Subsea
UK well specialist sets up Norwegian unit
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has established a Norwegian subsidiary, Exceed Norge.
Rovco sets up Edinburgh base
Subsea technology firm Rovco has established a new office in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The new Scottish office location also establishes a dedicated operational base to serve Rovco’s current portfolio of offshore renewable and energy projects. The company said it aims to continue to support b
Neptune decommissions three platforms in Dutch North Sea
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has decommissioned the L10-C, L10-D and L10-G platforms from the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Pathway Program provides update on PAM in high tidal flows
The Pathway Program has released a new report incorporating international expertise on passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) in high tidal flow environments. The report was compiled following an online workshop in April which brought together over 40 PAM experts from Canada, Denmark, UK and USA. The Pat
Repsol taps DeepOcean for Yme Beta North tieback
DeepOcean has secured an EPCI contract for marine operations on Repsol’s tieback of Yme Beta North reservoir to existing facilities. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineering, construction and offshore installation activities. The offshore work includes marine operations for inst
UXOcontrol completes Kincardine offshore wind farm campaign
UXOcontro has completed the UXO identification campaign for the Kincardine offshore wind farm. Located approximately 15km off the south-east coast of Aberdeen, Kincardine offshore wind farm has a nominal capacity of 50 MW. It comprises offshore floating wind turbine structures, an offshore export ca
DeepTech expands with new testing pool and crane
DeepTech Oil Services has expanded its premises with a new testing pool and crane. This adds to its 3600m² custom built facility in Cairo and means engineers can test prototype remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technology. The company added six new ROVs to its fleet at the end of last year bringing it
NKT power cable factories go green
Cabling specialist NKT is now powering its power cable manufacturing with electricity from renewable energy. This is reducing its CO2-emissions from energy consumption by 66 per cent. For NKT, the move to green electricity is a step in supporting the global transition to renewables by reducing the c
AJS picks up on Mocean WEC work
Fife fabrication firm AJS Production has returned to work to complete Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy prototype. AJS has split its team to comply with Covid-19 rules and advance the fabrication of the 20-metre long WEC. Mocean will deploy the half-scale device at EMEC in Orkney for sea trials
LOC scores Johan Sverdrup job with Equinor
International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work with Norwegian oil major Equinor.
TechnipFMC lands $187 million worth of new jobs with Equinor
Equinor has awarded two contracts and issued a letter of intent to TechnipFMC for pipelaying and subsea installation for three projects in Norway.
Corrected: Shell doesn’t expect Prelude FLNG restart before Q3
LNG giant Shell is not expecting to restart production at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia before July. Shell hasn’t exported any cargoes from the FLNG for almost five months following an electrical trip on February 2. “Start-up timing will depend on Covid-19 constraints and comp
Tekmar names Rossiter its CTO
Tekmar Group has appointed Steven Rossiter to the role of chief technology officer (CTO). Rossiter was the founder and managing director of Agiletek Engineering. The newly created position of CTO underlines Tekmar’s commitment to its technology-driven goals. It will draw on Rossiter’s skills in clou
NOC team studies how fast-moving waterfalls in deep sea control submarine channels
New National Oceanography Centre (NOC)-led research has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behaviour of submarine channels. These underwater channels are the offshore equivalents of rivers, but can be much larger. Submarine channels can extend for tens to thous