Subsea
Ecosse Appoints Commercial Manager
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Iain Middleton to the newly created role of commercial manager. In a 30-year career within the oil and gas sector, mainly with Shell, Middleton was responsible for the commercial strategy, planning and execution of a number of onshore and offshore brownfield
Minesto to Lease Stena Line’s Assembly Hall for Deep Green
Stena Line has committed to build an assembly hall at the port in Holyhead, Wales, to be leased to Minesto for the rollout of Deep Green technology. Minesto’s first commercial power plant array will be installed in Holyhead Deep off the coast of North Wales. The company recently announced plans to e
JFSE Delivers Trenching Solution for SapuraKencana Pipeline Project in GoM
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has developed a new tool capable of trenching large diameter pipelines in a single pass. The Twin T8000 was developed to support SapuraKencana Mexicana’s trenching requirements. The offshore construction company needed more than 14km of a 36” pipeline with concr
TGS and Schlumberger in New GoM Reprocessing Project
TGS and Schlumberger have begun a new multi- and wide-azimuth (M-WAZ) multiclient reimaging program in the Central U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Final results are expected in early 2018, ahead of a period when substantial block turnover in the area is anticipated. The new Fusion M-WAZ reimaging program compr
Wood Group Launches Next Phase of SEAR JIP
Wood Group has started the next phase of the Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability joint industry project (SEAR JIP) to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use in offshore Australia. The SEAR JIP is an initiative led by Wood Group and supported by a group of o
FID for Leviathan Project
Partners in the Leviathan project offshore Israel have adopted the final investment decision for the first phase of the development plan. The phase 1A in the development plan for the Leviathan reservoir is expected to cost around $3.75 billion. Noble Energy operates Leviathan with 39.66% stake. The
Fugro Subsea and DOF Ink Skandi Olympia Contract
Fugro Subsea Services and DOF have signed a new six month contract plus options for construction support vessel Skandi Olympia. The contract is planned to start in March. The parties did not disclose the value of the contract. Skandi Olympia, a DP2 vessel capable of conducting construction support a
OGA Starts Well P&A Optimisation Programme
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched a search for operators to voluntarily participate in a multi-operator, well plug and abandonment (P&A) optimisation programme. The objective of the pilot programme is to demonstrate the cost savings which can be achieved through collaborative working, sti
Offshore Wind Accelerator Initiates Project to Optimise Design of Jacket Foundations
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator has launched a new £2.4 million project, ‘Improved Fatigue Life of Welded Jacket Connections (JaCo)’. The project aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of fas
Nova Innovation Deploys 3rd Turbine at Shetland Tidal Array
Nova Innovation has deployed a third turbine at the grid-connected Shetland Tidal Array project. Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation installed the first Nova M100 turbine in the Bluemull Sound in March 2016, the second in August 2016, with the third going live in February 2017. The project is a collabor
OIL and Paladon in PLEM Autonomous Shutdown Valve Deal
Offspring International (OIL), has signed a global agency agreement with valve actuator and control systems supplier, Paladon Systems, for its autonomous shutdown valve (ASV) for pipeline end manifolds (PLEM). According to the company, the ASV is designed to remove the reliance on or eliminate the n
Ashtead Expands Its iXblue Ramses Fleet
Ashtead Technology has expanded its fleet of iXblue Ramses subsea navigation systems. The iXblue Ramses can be used to track the position of subsea structures without the need for multiple transponders or umbilicals, enabling immediate mobilization. With the iXblue Ramses system, an ROV can place a
SapuraKencana Inks $1.5 Bln Financing Deal
SapuraKencana has completed the signing of a 7-year multi-currency financing facilities of approximately USD 1.5 billion equivalent with a consortium of Malaysian, regional and international banks. The proceeds raised from this facility should be utilised to partially refinance its wholly-owned subs
Sif to Provide Monopiles for EnBW Hohe See OWF
Sif Holding has secured a contract from GeoSea for the production of 71 monopiles and all the transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm. The contract for the transition pieces was secured in a joint venture with Smulders. Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be respo