Subsea
DONG Energy Selects Monopiles for All Hornsea Project One Foundations
DONG Energy has decided to use monopile foundations on the remaining 58 foundations for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. In November 2016 DONG Energy announced that EEW SPC would provide 116 monopile foundations for Hornsea Project One. In addition, in early 2017 the company informed that
Shell to Remove Emergency Response Vessel from Knarr
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to remove the emergency response vessel from the Knarr field. Shell has performed an impact assessment in order to remove the emergency response vessel from Knarr. This shows that the vessel can be removed while conti
Workships Contractor Sells Diving Support Vessel to Seisund
Workships Contractor has sold four-point mooring diving support vessel (DSV) ‘Offshore Beaver’ to Seisund of Torangsvag, Norway. The vessel will transfer from its normal role of diving support to working in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. Edvard Bakke of Seisund said: “With regulatory changes co
OERA Gets Funding for Tidal Energy Project
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr announced a $1 million investment in a tidal energy project led by the Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA). The project, which aims to address knowledge gaps and challenges associated with tidal energy in Canada, received the funding from NRCan
Blue Water Wins €40M Nord Stream 2 Logistics Job
Wasco Coatings has awarded Blue Water Shipping of Esbjerg, Denmark, a €40-million contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 Nord Stream 2 project pipes. Wasco was earlier awarded the contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes required for the p
SBM Offshore Confirms Liza FPSO Deal
SBM Offshore has confirmed the award of contracts from ExxonMobil for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install, lease and operate a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). This follows completion of front-end enginee
PJ Group Lands McDermott T&T Deal
PJ Valves (PJV) and PJ Piping (PJP) have been awarded a major contract by McDermott to supply valves and piping elements for an offshore project in Trinidad and Tobago. The gas field will feature an unmanned platform and is situated 60 kilometres off Trinidad and Tobago’s south-east coast in water d
Directorate of Fisheries Says No to Aqualine Subsea System
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to reject the application from Aqualine for 10 development permits for the concept of “Aqualine Subsea System – submerged industrial production”. Last year Aqualine applied for the development permits with aim to develop and market a submersible sys
Solstad Farstad Gets New CFO
Anders Hall Jomaas has been appointed the position as chief financial officer (CFO) of Solstad Farstad ASA (SOFF). He comes from the position as CFO in Deep Sea Supply, a position he has held since 2010. Anders holds a MsC within Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian Universi
Gas Leak Stops Production at Gjoa
Engie E&P Norge has reported a gas leak from Gjøa field located in the North Sea. The leak, which occurred Wednesday night, has been reported to be under control. The gas leak has been stopped and the situation on board the Gjøa platform is under normalisation, Engie said. Production is currently sh
Norwegian OSV Trio Forms Solstad Farstad
Solstad, Farstad and Deep Sea Supply (DESSC) have completed the transactions related to the previously announced merger to create a new OSV company, Solstad Farstad. The completion of the mergers was registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises after close of trading on the Oslo Stoc
Vos Prodect Bags CPS Contract with Target Engineering
The Dutch cable protection specialist Vos Prodect Innovations has secured a contract in Middle East with oil & gas contractor Target Engineering. The contract is for delivery of 2650 meters of cable protection systems (CPS) by Target Engineering, for the protection of subsea sonar cable, project for
Canyon Offshore to Trench Hornsea Project One Cables
Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors for the provision of trenching services on DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Canyon Offshore’s scope will require the trenching of approximately 140km of inner-array grid cables on the wind farm, laid onto t
ION in Gabon 2D Shoot
ION Geophysical has launched a new 2D multi-client program offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, Direction Général des Hydrocarbures of Gabon (DGH). The program includes over 1,900 km of new high-quality, deeply-imaged seismic data and