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OGA Greenlights Serica’s Columbus Field Development Plan
Serica Energy’s Columbus Field Development Plan (FDP) has received approval from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The Columbus Development is located in Blocks 23/16f and 23/21a Columbus sub area in the UKCS Central North Sea. The development area will be drained by a single well, which will be conn
Kvaerner to Deliver Fourth Jacket for Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup
Kvaerner has signed a contract of approximately NOK 900 million with Equinor for delivery of the steel substructure for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 process platform. With this award Kvaerner will deliver the fourth substructure for the Johan Sverdrup field, one of the world’s largest ongoing offshore
UK Industry Bodies Team Up to Boost Subsea Sector
The Oil and Gas UK Efficiency Task Force (ETF) in partnership with Subsea UK and Scottish Enterprise are setting up an event in Aberdeen next month to explore the ways in which subsea supply chain companies can work together to improve the competitiveness of the UK Continental Shelf. The seminar wil
Universal Foundation Joins Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket Demo
Universal Foundation has entered into a contract with the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Under the contract Universal Foundation will provide services to Van Oord to support the installation of two Mono Bucket foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project, owned by Canadian power produc
SIMEC Atlantis to Enhance MeyGen with New Tidal Turbines
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has decided to enhance the existing 6MW MeyGen tidal array through the addition of at least two of the its new tidal turbines. When installed, these new Atlantis turbines, which are capable of generating up to 2.0MW using more powerful generators and larger rotor diameters, wil
L3 ASV in Autonomous Navigation Study for U.K. Government
L3 ASV has received U.K. government funding for a pioneering project on autonomous navigation of maritime vessels. The company will conduct a study with its partners in the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), focusing on the future of marine navigational
Hydro Group Wraps Up Work on SEM-REV Project
Subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group, alongside its French regional partner Wenex Equipements, has completed its scope of work on the SEM-REV marine renewable energy project. In 2015, the Franco-Scottish consortium won a £2.5 million contract to manufacture and install the array cablin
General Dynamics Rolls Out Its New UUV
General Dynamics Mission Systems has recently released the new Bluefin-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The two-man portable UUV is said to provide the same data collection capabilities of larger UUVs, and can be deployed and recovered from piers, a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB)
Sæthern to Lead AGR Reservoir Management
AGR has appointed André Sæthern as new head of Reservoir Management in Norway Sæthern joins AGR from VNG, where he led non-operated producing assets team in addition to overseeing the operator’s Danish development assets. He was a member of the board of directors at German oil and gas utility VNG No
Claxton Wins NCS Job for MOL Norge
Claxton has been contracted to support MOL Norge on its first well programme on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The award is through Ross Offshore Well Management, which Claxton will support with equipment delivery. The exploration programme consists of two fixed and two optional wells to be drille
Equinor Reports New Oil Discovery in Johan Castberg Licence
Equinor and partners Eni and Petoro have completed the Skruis exploration well in the Johan Castberg licence, and confirmed a volume of 12-25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the well. “This is an important discovery. It helps to determine the size of the Johan Castberg resource base which is c
PEACE Cable Kicks Off Cable and Material Production
The PEACE Cable project has entered into the cable and material manufacturing stage. The PEACE Cable system spanning 12,000 km will connect Asia, Africa and Europe and is targeted to be ready for service in the first quarter of 2020. Once complete, the high-speed, 200G, 16Tbps per fiber pair PEACE C
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 22 – October 28). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/10/22/rovop-buys-m2-subseas-rov-fleet/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews.
OEEC 2018: Keep Exploring, Keep Inspiring, Keep Transforming
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018 brought together 550 exhibitors and over 10,000 unique visitors in Amsterdam RAI, with the conference and side events attracting over 1,000 delegates. Offshore Energy 2018 kicked off with a Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show at the National Maritime Muse