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OneSubsea Multiphase Boosting for TAQA’s Otter Field
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a subsea multiphase boosting system by TAQA for the Otter field in the UK North Sea. Through the EPCIC contract, OneSubsea and its Subsea Integration All
OGA Seeks Chief of Decommissioning
The Oil & Gas Authority UK is looking for head of decommissioning department on a permanent basis. Based in Aberdeen, the head of decommissioning leads a specialist team of five within the operations directorate and reports to the director of operations. This is the largest directorate and is respon
TFKable Buys JDR
JDR Cable Systems is to be acquired by the Polish manufacturer of cables and wires TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable). JDR’s subsea systems, used in the global offshore oil, gas and renewable industries should now enhance the range of cable solutions TFKable can provide. Monika Cupiał-Zgryzek, CEO of TFKab
Van Oord Deploys Osbit Monopile Cleaning Tool at Walney
Osbit has delivered a hybrid monopile cleaning tool to Van Oord, designed to support the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. The hybrid marine growth cleaning tool is currently supporting a project at the Walney 3 & 4 offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, where Van Oord has been tasked
Siemens and Nexans Land DolWin6 Prize
Siemens has received another order from the German-Dutch grid operator, TenneT TSO, for a grid connection for offshore wind power plants in the German waters of the North Sea. The company will supply the entire technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the “DolWin6” grid connection. T
Akastor Cuts Loss and Some 470 Employees
Oilfield services investment company Akastor recorded loss of NOK 321 million ($39 million) for the second-quarter 2017 compared to loss off NOK 832 million ($101.6 million) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company as a group generated some 34 per cent lower revenue (NOK 873 million) in the seco
Centrica and Bayerngas Join Forces to Form New E&P Company
Centrica and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have reached an agreement to combine Centrica’s European oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) business with Bayerngas Norge to form a newly incorporated joint venture and create an independent European E&P company. The Joint Venture will have two shareho
LS Cable Scores Singapore Subsea Cables Deal
Korean-based cable specialist LS Cable said it has won a contract from Singapore Electric Power Company for submarine cables worth some 62 billion won (approximately $55 million). According to the company, this is the first case in which South Korean firm export ultra-high voltage submarine cables t
Statoil Makes Minor Gas Find in Barents Sea
Statoil and partners ENI and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Blåmann well, between the Snøhvit and Goliat fields in the Barents Sea. Recoverable volumes are estimated at 1.5-3 billion standard cubic metres (BCM), approximately 10-20 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). The well was
Cooper Nears Sole Financing Decision
Cooper Energy said it is pursuing a dual stream process to identify and secure the optimal financing for the Sole gas project located in the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria. According to the company which has 100% interest in the Sole gas field, the options under consideration include senior bank
Nova Moves Forward with Bardsey Sound Tidal Energy Project
Nova Innovation has teamed up with renewable energy organisation YnNi Llŷn to develop a tidal energy project at Bardsey Sound (Ynys Enlli) off the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales. The Crown Estate has awarded Nova Innovation an Agreement for Lease for the project which enables them to start fully expl
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 10 – July 16). TechnipFMC has shipped water injection umbilicals from its Newcastle manufacturing facility to Total in Africa for the Egina project. The long length umbilicals will be installed a
Hydratight Sets Up Training Facility in Minnesota
Hydratight has opened a global Joint Integrity College (JIC) at Red Wing, Minnesota, USA. This is the second college to be established by the company which opened its first JIC in the UK in November 2014. The new purpose-built facility includes two classrooms and a full site simulation practical are
PHOTO: Ultra Deep’s New Diving Vessel Set for July Launch
Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) is progressing with the construction of its new DP2 multipurpose diving support vessel (DSCV) Van Gogh at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) yard. According to the company’s latest update, the launching of the ship is planned for the end of July 2017. The vessel wil