredging South Africa (IMD), a subsidiary of International Mining and Dredging Holdings, Limited (IMDH) and an associate company of N
Delmar Sets Up New R&D Team
Delmar Systems, a Broussard-based mooring and subsea specialist, has created a new R&D team dedicated to developing innovative mooring and subsea technology. According to the company, establishment of the R&D team will allow Delmar Systems to address its customer and market technology needs in the m
Saipem Nets Gig Offshore Nigeria
Panoro Energy has, on behalf of the joint venture partners of the OML113 license, entered into a rig contract with Saipem for the Scarabeo 3 drilling rig to carry out the drilling and completion programme for the Aje Field Cenomanian oil development. Aje is an offshore field located in the western p
Big Foot Delayed Indefinitely as More Tendons Sink
Three more tendons on the Chevron’s Big Foot tension-leg platform (TLP) have sunk, causing an indefinite delay to the start of the project. As Reuters reports, nine of sixteen tendons have sunk to the seabed after failing to float. Chevron previously reported that the Big Foot TLP was not connected