Subsea
WESE project carries out WaveRoller monitoring off Portugal
WESE project has completed an environmental monitoring campaign for the WaveRoller wave energy device deployed off the coast of Portugal.
SMD and N-Sea demo new cable and pipeline survey tech
Subsea robotics specialist Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has partnered with Dutch subsea contractor N-Sea to prove new subsea technology that could change the future of cable construction. Namely, the two companies trialed the new high-frequency electromagnetic cable and pipeline survey system, also k
Equinor and partners to improve North Sea field recovery with $345 million investment
Equinor has decided to invest NOK 3 billion ($342.8 million) in the Statfjord Øst field to improve recovery by 23 million barrels of oil equivalent.
SSEN taps NBO for new Skye and Harris subsea cable
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) said it has secured a contract from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution to manufacture the cable for the Skye – Harris subsea cable replacement project. SSEN recently confirmed its decision to proceed with replacement of the 33kV cable which runs
Aker Solutions firms up Brevik carbon capture deal
Aker Solutions has secured a contract from Aker Carbon Capture for engineering, procurement and management assistance to realise the CO2 capture plant at Norcem’s cement factory in Brevik, Norway. The project will start in January 2021, with work completed in 2024. The contract has a value of about
Shell taps Aker Solutions for work on Ormen Lange Phase 3
Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent from oil major Shell for the Ormen Lange Phase 3 onshore project.
MHWirth to deliver drilling equipment for Chinese drillship
Drilling solutions provider MHWirth has received an order to deliver a drilling equipment package for a Chinese drillship.
DOF Subsea scores multiple contracts in Atlantic region
Oslo-listed engineering and marine services player DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple new contracts for execution in the North Sea, Mediterranean and Africa.
Shearwater GeoServices signs $437M debt refinancing
Shearwater GeoServices has signed new debt and guarantee facilities totalling $437 million, as part of the planned refinancing of the company’s maturing debt.
Green light to Neptune for Gjøa expansion start-up
Norwegian authorities have granted consent for the start-up of two new wells on the Neptune Energy-operated Gjøa field in the North Sea.
Aker BP to develop Norwegian Sea discovery in 2021
Aker BP and the Skarv partners – Equinor, Wintershall Dea, and PGNiG – have decided to develop the Gråsel discovery located offshore Norway in 2021.
Van Oord orders next-gen green cable-laying vessel
Van Oord has placed an order with VARD for a next-generation green cable-laying vessel for the offshore wind sector. According to Van Oord, the vessel will be fully operational in 2023 and the investment is part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its position in the offshore wind market. Apart
SuperNode, MaREI developing superconductor for offshore renewables
SuperNode and MaREI have launched a project that revolves around SuperNode’s concept of a single subsea superconductor connection for offshore renewable energy sources. According to MaREI, the technology would facilitate up to ten times faster development of offshore renewable energy projects global
Aker BP streamlines subsea work with Optime SCILS
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has simplified its subsea work using Optime Subsea’s subsea control system SCILS.