Subsea
Xodus Adds Renewables Advisory Team
Xodus Group has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a dedicated advisory unit. The advisory team will support lenders, developers and the wider supply chain to identify and capitalize on renewable energy opportunities and mitigate against risk. Scott Hamilton has been appointed
Borssele Beta Jacket Touches Seabed
The installation of Borssele Beta jacket has started on Wednesday, TenneT informed. HSM Offshore is in charge of the installation of the 2900 tons heavy and 55 meters high jacket. The jacket will support the Borssele Beta platform, which will link to the grid the Borssele 3&4 offshore wind farm off
Pipeshield Wins More East Anglia One Work
Lowestoft-based Pipeshield has been awarded the contract by DeepOcean to supply the 2nd phase scour protection for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. The award follows the successful delivery of the 1st phase manufactured and supplied at the end of 2018. Similar in scope to the first phase, Pip
Atlantis and GE in Tidal Turbine Pact
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), Turbine and Engineering Services Division (ATES) will enter into a technology partnership and preferred supplier agreement with GE’s Power Conversion business (GE). Under the terms of the partnership agreement, both parties will work together and share resources for
OPT Marks Power Milestone in Eni’s MaREnergy Project
Ocean Power Technologies’s PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in the Adriatic Sea has produced more than 1 MWh cumulative energy to date. The PowerBuoy has been deployed for six months, operating continuously and error-free while being controlled remotely from OPT’s NJ facility. George H. Kirby, OPT’s president
Eidesvik’s Veritas Viking Goes to Work with Magseis Fairfield
Eidesvik Offshore has received a letter of award from Magseis Fairfield for the use of “Veritas Viking” as a source vessel for an upcoming ocean bottom survey in the North Sea. The firm contract period is approximately 2-3 months with options to extend. Start of the contract is expected medio/ultimo
Hydro Group Launches New Range of Subsea Connectors
Hydro Group, the Aberdeen-based underwater cable and connector specialist, has introduced a new range of rubber-moulded subsea connectors. The Hydro Rubber Moulded (HRM) series of subsea connectors come with five variants on offer – from bulkheads, attachables and inlines to overmoulds and dummy plu
Eidesvik and Seabed Geosolutions Ink Long-Term Charter Deal
Eidesvik said it has entered into a long-term master time charter agreement with Seabed Geosolutions. The deal includes services for seismic source and node-handling vessels. As a first call off under this agreement, Eidesvik has been awarded new contracts by Seabed Geosolutions for the seismic sour
Sif Bags Johan Sverdrup Jacket Deal
Sif and Kvaerner have signed a contract for the production of 36 leg sections, 16 pile sleeves, and 16 piles for the P2 jacket of the Johan Sverdrup project. Johan Sverdrup is one of Norway’s five largest oil fields, and will supply between 2.1 to 3.1 billion barrels of oil. The field consists of fo
Laloe Joins Geoquip Marine
Geotechnical engineering and offshore drilling company Geoquip Marine has recently appointed Jean-Luc Laloë to its board of directors. Laloë, who has almost 40 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, has joined as an independent non-executive director. In the course of his career,
Trestakk Field Set for May Start
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent for start-up of the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea. Operator Equinor plans start-up during the month of May 2019. Consent for start-up of Trestakk is granted to the licensees in production licence PL091. Investments in the development of t
Rever Offshore Keeps Fleet Busy
Rever Offshore, a subsea services provider, has deployed of all four of the company’s vessels in North Sea, since the start of April, 2019. The Rever fleet, which includes the saturation dive support vessels Rever Topaz, Rever Sapphire and Rever Polaris along with the heavy construction support vess
JDR Delivers for Hornsea Project One East
JDR Services has completed the termination and testing of array cables on Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One East Section. JDR Services offshore management team and technicians have now moved on to the final phase, which will see JDR focusing on the completion of the West section of Hornsea One, the compa
Hurricane: Lancaster Field Start-Up Phase Underway
Hurricane Energy has began the “start-up” phase of the Lancaster field, located west of Shetland. Hurricane said that hydrocarbons were introduced into the Aoka Mizu FPSO’s process system which represents the final stage of the FPSO’s commissioning and marks the start of the Lancaster Early Producti