Subsea
Repsol Moves Forward with Yme Project
Repsol, the operator of the Yme field, is moving forward with the project development with the Caisson Permanent Support structure installation at the field, located in the PL 316/316B on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The structure is supporting the wellhead caisson to the existing subsea storage
Parkwind, Jan De Nul Begin Seabed Works for Northwester 2
Parkwind and Jan De Nul Group have started offshore seabed preparation works for the 219 MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. The works mark the start of construction of the offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast. The Northwester 2 wind farm will count 23 V164-9.5MW MHI Vestas offshore wind turbin
Prysmian Provides Cable Tech for French Offshore Wind Farm
Prysmian Group will provide the “Made in France” cable technologies for the first French offshore wind farm, which will be developed by the EDF Renewables and Enbridge, a North American company. “We are proud to have the opportunity to play our role in the development of such a strategic infrastruct
Wild Well Adds Fugro BOP Skids to Its Subsea Response Kit
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, has ordered BOP intervention skids and test units from Fugro for inclusion in its Subsea Response Kit. As part of the WellCONTAINED subsea capping stack program, the new 450/150 Mark 3 BOP intervention skids from Fugro are an advancement in both
McDermott Relocates London Subsea Center of Excellence
McDermott International has relocated its Subsea Center of Excellence from Epsom in Surrey to Bedfont Lakes office park near Feltham in London. The move follows the recent award of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Natural Gas Project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal. McDermott and BHGE were awarde
McDermott’s Amazon Vessel Arrives in Rotterdam for Upgrade
McDermott International’s pipelay and construction vessel Amazon has arrived at Royal IHC in Rotterdam to start its transformation into an ultra-deepwater J-Lay vessel. According to McDermott’s social media update, the vessel arrived in Rotterdam on Wednesday. IHC is responsible for the overall mana
Van Oord Completes East Anglia ONE Foundations
Van Oord has installed the last jacket foundation for offshore wind farm East Anglia ONE and delivered it to the client ScottishPower Renewables. This achievement marks Van Oord’s completion of its work for this UK wind project. As a main contractor, Van Oord transported and installed all 102 founda
Solstad Secures Contract Extension for CSV Far Sentinel
Solstad Offshore (SOFF) and Subtec have agreed to extend the contract for the construction support vessel (CSV) ‘Far Sentinel’. The contract extension is for 2,5 years, the company informed. The vessel operates in Mexico. The duration of the contract is now firm until December 31, 2022, plus two yea
Alewijnse’s Electrical Equipment for Hydrographic Vessel Geo Ranger
Alewijnse Marine has received a contract from Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander for the delivery of the complete electrical installation onboard the hydrographic research vessel ‘Geo Ranger’. Alewijnse Marine is responsible for the complete electric and automation outfitting. This will include th
Scotland Launches 4th Round of Decommissioning Challenge Fund
Scotland’s Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, has announced funding of £4 million to help maximize the economic benefit to Scotland from the decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure. The money from the Decommissioning Challenge Fund is in addition to the £10 million committed in the first three ro
Aker Solutions Down on Impairments Despite Revenue Boost
Aker Solutions has seen red in the second-quarter 2019, as impairments affected the company’s bottom line, compared to same time last year. The Norwegian services player booked Q2 2019 loss of NOK 11 million, against profit of NOK 117 million in the prior-year comparable period. However, Earnings be
TechnipFMC Adds President New Ventures
TechnipFMC has welcomed Catherine MacGregor to its executive leadership team as president New Ventures. MacGregor previously spent 23 years with Schlumberger in a succession of leadership positions involving global operational activities. These included president Drilling Group, president Characteri
New JIP to Reduce Subsea Power Cable Failures Launched
The Cable Lifetime Monitoring Joint Industry Project (JIP CALM), a collaboration between over 30 international organisations, that aims to reduce subsea power cable failures and make offshore wind energy more reliable has been launched. At present, failing subsea power cables are one of the main ris
Equinor and Partners to Extend Gudrun Field Life
Equinor and the Gudrun partners have decided to invest in a water injection plant on the Gudrun field to improve reservoir recovery. This will extend the field life by three years compared to the original plan, Equinor informed. “We are pleased about the partnership’s decision to invest NOK 2.4 bill