Operations & Maintenance
OIS to Decommission North Sea Subsea Wells
Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract to decommission multiple wells in the North Sea by Centrica Energy. The initial campaign includes six subsea wells in the central North Sea, in categories 2.1 and 2.2, which will be abandoned using a diverless, vess
FOGL: Isobel Deep BOP Fixed
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) informed that the technical issues relating to the blow-out preventer (BOP) control system on the 14/20-1 “Isobel Deep” well have now been fully resolved and drilling operations have recommenced. The well was spudded by Premier Oil, as operator, on 8th April 2015.
Alcatel-Lucent, GoTo Networks to Build Australia West Express
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks and GoTo Networks have signed a turnkey contract to build Australia West Express, the first direct undersea cable between Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The AWE system will span the Indian Ocean, connecting Perth in Australia and Djibouti in north-east Afric
TGS, PGS in New 2D Surveys Offshore Canada
TGS announces two new multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 30,000 km of seismic data. Both surveys are in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2015 acquisition season. The M/V Atlantic Explorer utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer® technolog
Moventas’ Gearboxes for Alstom’s Tidal Turbines
Moventas has been chosen as the sole gearbox development partner for Alstom to equip the raz Blanchard pilot tidal farm in Northern France. Moventas’ gearbox technology expertise will soon be harnessed in tidal energy for the first time. Alstom has been chosen to supply for a pilot tidal energy farm
Bad Weather Hampers Kentish Flats Cable Load-Out
Cable load-out ops for the Kentish Flats Extension project saw cable-laying barge, ‘Nostag 10’, be the first to arrive at the NSW’s factory berth in Nordenham on Friday May 1. According to the company, loading progressed quickly and by Saturday evening all array cables had been safely loaded onto th
MacArtney Develops New Hydrostatic Pressure Vessels
Esbjerg-based, MacArtney, has presented its new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels. The company provides hydrostatic test facilities and services, but also designs and supplies its own range of pressure vessels with alternative dimensions and pressure rating. According to the company , with a pre
Gallery: BlueTec tidal platform hits water
BlueTec floating tidal platform has hit the water today, at the Port of Den Helder, the Netherlands. The floating platform is now in the water, and the bow section is mounted. The platform is made of three container sized modules. The first turbine that has been mounted to the platform is Tocardo’s
Flexlife Nets $6 Mln in Contracts
Flexlife has won a number of contracts this year to date valued at over USD 6 million for oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Malaysia. According to Flexlife, the contracts are separate from the recently announced award from Apache North Sea Limited for subsea project m
2H Offshore Boosts Teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has strengthened its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by expanding its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. A flexible riser engineer, Gilles Gardner, has been hired as a technical manager to support 2H’s growing flexible riser engineering service offerin
SapuraKencana Wins Work for $269 Mln
SapuraKencana’s wholly-owned subsidiary companies within the engineering and construction division have been awarded contracts with a combined value of up to USD269 million in Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V. has been hired by Pemex for the installation o
WaveRoller gets Lloyd’s Register backing
WaveRoller wave energy device, developed by Finnish-based AW Energy, has been endorsed by Lloyd’s Register Energy. Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to WaveRoller technology as a first step in the certification process. The certification process comprises a staged, risk-based
Fairfield to Start Dunlin Decommissioning Programme
Fairfield Energy and MCX Dunlin Limited (“MCX”) are planning to begin a Decommissioning Programme for the Dunlin field cluster in the northern North Sea, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals. Fairfield acquired Dunlin, Dunlin SW, Merlin and Osprey fields from Shell and its partners in April
Fugro Saltire on Gran Canaria Shipwreck Job
Otech has chartered the vessel Fugro Saltire to continue its operation offshore Gran Canaria. The Norwegian company has been contracted by Maritime Rescue to locate and inspect the shipwreck of “Oleg Naydenov”, which sank on April 14 south of Gran Canaria. On April 20, Otech team was mobilized on th