Subsea
PGS to Offer Data in APA 2019 Award Areas
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has set out plans to offer GeoStreamer X data in APA 2019 Award Areas announced by NPD. PGS has GeoStreamer data library coverage over the 2019 APA license areas announced by NPD and plans for new acquisition projects in 2020 to further expand this in key areas of the Ba
Fugro Lands More Geotech Site Survey Work Off The Netherlands
Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden Wind Farm Zone (TNWWFZ), following last year’s geotechnical contract for the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm zone. The final deliverable for the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl)
Petrofac Enters Seagreen Wind Farm Substations Deal
Petrofac has entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement with SSE Renewables to design, supply and install the HVAC onshore and offshore substations for the Seagreen wind farm project. The wind farm will be located 27 kilometers off the coast of Angus. Petrofac has started early work on the project.
MDL Wraps Up North Sea FPSO Job
MDL has carried out a complete overhaul of a number of lifting equipment on board a North Sea FPSO, in the facility’s 20th year in operation. The marine services project, which reinstated a 25-tonne riser pull-in winch and three 200-tonne anchor chain winches, is estimated to have contributed to ext
MacArtney Introduces eLARS
MacArtney is launching an all-new, all-electric launch and recovery system for the ocean space market. The new eLARS can be delivered as a complete system or as a stand-alone A-frame and will support a wide range of inspection and observation class, as well as work class ROVs, the company said. The
Seven Viking Owners Boost Environmental Footprint
Subsea 7 and Eidesvik Offshore have been presented with the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Environmental Sustainability Award for 2019 in recognition of its efforts to reduce vessel emissions and improve energy efficiency. In January 2019, Seven Viking was converted from a conve
Crosby Wraps Up Feubo Acquisition
Crosby Group has completed the acquisition of Feubo, a provider of offshore mooring components for the oil and gas and wind energy markets. The acquisition includes the Feubo facility located in Hattingen, Germany, that will become Crosby’s center of excellence for mooring components, as well as a k
Unity Delivers North Sea P&A Pressure Testing for Petrofac
Aberdeen-based well integrity player Unity has completed a preparatory plugging and abandonment project in partnership with oilfield services provider Petrofac. Unity deployed its Temporary Abandonment Cap Test Tool (TACTT) to pressure test two suspended mudline wells in the North Sea in support of
Royal Navy Adds Autonomous Systems for Mine Counter Measures
Royal Navy has added unmanned mine hunters and survey technology which will be used on live operations from March. Sailors trained in this of type mission will be stationed at HMNB Clyde, where the remotely operated kit, including submersibles and boats designed to hunt down mines but also analyse t
Equinor Picks Aker Solutions for Troll Platforms Electrification FEED
Aker Solutions has secured a front-end engineering (FEED) study from Equinor to enable power from shore for the Troll B and C platforms, to reduce CO2 emissions from the field. The contract includes an option for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) work following the c
NKT Bags East West Interconnector Gig
NKT has been awarded a five-year service agreement by the Irish power grid operator EirGrid for cable related services including repair works for the East West Interconnector. The East West Interconnector is a 200 kV HVDC power cable with capacity of 500 MW between Ireland and Great Britain. For NKT
Polarcus and SFC Reschedule Again
Polarcus said it has once more agreed to postpone the redelivery of seismic research vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov with Sovcomflot (SCF). The vessel was due for redelivery until January 15, 2020, while potential projects were pursued by SCF. The redelivery of the vessel has now been agreed until the co
Contros to Shut Down; Kongsberg – AML Deal Falls Through
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) said it has stopped the sale of KM Contros GmbH (Contros) in Germany to AML Oceanographic. The Norwegian technology enterprise decided to divest Contros with the announcement of sale and purchase letter of intent with AML in October last year, following a strategic evaluation
ECL Delivers for BAS
Elmeridge Cables Limited (ECL) has recently delivered two contracts for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). ECL was asked by BAS to supply two lengths of double-armoured CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) cable for two Royal Research Survey vessels. These separate contracts were for a single