Operations & Maintenance
Hughes SSE Receives Safety Award for Gwynt y Môr Job
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (SSE) Have received another safety award for their work on the world’s second largest wind farm – Gwynt y Môr. Colin Christian of RWE presented the award to Managing Director Ian Hughes at the O&M Base in Mostyn. After Ian Hughes accepted the award, he commented: “Hugh
UMG Sets Up Hydra HRF System in Middle East
Unique Maritime Group (UMG) has established the first Hyperbaric Reception Facility (HRF) in the Middle East thus raising the safety level for all divers currently operating in this area to a new level. The purpose built system by Unique Hydra, a division of UMG, will be installed at UMG’s facility
Halliburton in Profit Leap
Halliburton’s income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $1.0 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, excluding restructuring charges of $90 million, after-tax, or $0.11 per diluted share, and Baker Hughes acquisition-related costs of $19 million, after-tax, or $0.02 per dilut
Osiris Wins IMCA Diving Division Membership
Osiris has become a contractor member with the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) diving division. Improving performance in the marine contracting industry is a core purpose of IMCA. Through a rigorously audited approach to membership requirements across a range of operational div
Statoil, Kvaerner Sign Johan Sverdrup Jacket Contract
Statoil has awarded a contract to Kværner Verdal for delivery of the riser platform jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field. Scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2017, the jacket’s contract value is close to NOK 2.0 billion. The contract is an execution of parts of the letter of intent which Statoil
Van Oord’s ‘Nexus’ Gets New Equipment
Van Oord’s new DP2 cable layer Nexus got its cable carousel, fabricated by IHC Engineering Business, and a SMST’s 170 mton knuckle boom crane on January 19, 2015 at the BOW Terminal in the Nederlands. The huge cable carousel has a capacity of more than 5,000 tons and an offshore crane will enable it
J+S Wraps Up North Sea Project for CNR
In what is a first in the North Sea, J+S Ltd, part of the Cohort Group, have created an engineering solution to terminate complete with pigtails onto an existing umbilical. The solution required replacement of a single 3-phase connector with separate phase connections to each core. As most HV connec
Tocardo to install three new T1 turbines at Den Oever
The installation of three additional T1 turbines at Den Oever pilot project is scheduled for next week, according to Tocardo. The final preparations and assembly process is being undertaken on the quay side in Den Oever, in close proximity to the project site. If the weather permits, three T1 turbin
Damen, Saab Join Forces on Submarine Front
Swedish defence and security company Saab is teaming up with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market. The companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to work together in pursuit of the potential Walrus-class submarine rep
ABPmer Helps Optimise Hornsea OWF Cable Burial
ABPmer was contracted by Cathie Associates Ltd to assess sediment mobility along the export and infield cable routes of two sub-projects within the Hornsea offshore wind farm zone. To help Cathie Associates Ltd establish the required cable burial depths, ABPmer reviewed detailed survey data to asses
VIDEO: Shell Deep-Water Projects
While the world will need to develop multiple energy resources to meet the energy demand, oil and gas will continue to play a significant role and deep water is a crucial part of the mix. Shell believeS innovation holds the key to successfully unlocking oil and gas from deep water safely and respons
SeaBird Bags West Africa Seismic
SeaBird’s Northern Explorer has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a 2D seismic survey in West Africa. M/V Northern Explorer, a 76 meters-long 2D/Source vessel, joined SeaBird, a global provider of marine acquisition for 2D/3D and 4D seismic data in 2005. According to Seabird, the survey size is ap
Production Starts from Bøyla Field
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) and partners of the PL 340 license announce start-up of production from the Bøyla field. Bøyla is the fourth field in production in the Alvheim area. Total investments in the development of the Bøyla field amount to approximately NOK 5 billion. Recoverable res
Rem Offshore Secures Charters
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a charter agreement with DeepOcean AS for the OCV vessel “Rem Forza”. According to Rem Offshore, the charter agreement is for a duration of three years with another three yearly options. Rem Forza is a subsea construction vessel built by Kleven in 2008 that came int