Subsea
Ocean Installer first to use Welaptega’s Riser/Rope Cleaning and Inspection System
Welaptega, owned by integrated subsea technology and services company Ashtead Technology, delivered the Riser/Rope Cleaning and Inspection System (RCIS) to Ocean Installer for its inaugural deployment in May. The project saw riser cleaning operations carried out in Norwegian waters as part of the Ba
Nova People, Fulkrum and EKO-INWEST in Baltic Pipe Project framework agreement
Nova People, together with its subcontractors Fulkrum Technical Resources (UK) and P.U.I. EKO-INWEST, has secured a contract for the ongoing Baltic Pipe Project operated by Gaz-System. Nova People, together with Fulkrum and EKO-INWEST, will provide specialised personnel to support survey, constructi
Kongsberg provides sonars for Norwegian Coastguard vessels
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Vard to deliver its sonar systems to the Norwegian Coastguard. The sonars will be used on board three new craft planned for launch between 2022 and 2024, replacing the existing Nordkapp-class vessels. Kongsberg will equip the new 136-metre, ice-strengthe
Pipeshield supplies concrete mattresses for Saint Nazaire OWF
Pipeshield International, a Tekmar Group company, has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of concrete mattresses to the EPCI joint venture of Eiffage Métal and DEME for Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm. Pipeshield International has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and del
Preliminary geotechnical investigations at Thor wind farm near finish line
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Jill is nearing completion of the preliminary geotechnical surveys at the Thor offshore wind project in Denmark. According to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Jill is progressing on the borehole campaign at the site located west of Nissum Fjord, 20km from the shore.
Greenpeace finds methane leak active for 30 years in UK North Sea
Environmental group Greenpeace has located two large methane leaks at an old offshore well site in the UK North Sea.
NOC’s new study finds 10 times more plastic in Atlantic
The mass of ‘invisible’ microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12- 21 million tonnes, according to research published in the Nature Communications. Significantly, this figure is only for three of the most common types of plastic litter in a limited size range.
JFD delivers 100th COBRA system
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has produced and delivered its 100th Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA) system. The COBRA system was developed to provide a simple and reliable breathing system, offering a diver up to 50 minutes of fully independent breathing gas to return to the saf
C-Kore deploys subsea testing tools for Total in North Sea
C-Kore Systems has deployed subsea testing tools on Total’s Greater Laggan Area, West of Shetland to perform electrical testing on the field’s umbilicals. With the data provided by C-Kore’s dubsea TDR, discontinuities were quickly located, saving time and money compared to traditional subsea testing
James Fisher Offshore aims for 35% decommissioning cost-reductions
James Fisher Offshore (JFO) has upscaled its operations to meet the international hydrocarbon sector’s increasing demand for decommissioning expertise. This includes the provision of technology that supports the industry-wide aim for cost-reductions of 35%. In the Persian Gulf, JFO is nearing comple
SubseaPartner gears up for diving work with Var Energi
SubseaPartner is getting ready to start work under the three-year frame agreement awarded by Var Energi for planned or unplanned inspection, maintenance, modification, construction, repair, and installation work using manned underwater operations as intervention method. In June, Var Energi issued a
Skipsteknisk designs new Arctic trawler
Skipsteknisk has designed new Arctic trawler for Ocean Prawns which will be built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. This new trawler is a partnership vessel between the two seafood companies Clearwater Seafoods and Ocean Prawns. The newbuilding is of ST-119 design and will be completed in end of 2022. T
Inter-array and cable protection replacement wanted at DanTysk wind farm
Vattenfall has issued a tender for inter-array cable replacement at the DanTysk offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender also concerns cable protection system (CPS) replacement, including the design, supply and installation of CPS and CPS stabilization. Vattenfall said it had conducted
PGS rejects TGS’ offer to buy its multi-client data library
PGS has rejected an offer from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company whereby TGS proposed to acquire multi-client data library of PGS. PGS board of directors is of the view that the value of the company’s multi-client data library is significantly greater to PGS than that represented by the TGS proposal, an