Subsea

GEOxyz about to kick off surveys for Jersey Oil and Gas
GEOxyz Offshore is set to kick off a series of surveys in the Greater Buchan Area to Sandford Bay in the UK on behalf of Jersey Oil and Gas. The company’s Geo Ocean III will commence an Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) of a proposed subsea cable route between Buchan Fixed Facilities and Sandford

Aker Solutions delivers fourth Johan Sverdrup jacket
Aker Solutions has delivered yet another steel substructure for the largest industrial project ever in Norway, Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup field.

AqualisBraemar LOC gets to work on DolWin5
London-based consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC has secured a contract to provide marine warranty services for the export cable installation of the DolWin5 offshore grid connection project in Germany. The scope of work covers all marine transportation and installation operations relating to the laying o

Turkey unveils new gas discovery in Black Sea
Turkey’s national oil and gas company TPAO has discovered 135 bcm of natural gas in the North Sakarya field located in the Black Sea.

Pioneering Spirit takes break from pipelaying ahead of first offshore wind job
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has made a short stop in Kristiansand after completing pipelay duties for Energinet. According to Allseas, the construction vessel is now preparing for a busy summer with multiple platform removal and installation jobs lined up, including its first

Rovco sets up hydrographic services division
The UK-based Rovco has launched a new hydrographic services division in which it plans to invest £9.5 million over the next two years. Rovco Survey Solutions will offer wind farm site and cable route surveys, seabed mapping, geophysical and shallow geotechnical services, as well as hazard surveys an

DLM’s subsea cable holdback tensioner debuts on NKT Victoria
UK-based Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) has unveiled a new device for measuring tension and creating holdback force on a single piece of subsea cable. The Saddleback Holdback Tensioner (SB-HBT), which combines the Saddleback product with an additional Hold Back Tension element, is being primarily use

Siccar Point to start drilling on delayed UK project next year
Siccar Point Energy is moving forward with its Cambo field development project, located West of Shetland, which was delayed last year.

Baltic Pipe needs new environmental permit, process could take up to 8 months
Energinet and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency must make a new environmental impact assessment for the Baltic Pipe project, a process which could take up to 8 months of work, a spokesperson from the agency told Offshore Energy. To remind, the Danish Environmental and Food Appeals Board rul

IOG installs two unmanned platforms in UK North Sea
IOG has confirmed that the Blythe and Southwark gas platforms have been installed at their field locations in the UK Southern North Sea.

In focus: ‘Energy transition, step up your game’
There is a reason why we speak of energy transition instead of energy revolution. It is a process in which we gradually phase out fossil fuels

Ashtead invests £1 million in sonar imaging and subsea tech
Ashtead Technology has invested over £1 million in a range of EdgeTech sonar imaging and underwater technology systems to enhance its equipment fleet.

MPS seeks geotechnical surveyor for BiMEP job
Marine Power Systems (MPS) is looking to hire a geotechnical survey solution provider for geotechnical and anchor investigation work at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) test site.

Russia completes first Nord Stream 2 line
Russia has finished laying the first line of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, Reuters reported President Vladimir Putin as saying at an economic forum on Friday, 4 June. Nord Stream 2 comprises two parallel 48-inch lines, approximately 1,200 kilometers long, each starting southwest of St.